The History Chap Podcast
Join Chris Green - The History Chap - as he explores the stories behind British history - the great events, the forgotten stories and the downright bizarre!Chris is a historian by training, and has a way of bringing history to life by making it relevant, interesting and entertaining.www.thehistorychap.com
Podcasting since 2021 • 247 episodes
The History Chap Podcast
Latest Episodes
260:Last of The Mohicans: The Massacre Behind The Story
The real historical events that inspired the story: Last of the Mohicans.Chris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life.Get my Free weekly newslet...
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259: Zulu's John Chard VC: He Really Did Come To Build A Bridge
In the 1964 film Zulu, Stanley Baker's Lieutenant Chard delivers one of cinema's most quietly memorable lines: "I came up here to build a bridge." This is the real story of Lieutenant John Rouse Merriott Chard VC, officer in comman...
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258: The General Killed Saving The British Army
January 1809. A British Army of over 20,000 men is trapped by the French in north west Spain.This is the story of a forgotten Scottish General, Sir John Moore, who successfully evacuated his entire army, but at the cost of his life a...
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