Articles by History Extra podcast

In a lecture from our 2019 History Weekend in Winchester, Thomas Penn explores the turbulent relationship between Edward IV, George, Duke of Clarence and Richard III. Historyextra.com/podcast

Vincent Brown discusses an uprising in Jamaica that was the largest slave revolt in the 18th-century British Atlantic world. Historyextra.com/podcast

Gabor Thomas, who directed the excavation, discusses the discovery of the ‘Marlow Warlord’.

Neil Oliver discusses some of the most striking finds in the history of archaeology and shares a few life lessons from our ancient ancestors

Kerri K Greenidge explores the life and career of the pioneering black newspaperman William Monroe Trotter. Historyextra.com/podcast

Claudio Saunt tells the story of the forced expulsion of tens of thousands of Native Americans from their lands by the US government in the mid-19th century. Historyextra.com/podcast

Chris Dyer responds to listener queries and popular search enquiries about life in the Middle Ages. Historyextra.com/podcast

In a BBC History Magazine virtual lecture he delivered earlier this year, historian and author Keith Lowe discusses why statues relating to empire and the Second World War have become contested ground in recent years. Historyextra.com/podcast

Andrew Bayliss discusses the Ancient Greek city-state of Sparta, exploring the Spartans’ military prowess and the darker aspects of Spartan history. Historyextra.com/podcast

Charles West offers his thoughts on some important moments in early medieval Europe. Historyextra.com/podcast