Long History
History Podcasts
On Long History we split historic source documents into chunks of around ten minutes. Our previous series have included first-hand accounts of journeys by Magellan, Drake, Columbus and more.
Location:
United States
Genres:
History Podcasts
Description:
On Long History we split historic source documents into chunks of around ten minutes. Our previous series have included first-hand accounts of journeys by Magellan, Drake, Columbus and more.
Language:
English
Website:
https://longhistory.podbean.com
Email:
sinogreen@hotmail.com
Episodes
Amerigo Vespucci’s Four Journeys. 11: Vespucci becomes Castilian
5/27/2024
This episode contains two of the remaining documents about Amerigo Vespucci. What is the evidence that Vespucci was given Castilian citizenship?
Duration:00:13:55
Random UK Prime Minister of the Week. 1976-1979: Jim Callaghan
5/24/2024
The prime minister before Margaret Thatcher was a popular man who waited too long to hold a general election. Find out about the prime minister during the 'winter of discontent'.
Duration:00:17:56
Amerigo Vespucci’s Four Journeys. 10: An Evil Island
5/22/2024
(10 of 12) What does Amerigo Vespucci tell us about his fourth journey?
Duration:00:15:13
Amerigo Vespucci’s Four Journeys. 9: The Most Noteworthy Things
5/20/2024
(9 or 12) In his third voyage, starting in 1503, how does Amerigo Vespucci describe the stars in the southern hemisphere?
Duration:00:14:03
Random UK Prime Minister of the Week. 1762-1763: John Stuart
5/17/2024
During his premiership, John Stuart was one of the most unpopular prime ministers ever. Why?
Duration:00:16:45
Amerigo Vespucci’s Four Journeys. 8: Another Unknown World
5/15/2024
(8 of 12) How was the coast of Brazil described by the earliest European explorers?
Duration:00:13:46
Amerigo Vespucci’s Four Journeys. 7: An Intolerable Insult
5/13/2024
(7 of 12) Setting off in March 1501, how does Amerigo Vespucci's third voyage begin?
Duration:00:16:08
Random UK Prime Minister of the Week. 1846-1852; 1865-1866: John Russell
5/10/2024
As the Whigs were becoming the Liberals, John Russell was prime minister. His career spanned the whole of the first half of Victoria's reign, from the 1830s to the 1860s.
Duration:00:19:28
Amerigo Vespucci’s Four Journeys. 6: Pearls and Paria
5/8/2024
(6 of 12) How does Amerigo Vespucci describe the northern coast of South America in 1499-1500?
Duration:00:12:06
Amerigo Vespucci’s Four Journeys. 5: The Caravel and the Canoe
5/6/2024
(5 of 12) On Amerigo Vespucci's 1499 journey to the Americas, what is the strange herb that the local people chew?
Duration:00:13:33
Random UK Prime Minister of the Week. 1783-1801; 1804-1806: William Pitt the Younger
5/3/2024
One of the most famous and most superlative of the early prime ministers, why was Pitt the Younger such a successful premier?
Duration:00:25:17
Amerigo Vespucci’s Four Journeys. 4: More Than a Thousand Souls
5/1/2024
(4 of 12) Towards the end of the first voyage, why does Vespucci take so many prisoners?
Duration:00:17:34
Amerigo Vespucci’s Four Journeys. 3: Compunctions of Conscience
4/29/2024
(3 of 12) On his first journey, in 1497, why does Amerigo Vespucci describe one area as looking like Venice?
Duration:00:13:08
Random UK Prime Minister of the Week. 1763-1765: George Grenville
4/26/2024
Sometimes, minor prime ministers do major things. George Grenville introduced an innocuous little tax and accidentally helped to create a country along the way: only the blummin' United States! Learn why Grenville made his misstep here.
Duration:00:13:57
Amerigo Vespucci’s Four Journeys. 2: Their Mode of Life
4/24/2024
(2 of 12) How does the supposed document about Amerigo Vespucci’s first journey describe the first group of local people met in the Americas?
Duration:00:13:22
Amerigo Vespucci’s Four Journeys. 1: The Man Who Named America
4/22/2024
(1 of 12) Why is it thought that America was named after Amerigo Vespucci?
Duration:00:16:24
Random UK Prime Minister of the Week. 1834-35 & 1841-46: Robert Peel
4/19/2024
Arguably the 19th century's most famous prime minister, not least because he created a police force who would use his name ('bobby'). What else led to Robert Peel being one of the most reformist of all prime ministers?
Duration:00:20:33
Jacques Cartier’s Three Voyages to Canada: Top Ten Surprises
4/17/2024
What stood out in the source documents about Jacques Cartier's journeys exploring the area of Canada's St Lawrence River? What makes these documents different from others looked at on Long History?
Duration:00:17:17
Jacques Cartier's Three Voyages to Canada: Top Ten Events
4/15/2024
French explorer Jacques Cartier explored the area of the St Lawrence River in the 1500s, leading to the earliest written use of the word Canada. What were the main events during Cartier's three journeys to the area of today's Montreal and Quebec City?
Duration:00:18:32
Random UK Prime Minister of the Week. 1754-1756; 1757-1762: Thomas Pelham-Holles
4/12/2024
One of the earliest prime ministers was also the only one to follow his brother into the top job. Find out more about Thomas Pelham-Holles, the Duke of Newcastle, who was prime minister during the Seven Years War.
Duration:00:17:11