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The History Chap Podcast

The History Chap Podcast

By: Chris Green
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 Join Chris Green - The History Chap - as he explores the stories behind British history - the great events, the forgotten stories and the downright bizarre!Chris is a historian by training, and has a way of bringing history to life by making it relevant, interesting and entertaining.www.thehistorychap.com© 2026 The History Chap Podcast Political Science Politics & Government World
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  • 249: Why Kitchener Blocked Winston Churchill's Victoria Cross.

    249: Why Kitchener Blocked Winston Churchill's Victoria Cross.
    Apr 29 2026

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    How Winston Churchill's recommendation for a Victoria Cross, during the Anglo-Boer War, was blocked by Lord Kitchener.

    Chris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life.

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    15 mins
  • 248: Before Gallipoli - Forgotten Siege That Defined The ANZAC Spirit.

    248: Before Gallipoli - Forgotten Siege That Defined The ANZAC Spirit.
    Apr 15 2026

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    August 1900. Five hundred colonial troops. Two thousand Boer fighters. Thirteen days of siege — and a refusal to surrender that changed how the world understood the ANZAC spirit.

    Chris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life.

    Stories like this one — the ones that should be famous but never quite made the textbooks — are exactly what I write about in my free weekly newsletter. Join 1,500 readers here:

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    23 mins
  • 247: The Island Where Nelson Lost His Eye.

    247: The Island Where Nelson Lost His Eye.
    Apr 9 2026

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    In the summer of 1794, Horatio Nelson lost the sight in his right eye on a small Mediterranean island. That island was the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte. And for two years — it was British.
    This is the story of the Anglo-Corsican Kingdom 1794-1796.

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    16 mins
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