The History Chap Podcast

By Chris Green

Join Chris Green - The History Chap - as he explores the stories behind British history - the great events, the forgotten stories and the downright bizarre!Chris is a historian by training, and has a ... more

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June 25, 2026 257: When The Russians Fired On British Fishing Boats
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Just after midnight on the 22nd October 1904, Russian warships opened fire on British fishing trawlers in the North Sea.

Why?

Because, as they sailed towards the Far East during the Russo-Japanese War, they thought that they were Japanese torpedo boats.

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June 18, 2026 256:Why Is David Livingstone Buried Without His Heart?
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Britain's most famous explorer, David Livingstone, is buried in Westminster Abbey, but why was he buried without his heart?

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June 12, 2026 255: Charles Gordon's Forgotten War in China - The Taiping Rebellion.
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Charles "Chinese" Gordon, one of the great Victorian British military heroes, famously killed defending Khartoum against the Mahdi.
But, how did he get the nickname "Chinese" Gordon?

This is the story of his forgotten war in China, and the legendary Ever Victorious Army he led against the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
In the 1860s, Qing China was tearing itself apart. The Taiping Rebellion — one of the deadliest conflicts in human history — which cost over 20 million lives.

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June 06, 2026 254: Breaker Morant - War Criminal or Scapegoat?
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The execution of Harry "Breaker" Morant for the shooting of unarmed prisoners during the Anglo Boer War in South Africa (1899-1902) continues to stir emotions and debate.
Not just about whether he and his comrades were scapegoats or treated with double standards but whether claiming to be following orders is a justifiable defence in military operations.

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May 28, 2026 253: The WW1 White Feathers
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Whilst the films about "The Four Feathers" are ripping yarns from the age of the British Empire, the real life white feathers handed out to supposed cowards in WW1 had a devastating effect.
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May 21, 2026 252: What Happened to Private Hitch VC After Rorke's Drift?
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In the classic war film "Zulu", Private Fred Hitch is called a "slovenly soldier".
He nevertheless goes on to be awarded the Victoria Cross at the battle of Rorke's Drift.
But the story about what happened to him afterwards, as an invalid veteran in Victorian Britain that is every bit as fascinating, working for the world's oldest security company, losing his VC, accused of theft and becoming a London cabbie.

A story of what happened to Victorian soldiers when then entered civvy street.

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May 15, 2026 251: The Forgotten Scandal Behind Britain's Favourite Poem, "If-"
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The forgotten Victorian scandal behind Britain's favourite poem - Rudyard Kipling's "If-".

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May 07, 2026 250: The Man Who Named "The Great Game" & Who Was Executed Playing It.
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In 1842, the man who coined the phrase "The Great Game" was executed whilst playing it in a remote city in central Asia.

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April 29, 2026 249: Why Kitchener Blocked Winston Churchill's Victoria Cross.
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How Winston Churchill's recommendation for a Victoria Cross, during the Anglo-Boer War, was blocked by Lord Kitchener.

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April 15, 2026 248: Before Gallipoli - Forgotten Siege That Defined The ANZAC Spirit.
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August 1900. Five hundred colonial troops. Two thousand Boer fighters. Thirteen days of siege — and a refusal to surrender that changed how the world understood the ANZAC spirit.

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