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74. It wasn't the Great War that got women the vote with Becky Laxton-Bass Aug 21, 2023

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This week deeds are a hell of a lot more important than words here as we welcome Historian and Tour Guide Becky Laxton-Bass from Women of London Tours to the podcast to rage that IT WASN'T THE FIRST WORLD WAR THAT GOT WOMEN THE VOTE.

We'll be talking about the Suffragette movement and how they get romanticised, how the women who did the work in World War 1 still couldn't vote and what the Suffragette movement really achieved.

You can check out Becky's London Tours at Women Of London and follow them on Twitter @WomenOfLDN and Becky individually @BLaxtonBass

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73. Churchill didn't abandon the Channel Islands with Nick Le Huray Aug 14, 2023

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This week we're crossing the Channel to that oft overlooked Crown Dependency, the beautiful Channel Islands as we are joined by Guernsey Historian and blogger Nick Le Huray to rage that CHURCHILL DID NOT ABANDON THE CHANNEL ISLANDS.

We'll also be talking about resistance to the Occupation, life under Nazi control and how the Channel Islands fought back in their own way.

Do check out Nick's blog on the Occupation at Island Fortress and you can follow him on Twitter @nickleh

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72. AI Reconstructions... just burn them all with Kira Jones Aug 07, 2023

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*WARNING* EXPLICIT LANGUAGE USED*

We’re back with Series 8 and kicking off the rage this week we welcome art historian, and Latin Consultant for Wandavision (is that not the coolest credit ever?) Dr. Kira Jones and she wants to rage ENOUGH WITH THE AI RECONSTRUCTIONS ALREADY!

We’ll be talking about how many reconstructions are made from careless and false information. How Ancient Romans didn’t view portraits in the same way we would, how the Cleopatra coin is more about Mark Anthony than Cleopatra, and a lady whose funeral portrait came with interchangeable hair.

There’s a couple of links below to images we’ll be discussing:

The Nero reconstruction

https://twitter.com/FlavianSophist/status/1100223901500669952/photo/1

The Cleopatra Coin

https://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/1J_GFWtaSsaTgdslRNGBeA

You can follow Kira on Twitter @FalvianSophist

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71. The First World War is not just static trenches and suicidal charges with Dan Hill Jul 24, 2023

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This week we're staying with the Great War but coming to to dry land, or at least very wet and muddy land. But is it? This week we welcome Historian and Battlefield Guide Dan Hill who wants to rage that TRENCH LIFE IS NOT 4 YEARS OF MUD AND LICE.

We'll be discussing the realities of trench rotation, how long someone spends on the front line, the odds of taking part in a 'Big Push' and how officers are not there to throw their soldiers' lives away to move their drinks cabinet closer to Berlin.

You can follow Dan's work in the battlefields at his website www.danhillmilitaryhistorian.com or www.battleguide.co.uk and you can, of course, follow him on Twitter @danhillhistory

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70. The Battle of Jutland is just not that important with Chris Sams Jul 17, 2023

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This week we're taking to the high seas and departing from the endless misery of the trenches for the endless misery of the WW1 Navy as we are joined by Historian and Podcaster Chris Sams to rage that THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND IS JUST NOT THAT IMPORTANT.

We'll be talking the threat of the German Navy, the losses, the point of it all and approaching that sticky question of who really won?

You can check out more of Chris's work on the excellent History Hack Podcast and can follow him on Twitter @jerijerod14

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69. Elizabeth I is not Good Queen Bess with Jessie Childs Jul 10, 2023

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This week we continue to defy one of our previous ragers by banging on about the Tudors as we welcome Historian and Author of "God's Traitors" and "The Siege of Loyalty House" Jessie Childs - and Jessie wants to rage about Good Queen Bess, or more appropriately that ELIZABETH I WAS NOT A TOLERANT QUEEN.

We'll be talking royal paranoia, control orders and the widest use of torture for interrogation by any English or British monarch in history.

You can buy Jessie's latest book "The Siege of Loyalty House" right here at the History Rage Bookshop and can follow her on Twitter @childs_jessie

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68. The Boston Massacre was not a massacre with Chaz Mena Jul 03, 2023

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This week we welcome author, actor, producer, 18th Century enthusiast and long friend of History Rage Chaz Mena. Chaz wants to rage about the Boston Massacre on the Boston Tea Party because these are not what they are cracked up to be.

We'll be talking how the position eight British soldiers found themselves in was used to bolster the independence cry, how they were defended by Americans, and how the Boston Tea Party was a lot less of a protest against Britain than you might think.

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67. The Mary Rose did not sink on her maiden voyage with Hannah Matthews & Alex Hildred | Mary Rose Museum Jun 26, 2023

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This week we are joined, from sunny Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and the Mary Rose Museum, by Curator Hannah Matthews and Marine Archaeologist Alex Hildred who was one of the divers working on the raising of the Mary Rose. This week's rage is that THE MARY ROSE DID NOT SINK ON HER MAIDEN VOYAGE!

We talk about her career and the many attempts to raise the wreck dating all the way back to Tudor times. We talk about what the wreck can tell us about Tudor people, and ask the question is Henry VIII really that bad?

You can visit the Mary Rose Museum website here, and you can follow the Museum on Twitter @MaryRoseMuseum

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66. WWII Spain was neutral. The Spanish less so with Sean Scullion Jun 19, 2023

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We are joined this week by Military Historian and Secretary of the Royal Engineers Historical Society, Sean Scullion. Sean wants to rage that not all of Spain was neutral in World War 2.

We talk about how the Republicans fled to France and then started to continue the fight. How many joined the Maquis and organised resistance and how more came to be part of the British Army to continue the fight.

You can follow Sean on Twitter at @sean_f_scullion

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65. Stop Selective Remembrance with Russell Philips Jun 12, 2023

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This week we welcome author and military historian Russell Philips who wants to make the case that remembrance needs to look at smaller battles and atrocities as well, because the dead of those are just as dead as those of D-Day.

We'll be talking about the complete erasure of the town of Lidice after the Heydrich assassination and also the curious campaign to take Madagascar.

You can buy "A Strange Campaign: The Battle for Madagascar" at the History Rage Bookshop and you can follow Russell on Twitter at @RPBook

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