TIMELINE OF THE START OF THE TROUBLES
Colin Liddell
November 26, 2021
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The Troubles is the name given to the conflict between Catholic and Protestant forces in Northern Ireland from the 1960s to the 1990s (and m...
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26 Nov 2021
6 Nov 2021
LINGUISTIC MAP OF EUROPE AND THE MEDITERRANEAN c. 600 AD
Colin Liddell
November 06, 2021
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A linguistic map of Europe and the Mediterranean around 600 AD, a few years before the rise of the Islamic Empire.
8 Oct 2021
Napoleon's Decentered and Disastrous Invasion of Russia
Colin Liddell
October 08, 2021
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This October 19th marks the 209th anniversary of the start of Napoleon's fateful retreat from Moscow. The march lasted nearly two ...
17 Sept 2021
Were the Soviet and Nazi Invasions of Poland Equally Evil?
Colin Liddell
September 17, 2021
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On this day (17th of September) in 1939 the Soviet Union joined in the Nazi invasion of WWII. Were both countries equally guilty of the evil...
3 Aug 2021
TROOPS, WEAPONS, AND TACTICS OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS
Colin Liddell
August 03, 2021
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Iron Duke and guests look at the troops, weapons, and tactics of the Napoleonic wars 1803-1815, with special reference to the British Army.
1 Aug 2021
When the Chinese Almost Disappeared
Colin Liddell
August 01, 2021
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The Mongols had a technique they used whenever they wanted to invade a country. The year before they would send small, mobile units to r...
30 Jul 2021
SCOTT OF THE ANTARCTIC: "90 DEGREES SOUTH"
Colin Liddell
July 30, 2021
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1936 sound remake of the documentary "The Great White Silence" (1924), charting the British Antarctic Expedition of 1910-13 to Ant...
19 Jul 2021
GREAT HISTORY PAINTINGS: MARIUS MEDITATING ON THE RUINS OF CARTHAGE (1807)
Colin Liddell
July 19, 2021
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Seven times consul of Rome, Marius was one of the greatest figures in Roman history -- and one of the most controversial. His career exempli...
11 Jul 2021
BIOWEAPON 1706: WHEN THE WHORES OF MADRID SAVED SPAIN
Colin Liddell
July 11, 2021
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The concept of bioweapons is normally associated with the modern era of warfare. But there are examples from the past, like this one from ...
13 Jun 2021
THE MYTH OF CRIPPLING GERMAN REPARATIONS
Colin Liddell
June 13, 2021
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The Allies supposedly demanding their pound of flesh Everyone knows about Germany's requirement to pay reparations for the damage caused...
28 May 2021
MOVIE: HANNIBAL (1959)
Colin Liddell
May 28, 2021
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Hannibal is one of the most charismatic and fascinating figures from history, but it has proved difficult to translate his appeal to the sil...
9 May 2021
WHY HITLER LOST WWII (IN A NUTSHELL)
Colin Liddell
May 09, 2021
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The 9th of May is the anniversary of Germany's final defeat and surrender in WWII. There are many theories about how and why Germany fai...
20 Feb 2021
VIDEO: AMERICA'S PAGAN BIRTHDAY
Colin Liddell
February 20, 2021
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Why would the gang of Freemasons and Deists who led the American Revolution -- and who strongly believed in symbolism and ritual -- choose a...
10 Feb 2021
VIDEO: HERE BE DRAGONS
Colin Liddell
February 10, 2021
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Britain is a land of dragons, at least in symbolic and mythological terms. But could there be something real behind these legends? The tale ...
2 Feb 2021
The Battle Luneberg Heath, the Post-Script of the Great Heathen Army
Colin Liddell
February 02, 2021
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Luneberg Heath is a bleak moorland in Northern Germany. On May 4th, 1945, was the scene of the first big unconditional surrender of N...
31 Jan 2021
18th CENTURY CHINESE ACCOUNT OF ENGLAND AND AMERICA
Colin Liddell
January 31, 2021
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This account of England and America is taken from the Hai-lu (1783-1797), a book by the Chinese traveller Xia Qinggao Hsieh Ch'ing kao...
27 Jan 2021
THE MONGOLOCAUST
Colin Liddell
January 27, 2021
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Genghis the Menace Today is Holocaust Memorial Day, and we are being reminded once again that killing large numbers of people, especia...
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