I’ve been chatting with @1642author.bsky.social about Charles I today for an ep in a few weeks time Last year we previously did an ep on Prince Rupert of the Rhine, which dispels some of the popular interpretations of the man and even talks about his life as a pirate! Most enjoyable!

Op Ladbroke gave many lessons to be learned during Op HUSKY - did you know that most of the British gliders were towed by US DC-3s but they were not Dakotas leading to many being shot down? @mikehistorian.bsky.social is the expert on WW2 gliders, this ep leads nicely into ‘Glider Pilots in Sicily’

Expert @mikehistorian.bsky.social discusses the development of gliders in WW2 with a focus upon Sicily this week Way back on Ep 19 we discussed Op Granite and their assault on Eben Emael, find out how it went in Sicily for the British (and US) on Op Ladbroke Out Wed Recorded via Async

Super to have recorded a pod ep today with Dr Helen Fry on ‘Nuremberg: The Translator’s Tale’ all about Howard Triest. A fascinating insight from a different first-hand perspective Likely out at the end of the May Recorded on Async

‘Women Who Ruled The World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy’ by Dr Elizabeth Norton was superb and opened my eyes to so many rulers and what they did! It is truly global in scope and a superb breadth of research had to go into this. Beth and I discuss this in depth on the pod this week

Been chatting with the fab Dr Elizabeth Norton about her release ‘Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 years of Female Monarchy’ Did you know many female rulers were actually crowned as Kings? Beth expertly discusses this and more on the pod. Great history for syndicate!

Out Wed - I’ve been talking ‘The Women Who Ruled The World’ with Dr Elizabeth Norton A superb delve into many interesting catchers from history, including lesser known names Recorded on ASync

When you look at the ground at Bosworth like on this weeks ep, it’s clear how the Stanley’s were in much closer position to Henry rather than than Richard - thanks to @battlefieldben.bsky.social puts my talk in ep 46 with @nathenamin.bsky.social into perspective when discussing the Stanley’s role

Out today - listen to @battlefieldben.bsky.social and Mark’s visit to the Battlefield of Bosworth (1485) where they visit the locations and link them to our previous episode (Ep 29) on the battle… …there are also some links in the area to WW2, Trafalgar and Zepplin Raids on London

Do you know about or visited the new Richard III monument in Sutton Cheney? Myself and @battlefieldben.bsky.social went and had a look last week to record an ep for a Bosworth Battlefield walk Our chat about the piece will be out tomorrow wherever you get your pods

Great to be out recording on location today with @battlefieldben.bsky.social recording an ep for next week on ‘Revisiting Bosworth 1485’ Out next week

These are the signs for the Air Raid emergency personnel in Coventry to combat the blitz - easier walk past today but vital information during WW2 Thanks to @battlefieldben.bsky.social for showing me them on his walking tour. Not in today’s ep but you can find out more by attending the walks

Back this week after a little break discussing the Coventry Blitz from Nov 1940 and Apr 1941 with @battlefieldben.bsky.social - the impact on the city was huge and the fab Ben Mayne retells some of the stories from his walking tour Out Weds

Hi all - no pod this week as I’m on holiday! Feel free to browse the eps already published, can’t believe we’re in the 50s already! Last week - Hugo De Pree with @profgsheffield.bsky.social …next week the Coventry Blitz with the excellent @battlefieldben.bsky.social Have a fab holiday time!

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I’ve been at Marston Moor and Towton, maybe episodes on each to come…

Today’s ep is ‘Discussing ‘In Haig’s Shadow: Brig-Gen Hugo De Pree and the First World War’ with @profgsheffield.bsky.social A great insight into the consummate professional staff officer and commander of the First World War, now mostly forgotten Listen wherever you get your pods

One of my next reads. 

What matches would you choose? 

Episode coming in June.

So it’s not fully understood the order of the Divisions in 1st Corps attack at Waterloo in 1815 - did it go 1,2,3,4 or 1,3,2,4? @graemecallister.bsky.social discussed this on the pod this week - wonderful ep with lots of information for anyone wanting to learn about Waterloo

Did you know there were four Egyptians serving in the French Line infantry of 1st Corps at Waterloo? @graemecallister.bsky.social expertly discussed this with us on the pod on today’s episode…

Last week Culloden (1746) with Toby McLeod - this week Waterloo (1815) with @graemecallister.bsky.social where we discuss Comte d’Erlon’s 1st Corps attack Out Wednesday

Toby’s been great discussing Culloden this week. Did you know that the Clansmen offered to fight on after the battle but Charles refused? Toby and I discussed this, so have a listen

Want to know more about the background to the 1745 Jacobite Rising? Listen to Toby McLeod discuss it on the pod this week We discussed the French support, potential aims and reasons why it happened. A great insight to be followed by a discussion on Culloden 1746 next week

Did you know when ‘The Bonnie Prince’, Charles Edward Stewart Landed in Scotland in 1745, he was only accompanied by seven men? Toby McLeod and I discuss on this weeks episode about the Jacobite Rosing of 1745 Do have a listen wherever you get your pods

Today we’re talking the 1745 Jacobite Rising with Toby McLeod with next week being a discussion on the Battle of Culloden (1746) We discuss how it went throughout 1745 getting all the way to Derby and then back to Scotland Out today

Completed my first official 10km after a fitness journey started last year alongside the podcast! Thanks to the man in the middle Andy who said ‘do what you enjoy, your love for history and telling of it has to be something to share with others!’ #Runforall #Leicester10k #history

If you missed it - this week was all about Eisenhower and the Holocaust with the excellent @histprofdad.bsky.social Next week - the pod will be talking about the road to the Battle of Culloden Have a fab weekend!

When Gen Eisenhower went to Ohrdurf Concentration Camp, the first camp liberated by the US Forces, he ensured that the press were in attendance so that the world would know the atrocities that took place and try to take note to ensure it never happened again @histprofdad.bsky.social discisses

We’re back today with a syndicate episode on Gen Eisenhower and the impact that the Holocaust had on him with Dr Jason Lantzer. Jason is an expert on this subject, having released ‘Dwight Eisenhower and the Holocaust: A History’ a couple of years ago Out today

Hi all - we’re taking a break this week from an episode release after a wonderful first year of episodes Back again next week with more historical chat and roll on our second year Thank you all for your support and for listening to syndicate. Have a fab week!

Who knew that the US 42nd Rainbow Division had a full rainbow arch as a ‘Shoulder Flash’ that when reanimated during WW2 only had a ‘half’ flash in remembrance of WW1 fallen comrades? Erin Faith Allen describes this poignantly during this weeks ep! Have a fab weekend

This week; discussing the US 42nd Rainbow Division with Erin Faith Allen A distinguished unit, we focussed on their reformation for the Second World War and for their deployment in Europe A diverse group of soldier from all over the USA, bonded by the experience of WW2 wonderfully told by Erin

This week - not so quite the ‘Dads Army’…learning so much about the development of urban warfare and fighting in built up areas with Stu Lyle Out tomorrow for a history of urban warfare and the doctrine of the Home Guard in WW2

A fascinating point from Dr Steve Tibble that while you may hear about knights in crusader armies in accounts, this overlooks those who supported them and did the majority of other roles required in battle and on campaign, such as scouting or skirmishing

Out today - who knew the variance in the crusading armies was so huge and they were not perhaps constituted as you might think? Been speaking with Dr Steve Tibble about ‘Crusader Armies’, ‘Assassins & Templars’ and Wargaming where he fabulously keeps educating me on this period

This week Dr Steve Tibble returns to discuss ‘Crusader Armies’ and that they were not necessarily what you might think Also we chat wargames, returning to ‘Assassins and Templars’ and how Wargames Illustrated have turned into a game as another way to learn about them Pod Out Weds

This week on the pod - we’re talking with @philmcraig.bsky.social discussing his book ‘1945: The Reckoning: War, Empire and the Struggle for a New World’ Superbly interesting and an enlightening look at the outcomes of the Second World War Out weds…

Fascinating discussing this with Andrew White - WW2 Aircrew and Pilots finding themselves in neutral countries were treated differently depending on the country they’re in For example, in Vichy France they were treated more as PoWs as opposed to Internees in Ireland

Have you ever thought about those airmen in the Second World War/WW2 who found themselves in Neutral Countries after being shot down or forced to land on missions? Well this week we’re discussing exactly that with Andrew White who’s been researching this for his Masters thesis

Awesome to have a recorded a pod with Stu Lyle about the history of urban warfare, dispelling some historical myths, and talking in depth about the origins of FIBUA - fighting in built-up areas - doctrine… …coming from the British Home Guard beginning in 1940! Not so the Dad’s Army you might think!

Out today - an ep with a first hand account of historical events related to the Iraq War - Kevin Benson discusses his book, ‘Expectation of Valor: Planning for the Iraq War’ - a superb insight into history

Operation Cobra 2 was the name for part of the US led invasion of Iraq in 2003, Kevin Benson discusses on the pod about the provenance of the title related to a US Division’s original role in Normandy during WW2 from his book ‘Expectation of Valor’ Ep out tomorrow

This week we’re talking planning during the US and Allied operations in Iraq in 2003 with Kevin Benson and his book ‘Expectation of Valor’ Out Weds…

Henry Tudor drew on Welsh origin and traditions to garner support alongside legitimacy to build on his claim towards the English throne during the Wars of the Roses - this can often be under appreciated but @nathenamin.bsky.social puts that right on this week’s ep - so excellently done

An unlikely rise and a close run thing at Bosworth (1485) as Richard III charged at Henry Tudor to end the challenge once and for all - yet it was Henry who emerged victorious with the Stanleys capitalising on the moment - all discussed expertly by @nathenamin.bsky.social on this week’s ep

A huge thank you to all those who have contributed to the History Syndicate this year 🙏 46 eps in having started in Feb 25, it has been an honour to interview all the guests about their fab historical work All the best for 2026! See you there for more History Syndicate!

Last week - ‘The Assassins and Templars’ with Dr Steve Tibble Who knew it was the Templars who launched ‘the hit’ on the Assassins ambassadors to prevent prevent a peaceful alliance? This week - we tackle Henry VII and his unlikely rise to power with @nathenamin.bsky.social Out Weds.

Fascinating to find out from Dr Steve Tibble that the ‘Assassins’ actually paid the ‘Templar’s’ tribute/protection money on their lands - it seems there was a pragmatism to the Medieval World despite deeply held beliefs. More to follow on tomorrow’s ep… Great fun doing this ep with Steve

Who knew where the ‘Assassins and Templar’s’ came from? One of the first questions put to Dr Steve Tibble discussing his latest book on the pod this week… …coming Wednesday!

This week has been the the leadership of Lt Col Edgar Peacock in SOE during WW2 with Dr Richard Duckett , next week will be looking at origins, culture and ethos of ‘The Assassins and Templar’s’ with Dr Steve Tibble Hope you’re continuing to enjoy the mix of content on the pod