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The Easter Rising 1916: Michael Collins and Eamon de Valera (Part 1) (opens the original)
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The Easter Rising in 1916 in Ireland was the event that really got things going in Ireland. After the Rising, there is the Irish War of Independence. This war then leads to the Anglo-Irish Treaty. Yet after the signing of this treaty all hell breaks loose, resulting in the Irish Civil War. The first episode in this podcasts first 3 parter, sets the context for all that follows. This includes the long history of England and Britain's colonization of Ireland. From the Anglo-Norman Invasion, Henry
The Assassinations of the Czars in 18th Century Russia-All in The Family (opens the original)
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Nicholas II and his family by the Bolsheviks in perhaps the most well known assassination of a Czar, at least outside of Russian Yet in the 18th Century, there were four assassinations of czars or czarevitchs (heir to the throne), Peter the Great has his own son murdered. A cousin vs a cousin situation, with one of the cousins being a baby. A wife does in her husband (Catherine the Great) and then finally a son has his father done in. The line of the Romanov name disappears during this century b
Legendary Founding Fathers? Governeur Morris and Button Gwinnett (opens the original)
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Founding Fathers- a phrase for Americans that is rather ambiguous. Who are they, really? What is the criteria for being called a founding father? Did they always agree on everything, including some very important details in the framing documents? Who was Gouveneur Morris? He was instrumental in many of the key elements of the U.S. Constitution, including the writing of the Preamble. There is much much more to his story and influence but he is relatively unknown Then we have Button Gwinnett. He d
The Rise and Fall of the House of Godwin(son) Part 2- Harold and Tostig (opens the original)
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This is a most fascinating story of how the House of Godwin got to the pinnacle as Harold Godwinson becomes King and Tostig and Earl and yet within 9 months, there is the fall of the House of Godwin. Yet there is much more to the story than 1066. In 1053, Godwin, the father of Harold and Tostig dies, so the question is- how does Harold use those 13 years or so to become King. We also have some semblance of what Harold and Tostig were like when they were not battling each other. According to thes
The Rise and Fall of the House of Godwin(son) Part 1: Where did Godwin come from and get so much power? (opens the original)
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The typical story of the House of Godwin rests on the story of Harold Godwinson- his victory of his brother Tostig and Harold Hardrada at Stamford Bridge and then his defeat to William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings. This episode answers many questions including where in the world did Godwin come from such that his daughter becomes queen of England and his son becomes King? Seemingly out of no where there is the great and powerful Earl of Wessex, Godwin. He is born under the rule of Alt
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