European History Podcasts

A podcast for lovers of Tudor history. Natalie Grueninger speaks with Caroline Angus about the private life of Thomas Cromwell. Visit Caroline’s official website https://carolineangus.com Find out more about you host at https://www.nataliegrueninger.com Buy Talking Tudors merchandise at https://talkingtudors.threadless.com/ Support Talking Tudors on Patreon! Musical break courtesy of Jon Sayles.

A somewhat accurate retelling of Irish history stories. Join Irish stand up comedians Jason Brennan and Kevin Larney as they take turns giving their best accounts of some of Ireland’s silly, strange, and downright stupid tales from the past. This week Kevin brings Jason a scary story for the festive season that’s in it. Dublin’s […]

What happens when a believer and a skeptic come together? They host a paranormal podcast that combines their love of history and hauntings!! Join us each week as we tell tales of famous, infamous, and almost famous locations around the world, and why they became terrifying places to visit. Join Bettlejuice and The Mad Hatter […]

Scavenging through the layers of London’s delightfully peculiar history… As the leaves continue to crisp and the air becomes even brisker, our study of the Victorians takes another somewhat unsettling turn as we explore their obsession with spiritualism, superstition, and the supernatural. As industry, technology, and communication evolve exponentially, countless Victorians are searching for comfort […]

Do you like your history haunted? Then Macabre London is the podcast for you. Every fortnight we’ll unravel a tale that’s gruesome, horrifying or downright macabre. Support this show at http://supporter.acast.com/macabrelondon Get bonus content on Patreon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/macabrelondon. ————————————————————— Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. London’s worst executioner was scared of […]

Guerrilla History is the podcast that acts as a reconnaissance report of global history for the activist left, and aims to use the lessons of history to analyze the present. Your hosts are immunobiologist Henry Hakamaki, Professor Adnan Husain, historian and Director of the School of Religion at Queens University, and Revolutionary Left Radio’s Breht […]

A podcast that brings Tudor history to life by exploring Tudor places and artefacts in the flesh. The Tudor Travel Guide brings you lively onsite walk-and-talk interviews at historic Tudor locations across the UK and fuses them with inspiring ideas for your next Tudor-themed vacation. If you love combining your Tudor history with visiting Tudor […]

A fast-moving history of the western world from the ancient world to the present day. Examine how the emergence of the western world as a global dominant power was not something that should ever have been taken for granted. This podcast traces the development of western civilization starting in the ancient Near East, through Greece […]

Was the name signed to the world’s most famous plays and poems a pseudonym? Was the man from Stratford that history attributed the work to even capable of writing them? Join Theatrical Actor/Writer/Director and Shakespeare connoisseur Steven Sabel as he welcomes a variety of guests to explore literary history’s greatest mystery… Who was the writer […]

1000 years of history, 1000 years of stories to uncover. The National Archives presents On the Record, a podcast that unearths the real life stories found in our vast collections. Join our experts and special guests as we dig deep into the people behind the paper and bring fascinating stories from more than 11 million […]

Interviews with Scholars of Folklore about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/folkore In The Folk: Music, Modernity, and the Political Imagination (U California Press, 2021), Ross Cole revisits the remarkable upswell of interest in folk songs in fin de siècle Britain and America. While the work of folk collectors […]

Why did kings and queens have spectators on their wedding night? Who had the very first boob job? And did our ancestors have their unmentionables pierced? Join historian, Kate Lister, Betwixt the Sheets as she unashamedly roots around the topics which seem to have been skipped in history class. Everything from landmark LGBTQ+ court cases, […]

The major concepts of the European History curriculum simplified so that you can excel. Robert Lynde has been teaching various courses of European History for over twenty years and he has helped thousands of students pass their AP Tests. In this episode we look at how the 18th century philosophical movement known as the Enlightenment […]

Learn things about London that most Londoners don’t even know in weekly episodes with qualified London tour guide Hazel Baker from londonguidedwalks.co.uk There’s so much we can’t fit into our tours, no matter how hard we try. This London history podcast is where we can get down and dirty with the detail! You’re not going […]

History is beautiful, brutal and, often, ridiculous. Join Ben Bowlin and Noel Brown as they dive into some of the weirdest stories from across the span of human civilization in Ridiculous History, a podcast by iHeartRadio. Silent films took the world by storm, but the material they were manufactured from was notoriously — cartoonishly — […]

With over 7 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common. Every day we all get dressed. Join Dressed as we explore the social and cultural histories behind the who, what, when of why we wear. For our annual Halloween episode we are joined by costume designer Mary Vogt who joins […]

Are you interested in history? Curious about solving the mysteries of the past and their age-old controversies? Then this podcast is for you as it discusses one of the world’s oldest mysteries: The Shroud of Turin. I, author Guy R. Powell of The Only Witness, take you week by week through the nuances of the […]

Season One: Histories, Mysteries and True Crimes Dr. Anthony Johnson tells the story of the assassination of Sergei Kirov and the mystery around the real perpetrator of the crime.« Less

There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and gals) are eternally fascinating. Behind the Bastards dives in past the Cliffs Notes of the worst humans in history and exposes the bizarre realities of their lives. Listeners will learn about […]

Interviews with Scholars of Eastern Europe about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/eastern-european-studies Professor Martin’s A Beautiful Ending: The Apocalyptic Imagination and the Making of the Modern World (Yale, 2022) is a survey of Early Modern European history from the Age of Discovery to the French Revolution with two […]

In this podcast Dr Mathias Nordvig (Nordic Studies Professor at University Colorado Boulder) and Daniel Farrand (Co-owner of Horns of Odin) sit down and discuss various topics from the Viking Age and Norse Mythology. In this Halloween Special episode Rich Blackett joins us to talk about trolls and the spooky folklore surrounding them! —————————————————————– Check […]

Episodes from history, viewed through great works of art. No pre-reqs required! New episodes every month. Hosted by Amanda Matta, art historian and TikTok’s favorite royal commentator. This episode comes to you courtesy of Kyle Wood, host of an art podcast that fans of Art of History NEED to have on their radar. Who ARTed […]

New episodes come out Thursdays for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. Everywhere around us are echoes of the past. Those echoes define the boundaries of states and countries, how we pray and how we fight. They determine what money we spend and how we earn it at work, what language we speak […]

English Heritage cares for over 400 historic buildings, monuments and sites, and brings the story of England to life for over 10 million people each year. http://www.english-heritage.org.uk This week, we’re joined by Senior Properties Historian Amy Boyington to answer all the questions we received about England’s grand country houses from English Heritage Members and followers […]

The Letter from Ireland Podcast. Join us as we travel in the footsteps of your Irish Ancestors – visiting their homelands and telling their stories as they put down roots in so many places around the world. Join us on this episode of the Letter from Ireland show as we tell some surprising stories from […]

A German history starting in the Middle Ages when the emperors fought an epic struggle with the papacy to the Reformation, the great 18th century of Kant, Goethe, Gauss, the rise of Prussia and the horrors of the Nazi regime. We will end with the post-war period of moral and physical rebuilding. As Gregory of […]

Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks about everything from the Aztecs to witches, Velázquez to Shakespeare, Mughal India to the Mayflower. Not, in other words, just the Tudors, but most definitely also the Tudors. Each episode Suzannah is joined by historians and experts to reveal incredible stories about one of the most fascinating periods in history. You […]

Join us, Alex and Emily, as we take a light look at London’s history in a relaxed and entertaining way. As Tourist Guides, we share our passion for the city with you in a chatty and fun podcast, looking at the weird, wonderful and unknown in this huge, ancient place we call home. Halloween week! […]

A podcast about how we’ve always been idiots Luke and Eleanor are back to discuss more spooooooky medieval occurrences. this time it’s the real scary shit: monsters, demons, revenant dead, and other such vile creatures. We talk about Succubi, gremlins, whether Godzilla has a conscience, and more! enjoy! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Setting the historical record straight, no matter who it offends, and making history fun (and sometimes funny) in the process. Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/revisionisthistorypodcast. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/revisionisthistory/support Today’s episode is the first in a short series that will deal with the idea of conspiracy theories and their effects on revisionist history. Part […]

This weekly podcast provides an informal and informative look at church history. Join us each week as we take a brief break from the present to go exploring the past. Travel back in time as we look at the people, events, and even the places that have shaped the story of Christianity. Each episode offers […]

Daily video and radio show broadcasting from England. Featuring psychology, sociology, political science, philosophy and much more! Follow us at www.spreaker.com/user/4516111

This podcast investigates the curious history of invention and innovation. Did Thomas Edison take credit for things he didn’t actually invent? What everyday items have surprising origins? And would man have ever got to the moon without… the bra? Each episode host Dallas Campbell dives into stories of flukey discoveries, erased individuals and merky marketing […]

Bone and Sickle is a celebration of the intersection of horror, folklore, and history. Every episode offers a bounty of frightful tales, fantastic legends, and macabre historical anecdotes harvested by eccentric artist, collector, and rogue folklorist Al Ridenour. Dramatized readings of historical texts by co-host Sarah Chavez unfold within an immersive ever-shifting soundscape of original […]

Home to the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare materials. Advancing knowledge and the arts. Discover it all at www.folger.edu. Shakespeare turns up in the most interesting places—not just literature and the stage, but science and social history as well. Our “Shakespeare Unlimited” podcast explores the fascinating and varied connections between Shakespeare, his works, and the […]

Renaissance England was a bustling and exciting place…new religion! break with rome! wars with Scotland! And France! And Spain! The birth of the modern world! In this twice-monthly podcast I’ll explore one aspect of life in 16th century England that will give you a deeper understanding of this most exciting time. ————————————————————— Hosted on Acast. […]

A topsy-turvy science-y history podcast by Sam Kean. I examine overlooked stories from our past: the dental superiority of hunter-gatherers, the crooked Nazis who saved thousands of American lives, the American immigrants who developed the most successful cancer screening tool in history, the sex lives of dinosaurs, and much, much more. These are charming little […]

Fun and quick food history lessons every week! Have you ever wondered what a co-op is, how carbon sequestering works, and why I only drink Organic Valley milk? Well, listen in! 🥛🧀 Leave me a comment telling me your favorite dairy item!! 🥛🧀 ☕️ Help support the podcast by subscribing to my Patreon tier! It’s […]

During HeatingHelp.com’s Dead Men Tales podcast, industry expert and master storyteller Dan Holohan shares the stories behind the work and fun facts you may not know about heating history. In this episode, Dan Holohan shares all of the neat devices and techniques that the Dead Men came up with for steam-heating systems and how this […]

Interviews with Scholars of France about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/french-studies In her diary, Simone de Beauvoir once wrote “I did not think of myself as a ‘woman.’ I was me.” Then, in 1949, de Beauvoir published The Second Sex, laying bare the widely accepted gender inequalities of […]

Interviews with Scholars of Western Europe about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/european-studies In this episode of the Vault, we hear Harry Berger’s talk about Leonardo da Vinci and Vassari’s “Lives of the Painters.” Harry Berger was a scholar of Renaissance English literature who wrote books about art history, […]

Author Dana Schwartz explores the stories of some of history’s most fascinating royals: the tyrants and the tragic, the murderers and the murdered, and everyone in between. Because when you’re wearing a crown, mistakes often mean blood. In 1841, it seemed inevitable that the small, impoverished principality of Monaco would be absorbed by one of […]

The streets of wartime London are pitch black and the darkness offers cover to a murderer every bit as terrible as Jack the Ripper. During one awful week in February 1942 he viciously attacks women night after night. But the victims of the so-called Blackout Ripper are now all but forgotten. In this season of […]

Doomsday is a history lesson that easily disguises itself as a horror story. We explore the most traumatic, bizarre and most awe-inspiring but largely unheard-of disasters from throughout human history and around the world including the science behind every disturbing detail. If you like shipwrecks, decapitations, things that melt, living blankets of insects and people […]

In the early 70s, Debbie Gayle was one of Britain’s most promising young ballerinas. At the age of 17, she was chosen to go to the Soviet Union and become the first Westerner to train at Russia’s finest ballet academy. It was a dream come true for her, but just a few months later, things […]

Hosted by Cassidy Cash, That Shakespeare Life takes you behind the curtain and into the real life of William Shakespeare. In November of 1621, English colonists celebrated what’s known today in the US as The First Thanksgiving. Indian natives and English colonists gathered around a celebration of their first successful harvest in a new land. […]

The Sons of History podcast is all about giving historical references and engaging dialogue about what is happening today and why it’s happening. Peter Zeihan, one of today’s most prominent geopolitical strategists, has mapped out how the world as we know it is about to come to an end in his newest book “The End […]

History isn’t black and white, yet too often it’s presented as such. Grey History is a podcast dedicated to retelling the French Revolution in a way that highlights differing opinions, experiences, and conclusions. Why? Because it’s in the grey that history has its beauty, its intrigue, and most importantly its lessons. Support the show today: […]

The incredible journey of the world’s most influential swamp and those who call it home. Beginning at the end of the last ice age and trekking all the way through to the modern era, together we step through the centuries and meet some of the cast of characters who fashioned and forged a boggy marshland […]

Stories of the fun, bizarre and often ridiculous, history of food. Join me as we explore The Fantastic History of Food. Contact me on foodhistorypod@gmail.com If ever you’ve doubted food’s integral place in history, today’s stories are sure to remind us all, that no matter what life and history in general, wouldn’t and in fact, […]

On this show we retrace the history of the Portuguese people, beginning with its deepest roots. ————————————————————— Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This episode, we do a deep dive into the long and illustrious reign of Abd al-Rahman the third. And follow his tenacious plan to drag al-Andalus from its lowest depths, […]

Season One of ‘The Presidents & Prime Ministers brought to life all 55 of Britain’s Prime Ministers through interviews with the authors of all 55 essays in Iain Dale’s book The Prime Ministers: Three Hundred Years of History. From the obscure 18th-century figures like the Earl of Shelburne and Henry Pelham to 20th-century titans like […]

A podcast focused on the myths, legends and folkloric creatures of the 6 Celtic Nations; Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Brittany and the Isle of Man. Hello everyone!! Today in this spooky, halloween appropriate episode we return to the beautiful and often melancholy rural countryside of Brittany to meet the frightening Henchman of Death and Church […]

Scott and William put aside their continental differences to teach a history lesson to you (and hopefully a guest) each week in their attempt to come to a greater understanding about history, ideology and current affairs while having lots of laughs along the way. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/historyhomos/support This week we are joined by old […]

Podcast by Eric Halsey Seeing an opportunity, Greece attempts to size Crete from the Ottomans, triggering full scale war. Meanwhile, the Supremecists and MRO are both trying to determine their next moves as events outside their control rock Macedonia with uprisings and crackdowns. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see […]

Welcome along to Half-Arsed History! It’s a weekly podcast highlighting absurd and entertaining stories from history. For around half an hour a week, it also makes your host Riley Knight feel as though his useless history degree has some kind of real-world relevance. In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover the story behind the formation […]

Radio GDR. Life in the former East Germany holds an ongoing fascination for a lot of people. Join us as we learn more about the former East Germany. Radio German Democratic Republic is a podcast designed to educate and inform on the life and times of East Germany. Radio GDR is hosted by Steven Minegar, […]

Three lifelong friends examine well-known, notorious public figures and determine on an 11 point system how much of an asshole they really are. It’s a story told countless times – star athlete has a great career, wins over the hearts of countless fans with incredible performances, and when it’s time to hang it up, they […]

Examining current issues through the lens of the Reformation Interview Shane Rosenthal for his pilot episode of the Humble Skeptic

Over 4,000 oral history recordings have been compiled in Ireland by Maurice O’Keeffe of www.irishlifeandlore.com since 1995. Maurice and Jane O’Keeffe of Tralee, Co. Kerry set up Irish Life and Lore, an educational and commercial organisation, to record and archive oral history in Ireland. Now it’s time to share some of the best recordings with […]