Consistently Eccentric History
Joe Heathcote
The British Isles have thousands of years of history, so it's weird that all most people were taught at school was World War Two, how many wives Henry VIII had and that the Battle ...
Episode list
169
June 15, 2025
1 hr 17 min
The Origins of Robert Clive - A love of fighting out of all measure (Robert Clive Part One)
We are heading back to the Georgian era this week to begin the tale of a man who is arguably the single person most responsible for the British taking control of the Indian subcont...
moreJune 8, 2025
1 hr 10 min
Thomas Morton - Trying to get merry with the Puritans (and failing)
We are making our way across the Atlantic this week to discuss one of the shortest lived, but undeniably most fun settlements on the New England Coast.When Lawyer, Thomas Morton, w...
moreJune 1, 2025
1 hr 12 min
Margery Kempe - (or) a full and honest account of every time I wept
This week we are heading back to the 15th century to discuss the life of a middle class housewife who just so happened to also regularly speak to Jesus Christ.Following the traumat...
moreMay 18, 2025
1 hr 15 min
Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester - I would do anything for love, but I won't fight a duel with a Bergundian Duke.
This week we are heading back to the middle ages to discuss the life of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester. A man who became a Prince at age 9, but somehow still managed to make life unn...
moreMay 11, 2025
55 min
Margaret Damer Dawson - Recognising the police force could use a woman's touch
This week we are heading back to the turn of the 20th century to discuss the life of Margaret Damer Dawson, a one woman campaigning machine who had a strong sense of justice, and e...
moreMay 4, 2025
1 hr 13 min
The Daphne Disaster - (or) a serious Scottish shipping snafu
Happy 200th EpisodeThis week we are looking into the biggest disaster in the history of Glasgow shipbuilding, when a relatively small ship designed to ferry people and cargo to Nor...
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