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  • Episode 47: Pirates. With Rebecca Simon

    Joining us in this episode is professor Rebecca Simon, known from the documentary "The Lost Pirate Kingdom", and she is the writer of "Why we love pirates and the hunt for captain kid, and how he changed piracy forever". Today we are talking about what it really was like being a pirate. What was the golden age of piracy? What caused Nassau to prosper as the pirate capital of the Caribbean? Find out in this weeks episode of "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart.




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    48 min
  • Episode 52: Selim The Grim. With Alan Mikhail

    In this episode we take a look at the Ottoman Sultan Selim The Grim, and dive into Profesor Mikhails epic "Gods Shadow". How did Selim change the course of Europe? And how did the Ottomans inspire the Spanish to go to the new world? And What does Coffee have to do with the Ottoman Empire? Find out in this episode of "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart".


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    1 hr 21 min
  • Episode 46: Kathryn Llomas returns: Who Were The Etruscans?

    In this weeks episode we take a look at the Ancient people of Italy called "The Etruscans". Who were they? What kind of religion did they have? What was their culture like? Why did Rome end up ruling the world and not the Etruscans? Find out in this weeks episode of "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart".

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    58 min
  • Episode 45: Aidan Dodson returns: What do we really know about the Pharaohs of Egypt?
    In this episode professor Aidan Dodson is back to talk about the Pharaos of Egypt. Where does the word Pharao come from? What do we really know about the Pharaos of Egypt? Find out this and more in this weeks episode of "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart".Please note: This episode is mostly speculation and should be taken with a grain of salt. We do not have any clear documents of what the life of the pharaos and what we really know about them is like so please take this into concideration when watching this episode Link to buy professor Dodsons work can be found here:https://www.amazon.co.uk/History-World-Egyptology-Andrew-Bednarski/dp/1107062837/?fbclid=IwAR08JL_68JhDdOUiXIK0JnU43GWBi14JlIKxj2U-ZdFalgurwWoBKCthM0g&pldnSite=1https://www.amazon.co.uk/First-Pharaohs-Their-Lives-Afterlives/dp/1649030932/?fbclid=IwAR2mbcajNiWbtXh8OvGBE3pa55NVoVZ1CWlU9rlbGI8PGQ1alHMIM0JayQA&pldnSite=1

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    1 hr 19 min
  • Episode 44: History Channel: How NOT to document history. With Thomas Mackie
    In this episode we take a look at how History Channel mislead history, an what you should not do when making history. Thomas Mackie a regular on this podcast talk about how we should document history vs how we should NOT document history. Find out in this weeks episode of "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart".

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    56 min
  • Episode 43: Ranking top 10 Empires. A colaboration with The Youtube Channel Thucydides
    In this episode we do a colaboration with the Youtube channel Thucydides. His work is focused around Roman and ancient history but today we decided to do a top 10 list where we rank empires throgout world history. We will not only do a top 10 rank. We will also discuss the influence, and the historical significance these empires has on our world history. What is our number one pick? Find out by watching this episode of "Well That Aged Welll". With "Erlend Hedegart".You can find Thucydides channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC77wh_uzI3gRjRCGG-vMmwA/about

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    1 hr 15 min
  • Episode 41: Special episode: A book review: The Oddyssey. A colaboration with "The Booksboys".
    In this episode we do a colaboration with the podcast "The Bookboys". The bookboys is a podcast where they review classical literature. We are today doing a rewiew and go through the infamous book by Homer, and the greek classic: "The Oddyssey". We talk about what happens in the book. Our thoughts on the book and talk a little bit about our podcasts. Make sure to check out the bookboys on: booksboys.com

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    48 min
  • Episode 40: The Height And Fall Of The Danish Empire part 2. With Michael Brengsbo

    In this episode we take a look at The Danish Empire at it`s peak of power. We will take a look at how the Danish Empire ruled it`s colonies and territory. How did controll over the baltic sea give the Empire power? And what initially caused the empire to decline? What did the Rise of Prussia have to do with the fall of the Danish Empire? Find out in this episode of "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart".

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    1 hr 2 min
  • Episode 39: The Rise Of The Danish Empire, Part 1. With Kurt Villard Jensen

    In this episode we take a look at The Rise Of the Danish Empire, and it`s influence in international politics. We take a look at how the empire rose, and how they maintained their empire, and the conversion to christianity. This is a two part episode where next week we will take a look at the height and fall of the Danish Empire with his colleague Michael Brengsbo.

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    51 min

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In this podcast we interview historians about new topics every week ranging from Ancient Rome to pre historic era to modern history. I myself am not an academic but I always been fascinated by…