For many Australians, the term 'Wars of the Roses' sounds more like a segment from Better Homes & Gardens than it does actual history. But not only is it 'actual history', it's actually some damn cool history! So damn cool that author George R.R. Martin took inpiration from it for his masterwork - Game of Thrones. 

I'm flying solo in this episode. Well, kind of, I introduce a new segment in this episode called 'Modern Gistory Cold Calls' (which I never revisit in the series) so a special mention goes to my friend Constance. So join me, as I fly solo (mostly) through this episode, to dish you the gist on one of the most blood thirsty and family shattering rollicks of the late Middle Ages that became known as the Wars of the Roses. 

This episode was researched and produced by Chris Parker and the Modern Gistory theme music was written and recorded by Ella Dwyer.

In this final episode of the season, join me and special guest Nate Denham, as we machete our way through the jungles of Mesoamerica to provide you with the gist of the Aztecs and their war against Spanish weapons and diseases. A conflict almost as challenging as two Aussies found pronouncing traditional names and places correctly. We did try though.  

Together we chew over the long-term impact that Aztec culture has had on modern cuisine and nationhood along with the short-term impact Hernan Cortes and his pals had on the Aztec way of life and together, discuss the question of 'who are the baddies in tragic story of the Spanish and Aztecs?'  

To see the visuals for this episode or to join the conversation, follow Modern Gistory on Instagram @modern_gistory.  

This episode was lovingly produced by Chris Parker, researched by Nate Denham, and the Modern Gistory theme music written and recorded by the delightful Ella Dwyer. 

What do you get when you cross a Viking Warlord, a French Duke, and an Anglo-Saxon King? A furious orgy of gratuitous violence across the moistened hills of England - that's what. In this episode, join me and special guest, James Wealleans, as we travel back to 11th Century England to discuss William the Conquerer and his incredible conquest of England!

Through a ballistic barrage of banter and fact bombs, we dig through some of history's deeper questions surrounding the conquest of England; such as how many penises there are on the Bayeux Tapestry, the origins of the word 'moist', and just how smelly William I's funeral might have been.   

This episode was lovingly produced by Chris Parker, extensively researched by James Wealleans, and the Modern Gistory theme music written and recorded by the delightful Ella Dwyer.

If it wasn't for day drinking and RDOs, Australia's attempt at a revolution in the mid-Ninteenth Century might very well have succeeded. Tune in as special guest, Liam Holcombe, and I dig, pick, and pan our way through Australia's Eureka Stockade! 

Through our unceremonious investigation of the Eureka rebellion, we inadvertantly uncover why modern Australians enjoy a lazy Sunday, don't mind a bit of cross-dressing at the pub, and think most politicians are d**kheads. 

This episode was produced by Chris Parker, researched by Liam Holcombe, with the Modern Gistory theme music written and recorded by Ella Dwyer.

Are the Vikings overrated? Join me and special guest, Thomas Knauth, as we spit the gist of the bearded, brawling, boating, beer drinking, berserkers of Medieval Scandinavia!  

Together we explore Viking culture, mythology, and their Contiki Tours abroad, while answering important questions such as 'Were the Vikings the ISIS of the Dark Ages?', 'How does one get afterlife insurance?' and 'To what extent was Charles Manson a Viking?'.  

This episode was produced by Chris Parker, researched by Thomas Knauth, with the Modern Gistory theme music written and recorded by Ella Dwyer.

Whoever said "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" was probably wearing a toga, was probably a Roman man, and was probably looking at the charred remains of his town and masculinity, compliments of Boudicca and her Celtic warriors. In this episode, special guest Sallee Ryman and I, travel back to Ancient Britain to chuck spears into the legions of myth that surround Boudicca: The Warrior Queen.

Together we discuss who Boudicca was, how she was a pain in Rome's bum, why Roman men might not be the most reliable of sources, and how her image over the centuries has been taken, renovated, and used as a premium piece of propaganda for English queens and modern feminists alike.

This episode was produced by Chris Parker, researched by Sallee Ryman, with the Modern Gistory theme music written and recorded by Ella Dwyer.