History Extra podcast

James Davey charts the story of Britain’s Royal Navy across the turbulent 1790s: a period rife with radicalised sailors, mutinies and harsh responses from those in power

Professor Andrew Lambert charts the origins of the Crimean War – and considers whether the build up to the conflict can be considered a 19th-century cold war

Professor Anne Murphy delves into the inner workings of the Bank of England during the age of revolution

Jonathan Kennedy explores the myriad ways in which microbes and diseases have altered the course of human history

Nigel Jones tells the story of the brothel that doubled up as a espionage post in Nazi Berlin

Katrina Navickas answers listener questions on the civil unrest caused by textile workers whose livelihoods were threatened by the innovations of the Industrial Revolution

Sarah Percy reveals some of the roles women have played in military campaigns, from daring revolutionaries to entrepreneurial camp followers

Christienna Fryar reveals the longer history of British-Caribbean relations that predates the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush at Tilbury docks on 22 June 1948

Tim Hannigan charts the story of Cornwall, and explores what sets it apart from the rest of England

Paul Preston discusses how paranoia and conspiracy theories roused General Franco and his supporters into a military rebellion against the Spanish Republic