The History Chap Podcast
The History Chap Podcast
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252: What Happened to Private Hitch VC After Rorke's Drift?
In the classic war film "Zulu", Private Fred Hitch is called a "slovenly soldier".He nevertheless goes on to be awarded the Victoria Cross at the battle of Rorke's Drift.But the story about what happened to him afterwards, as an invalid...
251: The Forgotten Scandal Behind Britain's Favourite Poem, "If-"
The forgotten Victorian scandal behind Britain's favourite poem - Rudyard Kipling's "If-".Get my Free weekly newsletterChris Green is The History Chap; telling stories t...
250: The Man Who Named "The Great Game" & Who Was Executed Playing It.
In 1842, the man who coined the phrase "The Great Game" was executed whilst playing it in a remote city in central Asia.Get my Free weekly newsletterChris Green is The H...
249: Why Kitchener Blocked Winston Churchill's Victoria Cross.
Get my Free weekly newsletterHow Winston Churchill's recommendation for a Victoria Cross, during the Anglo-Boer War, was blocked by Lord Kitchener.Chris Green is ...
248: Before Gallipoli - Forgotten Siege That Defined The ANZAC Spirit.
August 1900. Five hundred colonial troops. Two thousand Boer fighters. Thirteen days of siege — and a refusal to surrender that changed how the world understood the ANZAC spirit.Chris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brin...