The Holy Roman Empire would exist for almost 1000 years. In that time it would encompass vast swaithes of Europe, trigger religious wars and result in a number of important people being thrown out of windows.
Yet throughout this it would prove almost impossible for those inside or outside to define.
Guest: Jonn Elledge
Books:
- The Compendium of (Not Quite) Everything: All the Facts You Didn't Know You Wanted to Know (2021)
- Conspiracy: A History of Boll*cks Theories, and How Not to Fall for Them (2022)
- A History of the World in 47 Borders: The Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps (2024)
Jonn's Newsletter: The Newsletter of (Not Quite) Everything
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After WW2, Britain began work on its independent nuclear deterrent, building on Nazi technology seized at the end of WW2. Over time, this would spawn a successful space programme that by 1971 was launching rockets into space. Today we’re going to talk about the forgotten British - and Australian - space programme.
In 1971 a British rocket, launched from Australia, carried a satellite into geostationary orbit. On that day, Britain became the fourth nation in history to achieve this feat of scientific and engineering genius. On the same day, it became the first nation to cancel its independent space programme entirely. Today, we’ll be talking about Britain, Australia and the space race and the traces of this forgotten achievement that can still be found today.
The Frank Micklethwaite Collection:
https://www.v2rocket.com/start/chapters/backfire.html#collection
Guest: Dr Alice Gorman
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In this episode, we explore the fascinating story of the infamous highwaymen who for hundreds of years plagued Europe’s roads, preying on unsuspecting travellers, often with deadly consequences.
But, what’s the real story of this often romanticised profession, who were the best known among that group, and how did they come to write their names in the folklore of British history? We discuss all that and more in our maiden episode!
In the decades following the end of World War II, thousands of Nazis from Germany, Austria and other countries fled Europe to avoid investigation for war crimes. Many of them used informal escape networks in countries such as Italy and Spain. Today, we're going to talk about these 'rat lines'.
Holocaust History Podcast
Books
- Betina Anton, “Hiding Mengele How a Nazi Network Harbored the Angel of Death”: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9424/9781837733002
- Philippe Sands, “The Ratline”: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9424/9781474608152
- Waitman Wade Beorn, “Between the Wires”: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9424/9781496237590
- Waitman Wade Beorn, “Marching into Darkness”: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9424/9780674725508
- Gitta Sereny, “Into That Darkness”: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9424/9780712674478
Guest: Dr. Waitman Beorn
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