#86 History Hack: Douglas Haig Was Not a Butcher
The 15 Minute Book Club
05/20/20
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Despite years of scholarship to the contrary, the popular perception pervades that all of the Generals of the First World War were incompetent bunglers. As ever it is more complex than that. Gary Sheffield, Field Marshal Haig's biographer, joins us to address some of your questions on the British Army's supreme commander and to bring some balance to often ingrained but largely outdated opinions.
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Rounding off our tribute to Anne Boleyn on the anniversary of her execution, Tracy Borman talks to us about her fall from grace and the conspiracy that resulted in her execution.
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#87 History Hack: Charles II's Navy
May 21, 2020
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J.D. Davies gives an introduction to Charles II's navy: how it operated, what life was like serving in it; and tells us why it should be considered the catalyst that launched the Royal Navy that later dominated the seas into being.
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