🚨 NEW EPISODE🚨 Potatoes as a Shakespearean aphrodisiac? 🥔❤️ @mrssbilton joins the chat to prove our ancestors ate way more fruit and veg than history books (and Blackadder) let on! 📜✨ Listen now on all good podcast apps #FoodHistory #Shakespeare #Tudor

🚨 COMING TOMORROW🚨 Sherlock Holmes didn’t begin at 221B Baker Street! 🔎🕵️‍♂️ @DrLindseyFitz explores Joe Bell, the Victorian surgeon who taught Conan Doyle to see clues in the human body — and helped inspire a detective who changed how we think about crime. 🩺🔬 #History #SherlockHolmes

🚨 THIS WEEK🚨 🍠 Potatoes weren't always just comfort food... Their reputation in Shakespeare's England was far more surprising than you'd imagine! 😳 @mrssbilton explains why. 🎧 Listen now on your favourite podcast player #History #FoodHistory #Shakespeare #HistoryRage

🔥 HUGE THANKS to Michael Bundock for raging that Wilberforce wasn’t the pioneer of abolitionism! ⚖️ A draper’s apprentice takes on slavery 🚢 132 people thrown overboard for insurance 🌍 Sierra Leone’s lost dream of freedom 📅 Patreon & Apple, 14th December! #HistoryRage

🚨 THIS WEEK FOR SUBSCRIBERS 🚨 🇺🇸 America didn't magically appear in 1776 with today's borders! 🗺️ @Clement__Knox reveals how decades of conflict, negotiation and expansion created the country we know today. 🎧 Listen Now 👉 Get this early release on Apple subs or Patreon #HistoryRage #USHistory #HistoryPodcast

🎉 750,000 DOWNLOADS. I honestly can’t quite believe it! When I started History Rage, I never imagined we’d reach this milestone. Thank you to every listener, guest and subscriber who’s been part of the journey. You’ve helped make this possible, and I’m hugely grateful. ❤️ #HistoryRage #HistoryPodcast

🚨 COMING TOMORROW🚨 Blame the Victorians! 🤦‍♂️ Ever wonder why so many people think historical vegetables were awful? Food historian @mrssbilton reveals how later generations ruined our relationship with greens by advising people to boil Brussels sprouts for 40 straight minutes! 🧅🧼 From medieval stews to Elizabethan "boiled salads" that taste like modern gastropub fare, find out how our ancestors actually cooked before rogue cookbook editors stepped in. 🥦🔥 #VictorianCooking #CulinaryHistory #FoodMyths #Foodie

🚨 THIS WEEK TO PATREON AND APPLE SUBS🚨 💍 Why was Elizabeth I so furious when her ladies married without permission? It wasn’t simply about jealousy or Elizabeth wanting to control their love lives. @CorinaApostu explains how an unauthorised marriage could challenge the Queen’s authority, create potentially dangerous alliances and make it look as though she couldn’t control her own court. In Elizabeth’s world, a wedding could be political dynamite. 💥👑 🎧 Get this early release on Apple & Patreon #ElizabethI #TudorHistory #Tudor #RoyalHistory #History #HistoryRage #HistoryPodcast

🚨 THIS WEEK🚨 📜 Prejudice didn't suddenly appear in the modern world. Harry Tanner examines the evidence showing how hostility towards LGBTQ people can be traced through the ancient world—and why understanding that history matters today. History is rarely as simple as the myths suggest. 🏛️📚 🎧 Listen now on all good podcast players #History #AncientHistory #LGBTQHistory #HistoryPodcast #HarryTanner #HistoryRage #MythBusting #SocialHistory

🚨 NEXT WEEK FOR SUBSCRIBERS🚨 🌎 How does a country turn 13 rebellious colonies into a continental superpower? With land, diplomacy, war and a staggering amount of ambition! 🇺🇸 @Clement__Knox reveals how America's expansion unfolded over 90 years, from the Ohio Valley to the Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and California. European empires were fighting among themselves, settlers were pushing west, and the United States was taking advantage of every opportunity. The result? A map that transformed the world. 🗺️ #HistoryRage #AmericanHistory #USHistory #HistoryPodcast #Geopolitics

🚨 NEXT WEEK🚨 Think our ancestors only ate giant slabs of meat and walked around with rampant scurvy? 🍖❌ Think again! Food historian @mrssbilton joins the show to completely torch the stubborn myth that people in the past didn’t eat fruit and vegetables. We dive into real historical diets, seasonal produce, and how everyday greens crossed all social classes—even if they didn't write down a recipe for boiling cabbage! Let's set the record straight on historical food. 🥦🥗 #FoodHistory #TudorDiet #HistoryMyths #CulinaryHistory

🚨 THIS WEEK ON PATREON & APPLE 🚨 👑 There’s a tendency to see Elizabeth I’s behaviour through a modern lens — especially when it comes to controlling her court. But monarchs had very real reasons for regulating marriages and relationships among their closest servants and nobles. @CorinaApostu puts Elizabeth’s famously fierce reactions into that wider royal context, while still admitting that sometimes… Elizabeth took things a little far. 😬🔥 🎧 Get this early release on Patreon & Apple subscriptions #ElizabethI #Tudor #TudorHistory #RoyalHistory #History #HistoryRage #HistoryPodcast

🚨 THIS WEEK🚨 🌍 Could economic security help drive social progress? Harry Tanner explores the fascinating connection between the rise of the welfare state and expanding rights for women and LGBTQ communities. It's a thought-provoking historical perspective on how societies change. 📈🏳️‍🌈 🎧 Listen now #History #SocialHistory #LGBTQHistory #WelfareState #HistoryPodcast #HarryTanner #HistoryRage #Equality

🚨 THIS WEEK TO PATREON AND APPLE 🚨 👭 How many people was Elizabeth I actually close to? @CorinaApostu makes a fascinating case that Elizabeth had more meaningful female friendships than male ones. From Kat Ashley and Blanche Parry to Catherine Carey, these weren’t simply women hanging around the Queen — they were trusted companions with relationships stretching back years. 👑❤️ 🎧 Get this early release on Patreon & Apple subscriptions #ElizabethI #TudorHistory #WomenInHistory #Tudor #History #HistoryRage #HistoryPodcast

🔥 HUGE THANKS to @JCBretan for raging against the myth that Eastern Europe is a grey, backward wasteland! 🇵🇱 From Polish tango to early democracy, this region has a history Britain desperately needs to rediscover. Coming out on Patreon and Apple 7th December! 🎧 #HistoryRage #Poland

🚨 THIS WEEK🚨 🏛️ We often celebrate Aristotle as one of history's greatest thinkers—but that doesn't mean every idea he held has stood the test of time. Harry Tanner examines how influential philosophers shaped attitudes towards sexuality that echoed for centuries. 📖⚖️ 🎧 Listen now #Aristotle #History #AncientHistory #Philosophy #HistoryPodcast #HarryTanner #HistoryRage #LGBTQHistory

🚨 THIS WEEK TO PATREON AND APPLE SUBS🚨 👑 Elizabeth I didn’t like everyone — obviously. But @CorinaApostu argues that there was usually something behind the relationships that went badly. Succession, loyalty, authority and perceived disobedience could turn personal relationships into something much more dangerous at court. The Tudor court wasn’t exactly the place for a quiet disagreement over whose turn it was to make the tea. 😂🔥 🎧 Get this early release on Patreon and Apple subscriptions #ElizabethI #TudorHistory #Tudors #History #HistoryRage #HistoryPodcast #WomenInHistory

🚨 THIS WEEK🚨 📚 Some of history's greatest philosophers are often remembered in surprisingly simplistic ways. Harry Tanner explores what Plato actually wrote about sexuality—and why his legacy is far more complicated than modern popular culture often suggests. 🤯🏛️ 🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts #Plato #Philosophy #AncientHistory #HistoryPodcast #HarryTanner #GreekHistory #HistoryRage #MythBusting

🚨 THIS WEEK TO PATREON AND APPLE SUBS🚨 😬 Elizabeth I could be generous, caring and deeply attached to the people around her. She could also be absolutely furious when she felt that trust had been betrayed. @CorinaApostu explores the other side of Elizabeth’s relationships with her ladies — because understanding why she reacted so fiercely is rather more interesting than simply calling her a horrible person. 👑🔥 🎧 Listen now on Apple subscriptions or Patreon #ElizabethI #Tudor #TudorHistory #WomenInHistory #History #HistoryRage #HistoryPodcast

📅 #onthisday 14 October 1943 ⚫ “Black Thursday” brought devastating losses over Schweinfurt, forcing commanders to rethink assumptions about daylight bombing. Will Carver aka @LordHardThrashe explores why this day became one of the darkest in B-17 history. 🎧 Listen on your favourite podcast app #otd #onthisdate #history #podcast #WW2 #AirWar 💣