How much of history is shaped by the people who survived to tell the story? In this Dad Tangent, we look at how writers, conquerors, priests, and governments shaped the way later generations understood major events — from Roman accounts of “barbarians” to Viking raids, the Crusades, and World War I propaganda. Because history is not just about what happened...it’s also about who got to describe it afterward. Support the show here: https://buymeacoffee.com/historywithdad

Why do powerful societies keep getting shocked by new tactics they never saw coming? In this Dad Tangent, we look at moments in history when old defenses suddenly stopped working — from Mongol horse archers to Viking raids, cannons smashing castles, and Blitzkrieg in World War II. Because sometimes history changes not when technology appears… but when people finally realize the rules have changed. Support the show here: https://buymeacoffee.com/historywithdad

In 793, Viking raiders attacked the monastery at Lindisfarne — and the news shocked Christian Europe. But why did this raid feel so terrifying to the people living at the time? In this episode of History with Dad, we look at the early Viking raids, why monasteries became targets, how writers like Alcuin reacted, and why the attack on Lindisfarne became remembered as the moment the Viking Age truly arrived. Support the show here: https://buymeacoffee.com/historywithdad