May 30, 2019
The crazy 19th century conflict that began with a failed student believing he is Jesus' younger brother and ended with approximately 20 million dead.
MAIN SOURCES/FURTHER READING
God’s Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan – J.D. Spence
Imperial China – F. Schurmann & O. Schell
China from the...
Future episodes...
May 29, 2019
Every new episode will be released on Thursdays (this works best
with other commitments) therefore the next episode 'The Taiping
Rebellion' will be released tomorrow May 30th.
Can't wait as it is such a crazily interesting subject!
May 15, 2019
The "Buggery Laws" between the years 1533 and 1835 represent the peak of state sponsored homophobic persecution in Britain. This episode unearths a little known part of our history of discrimination.
MAIN SOURCES/FURTHER READING:
A Gay History of Britain – M.Cook et al
Hidden from History – M. B. Dubberman et...