Apr 30, 2019
Described by some as the "first genocide". This episode tells the incredible story of one of the world's greatest civilisation's last stand.
"Carthago delenda est"
(Carthage must be destroyed!)
MAIN SOURCES/FURTHER READING:
Carthage – B.H. Warmington
Destroy Carthage! – A. Lloyd
The Punic Wars – B. Caven
To be...
Apr 17, 2019
The independence of India was supposed to be a happy occasion, but it soon descended into unimaginable violence and suffering based on attempted religious purification.
Main sources/further reading:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/opinion/india-pakistan-partition-imperial-britain.html
Apr 3, 2019
Arguably the worst act of colonialism in history were up to 10
million Congolese people died in 2 decades.
Main
Sources:
Red Rubber - ED Morel
Five Years With The Congo Cannibals - H Ward
Leopold to lumumba: a history of the belgian congo, 1877-1960 - G Martelli
King Leopold's ghost : a story of greed, terror, and...
Apr 3, 2019
Main
Sources
The Aztecs - RF Townsend
Aztecs - I Clendinnen
The Aztecs of Central America - F Berdan
https://webpages.uidaho.edu/engl257/Ren/aztec_empire_in_1519.htm
First 2 episodes!
Apr 3, 2019
It's the first release from this new bi-weekly history podcast.
I'm certain that Aztec Human Sacrifice and The Belgian Congo are
both perfect examples of the type of subjects this podcast seeks to
highlight.
Be sure to come back in 2 weeks time when I'll be looking at The
Partition of India, a completely crazy descent...