Well That Aged Well

Well that Aged Well

In this podcast we interview historians about new topics every week ranging from Ancient Rome to pre historic era to modern history. I myself am not an academic but I always been fascinated by history and always enjoy learning about it. I am trying to make history fun and enjoyable and hopefully you will learn smomething too. New episodes coming out every week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart".

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Mar 21, 2024 · 56 min
Episode 173: Louis XIV. The Sun King. With Philip Mansel
THIS WEEK! We take a look at The famous French King Louis XIV. From the rise of The Bourbon Dynasty to the upbringing of Louis XIV, to Anne Of Austria and Cardinal Mazzarin. To the building of Verssaille, the war of The Spanish Succession, and the legacy of Louis XIV`s Versaille. All this, and more on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". Link to Professor Mansells Youtube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsMLZSVqy3HbOofLutl3lgg Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 14, 2024 · 2 hr 8 min
Episode 172: The Berlin Wall. With Frederick Taylor
THIS WEEK! We take a look at The Berlin Wall. From the Soviet Invation in 1945 To Soviet Western relations. To the escapees to the west, and the building of The Berlin Wall. And what was it like to live in the East German Regime during The Cold War, and what was the aftermath of the collapse to a transition from Comunism to Capitalism for the Eastern Germans like? Find Out This Week On "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 7, 2024 · 1 hr 1 min
Episode 171: The Avignon Papacy. With Joelle Rollo-Koster
THIS WEEK! We take a look at the Avignon Papcy. You probably thought that The Pope have always recided in Rome right? Right? Well what if I told you that for almotst half a century the Popes were cited in The city of Avignon in Provence, in modern days France? This week we take a look at the Papal history of why, and how the Popes ended up in Avignon for 70 years in the 14th century. On "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 29, 2024 · 1 hr 19 min
Episode 170: The St. Domingue Uprising. With Alyssa Sepinwall
THIS WEEK! We take a look at The St. Domingue uprising. From the history of how Haiti came to be under French Colonial rule to the Rise of the Haitian leader Toussaint Louverture, and his rise and fall, and the legacy of the St. Domingue revolution. All this, and more on "Well That Aged Well. With "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 22, 2024 · 52 min
Episode 169: The Crimes Of Stalin. With Joshua Rubenstein
THIS WEEK! We take a look at The USSR Under The Stalin Regime, and we take a look at the crimes comitted under Joseph Stalin. From how he rose to power to the Colectivization of Russia, to the Holodomor, the Great Purge, And how The NKVD brought innocent people into the Gulag system to his death in 1953. And is the Current Putin Regime compareable to the times of Stalin? Find out this week on "Well That Aged Well". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 15, 2024 · 1 hr 15 min
Episode 168: The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire. With Bryan Ward-Perkins
THIS WEEK! We are taking a look at The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire. We will have a look at what factors brought the Roman Empire to an end. From the christianization of The Empire, and Constantines move to Constantinople, to the external, and internal factors of why and how the Western Roman Empire fell. All this, and more on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 8, 2024 · 1 hr 20 min
Episode 167: Wilhelm II. The Last Kaiser. With Roger Chickering
THIS WEEK! We take a look at Germanys last Kasier Wilhelm II. From his upbringing, and his relationship with his family to the Ottoman-German alliance and To World War 1 which would lead to his eventual abdication, and how his life would be viewed forever after. All this and more this week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 1, 2024 · 1 hr 44 min
Episode 166: The Dissolution of the monasteries. With James Clark
This week we take a look at Tudor England. Under the reign of King Henry VIII, and Thomas Cromwell a significant event happened that would lead to the dissolving of the monasteries. But why did it happen? Was it for the reasons we thought they were disolved? And how does this compare to the disolvement of the Habsburg Monasteries under Joseph II? And what happened to the people after the monasteries were dissolved? Find out all this, and more, this week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 25, 2024 · 1 hr 21 min
Episode 165: D-DAY. With Kurt Piehler
THIS WEEK! We take a look at the battle that would turn the tide of The Second World War around. The famous D-DAY, and the liberation of Paris. From the planning of Operation Overlord, to the GI`s who participated in this historical event to the liberation in Paris and Charles Degauls famous speech. And what if D-Day had not been the sucsess it became? All this and more this week on "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 18, 2024 · 1 hr 42 min
Episode 164: Charles I. The White King. With Mark Turnbull
In this weeks episode we take a look at the Stuart king Charles I. From his upbringing in Scottland to his journey, to London. His trarvel to Spain to meet the infanta Maria Anna, and his marriage to Henrietta Maria, and his friendship with Buckingham. And was Oliver Cromwell the villain history made him out to be? Find out this week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". Links to find Professor Turnbull here: Mark Turnbuulls website: https://www.1642author.com/ Find Turnbull on Twitter/X: @1642author Mark Turnbulls podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1194917 Buy Mark Turnbulls biography on Charles here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Charles-Private-Life-Mark-Turnbull/dp/1399082906 Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 11, 2024 · 52 min
Episode 163: The French Revolution. With Peter Mcphee
This week we take a look at The French Revolution. From Talleryand, and Laffayete to the state of France in the late 1780s to the diamond neckless afair, and what the causes of the revolution were and how it came to occur. And was it a social or a poltiical revoloution? Find out this week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 4, 2024 · 1 hr 16 min
Episode 162: Michael Bonner Returns: How Tyrants shape history in their image
In this episode we talk about how rulers and chronicles use history to justify their rights to rule. NOT everyone we speak about in this episode are tyrants, but those we talk about in this episode have all used history in one way or another to justify their claim to rule their kingdoms. We take a look at how history is used for propoganda purposes, and how it "justifies", tyrants claim to power. Find Dr. Bonner on Twitter/X here: @DrMichaelBonner Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 21, 2023 · 51 min
Episode 161: Christmas Special 4: St. Nicholas. With Adam English
This week in our anual christmas special, we talk about ST. Nicholas. From his upbringing, to the council of Nicea to his death. His popular saint stories, and how he came to be as we know him as Santa Claus, and of course. Do we have a favorite Santa Claus movie? Find out this week on "Well That Aged Well". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 14, 2023 · 1 hr 9 min
Episode 160: Louis The Pious. With Thomas Noble
This week we take a look at Charlemagnes sucsessor "Louis The Pious". We take a look at some primary sources such as Notker, The Astronomer, who have written about Louis, and discuss their reliability, as well as the life of Louis, and how he was the beginning of the end of Charlemages empire. And how did he get the nickname "The Pious?" Find out this week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 7, 2023 · 1 hr 33 min
Episode 159: The Christianization Of Europe. With Peter Heather
In this episode we take a look at the Christianization of Europe. From What Christianity looked like before the age of Consantine to the aftermath and result of the move of the Roman World to Constantinople to the rise of Islam, the battle of Tours, the christianization of Britain, the Vikings, the Kiyv Rus and more. This week on "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 30, 2023 · 1 hr 28 min
Episode 158: Napoleon part 3: The 100 Days. With Alexander Mikaberidze
In the 3rd and final part, (for now). We take a look at the 100 days of Napoleon in Power. From what we thought about the recent Napoleon ,movie, to Tsar Alexander Is March on Paris to Napoleons return from Elba to Waterloo and his exile in St. Helena. All this and more on this weeks episode of "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 22, 2023 · 1 hr
Episode 157: Napoleon Part 2: The Napoleonic Wars. With Zack White
From Trafalgar to Austerlitz. This week in te second (of 3 parts), of our mini series on Napoleon we take a look at some of the most famous events under the Napoleonic Wars. We take a look at the disasterous march on Moscow, and how Napoleon worked in the goverment, until the battle of Leipzig. Stay tuned for part 3 where we will take a closer look at the famous 100 days. Find Dr. Zack Whites youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@thenapoleonicwars Find The Podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/7DtGGrhwOQQH8mJCT2R7fu?si=2dbe9dff4842483b Dr. Zack White on Twitter: @ZwhiteHistory Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 16, 2023 · 1 hr 19 min
Episode 156: Napoleon Part 1: Rise Of A Emperor. With Zack White
This week we take a look at the life and times of Napoleon Bonaparte. From his upbringing in Corsica, to his training to become the famous General he would once be known for, until he is crowned as a Emperor. All this, and more. This week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". Find Dr. Zack Whites youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@thenapoleonicwars Find The Podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/7DtGGrhwOQQH8mJCT2R7fu?si=2dbe9dff4842483b Dr. Zack White on Twitter: @ZwhiteHistory Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 9, 2023 · 54 min
Episode 155: The Florentines. With Kenneth Bartlett
From Dante To Gallileio. This week we give you an introduction to Renisance Florence, and some famous Florentines who lived in the city of Florence. What made Florence such a giant in the renaissance? Find out this week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart» PS: You will hear some music in the background. I apologize for this, but the sound you will hear is clocks that are tuned to chime at diffrent times in the hour in the house of professor Bartlett. It was regrettably nothing we could do anything about, and I apologize from that. Other than this I do hope you enjoy this episode Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 2, 2023 · 1 hr 40 min
Episode 154: Operation Barbarossa. With David Staehl
This week we take a look at Operation Barbarossa. Which was the Nazi invation of Soviet Union of the Soviet Union, And would eventually lead to Hitlers downfall. In this episode we discuss what Soviet-German relations were like in the interwar years to the eve of the invation to how Barbarossa would change the outcome of the war for the Nazi goverment. All this and more this week on "Well That Aged Well". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.