You've got questions, we've got answers. You've got country suggestions, we're low on ideas! Listen to our latest episode to hear what our listeners have to say. open.spotify.com/episode/0A1N...

Next episode is CTDEA Q&A! Get your questions to us at ctdeapod at gmail or @ctdeapod on Insta, FB BlueSky. Which country have we missed? Are we too annoying or not annoying enough? Have your say. Last call!

Look what someone has left by that statue of Joan of Arc. Well, it's what she would have wanted.

Today, we're going Neutral... Moresnet. A triangle of land between Belgium and Prussia which was a libertarian's wet dream, miner's party town and the best place in the world to brush up your Esperanto! Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts etc. open.spotify.com/episode/7sLk...

Medieval Korea meets Twilight or violent Korean Save By The Bell? We check our K-Drama "Hwarang - The Poet Warrior Youth" to see how historically accurate they are to the early Silla period. And, more importantly, if we can spot anyone from BTS. #Netflix open.spotify.com/episode/74Bw...

Our newest episode is all about Silla, the kingdom that first united Korea. Stuffed with epic battles, milk-spouting corpses, singing squirrels, Sean Connery, kings and plenty of Kims! Listen below or wherever you pick your fave pods. open.spotify.com/episode/2Iv8nS…

Ed's getting married, so while the nuptials are on, here's an episode from the archives to quipu you entertained. Just while he's tying the knot. Listen below on Spotify or wherever you usually do. open.spotify.com/episode/2f1y...

We met up with comedian Mike Shephard in a pub in Forest Hill, (home of Bertie Sheldrake) to talk the gherkin gherka, European royal family leftovers and why anyone would want to be a monarch anyway. Listen below or on your favoured pod watering hole: open.spotify.com/episode/0yuH...

Latest episode is a double bill of possibly deluded people who wanted to be kings. Antoine I of Araucania Patagonia and London born pickle manufacturer King Khalid of Islamistan. Listen below or wherever you usually do: open.spotify.com/episode/7tiL...

We're on the road! Ed & Phil visit medieval Rochester Castle, home of one of the best preserved medieval keeps in Europe AND one of its smaller gift shops. Listen below... Check out the accompanying blog for photos: www.ctdeapod.com/post/ctdea-o... open.spotify.com/episode/7pIf...

Forget Oblivion! For our Medieval fix, we visited Rochester Castle. Our CTDEA On The Road episode will be dropping tomorrow but, for now, here's our blog with plenty o' pics. www.ctdeapod.com/post/ctdea-o...

Gwynedd gets princes. And towns. And lots of Daffyds! Listen to Part 2 on Spotify or wherever you listen. open.spotify.com/episode/2Bb3...

Our latest episode is on the history of Welsh powerhouse of Gwynedd - packed with blindings, burnings and cattle based revenge. Follow Gwynedd from a post Roman identity to the first waves of Welshness... featuring Hywell, Rhodri and Mawr! Listen below: open.spotify.com/episode/5dmI...

Latest ep! We review the appearances of Angkor Wat on the big screen. Plus discuss the bloody Khmer Rouge and how the Khmer Empire took temple building too far. Listen below or on your go-to podcast spot. open.spotify.com/episode/6ru1...

On 9 March 1862, the first engagement took place between USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia. We're not sure if you can call a fight between ironclad warships a battle, more of a scrap.

Gaius Promiscius.

This time, we're all about the mighty Khmer Empire! How did they create the largest pre-industrial city in history, why did Angkor Watt have such big suburbs and what's with all the hydraulics? Listen below or wherever you pod. open.spotify.com/episode/5boj...

Did somebody say Series 6 trailer? We'll be back on the historical entertainment bandwagon in early 2025 with a selection of rigorously researched obscure countries AND AI-generated theme tunes. open.spotify.com/episode/7150...