Episodes

  • The Oldest Horse Race in the World - The Kiplingcotes Derby

    The Oldest Horse Race in the World - The Kiplingcotes Derby
    Mar 17 2023
    This is a short podcast about the Kiplingcotes Derby, a race that has taken place since the Tudor's sat on the throne. Quite remarkable really! For the video of the event follow the link below. https://youtu.be/mJIrr5mCIwg
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    12 mins
  • Pilgrim and Crusader - Margaret of Jerusalem

    Pilgrim and Crusader - Margaret of Jerusalem
    Nov 16 2022

    Margaret was a remarkable woman, a pilgrim caught up in the holy wars for Jerusalem. Follow her on her arduous journey as she is three times captured by Muslim forces as she desperately seeks safety on her return journey from the most holy of cities.

    I hope you enjoy.
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    11 mins
  • Sir John Hotham and the start of The English Civil War

    Sir John Hotham and the start of The English Civil War
    Mar 19 2022
    The story of Sir John Hotham 'the traitor at the gate' is well told in the city of Hull and being a local I have heard it many times before. However, there is a whole year between Hotham refusing the King entry to the city and his capture and it turns out this is the most interesting part of the story. I don't understand why all the best bits have been discarded over the years.....so I aim to change that. This is a story of plot, intrigue, spying and double crossing that will follow John Hotham and the residents of Beverley as we discover the events surrounding the start of The English Civil War. I hope you enjoy.  stepthroughhistory@gmail.com
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    36 mins
  • The Scottish Wars of Independence - The sack of Yorkshire

    The Scottish Wars of Independence - The sack of Yorkshire
    Mar 13 2022
    As Robert the Bruce wrestles the Scottish Kingdom back from the English,  it would be the north of England that would take the brunt of the long  conflict. This tale takes you to Yorkshire, where a small town,  preparing for the arrival of a rampant Scottish army relied on a  peculiar and untested method of  defence. This is a complete overhaul of an earlier story, I am hoping to tell this tale from the locations in the story for my you tube channel, head on over for that and more.
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    44 mins
  • The Anglo-Saxon Conversion to Christianity - King Edwin, Coifi and Paulinus

    The Anglo-Saxon Conversion to Christianity - King Edwin, Coifi and Paulinus
    Feb 19 2022
    follow the you tube link for the video of this story. https://youtu.be/4kOaVE_EV6M This is a tale about the first major push for Christianity in the Anglo-Saxon world and covers the life of King Edwin, one of the great rulers of Northumbria. It still surprises me after writing it that such a roller coaster tale takes place in a period spanning less than 40 years. I hope you enjoy. As soon as the weather is nice I will make a video of this story for my you tube channel. 
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    26 mins
  • The Pilgrimage of Grace (teaser trailer)

    The Pilgrimage of Grace (teaser trailer)
    Aug 25 2021
    Just a little snippet from my next big story and I've thrown in the life of John Fisher as a cheeky bonus too....now I will get back to writing it. It is rather good even if I do say so myself. UPDATE this is taking much longer to write as I have found so much out that it is taking quite a while to formulate it in to a coherent and tight narrative but it will be worth it I promise 😃
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    6 mins
  • King Aldfrith of Northumbria (Flainn Fihna Maic Ossu)

    King Aldfrith of Northumbria (Flainn Fihna Maic Ossu)
    Aug 24 2021
    Aldfrith is a Northumbrian King rarely mentioned, rarely written about and often confused with others.  Despite this I have researched his life and I firmly believe he is far more important and influential than the records show. After a period of military powerhouses like Edwin, Oswald and Oswiu dominating the Anglo_Saxon Heptarchy, the scene was set for a Northumbrian Golden Age in religion and learning. Cometh the hour, cometh the man. So how does an unknown like Aldfrith fit in to it all? Within a month or two (hopefully sooner) of this release I will have taken my camera out to the locations mentioned in the story and will upload the video to my you tube channel. If you haven't already taken a visit you will find the videos of my podcasts.  Hope you enjoy.  Follow the link to watch my videos on  the Step Through History channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgFLTwDTjxScmsqrpIiPqdw
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    14 mins
  • King Athelstan to William the Conqueror - The formation of England

    King Athelstan to William the Conqueror - The formation of England
    Aug 24 2021
    Follow the link to watch the video of this podcast and the to view the rest of my channel https://youtu.be/2hU1qaurZyM This story takes us from the formation of England to the Harrying of the  North. With the help of a Saint and the giving of a gift, Athelstan will bring the lands of East Riding in to the control of the 'English'.  Over a century later and William the Conqueror, seemingly unstoppable,  continues to cement his rule in England leaving areas of the north  unable to sustain a rebellion...or life itself. That is until he ravages  the land of St John...I hope you enjoy it :)
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    33 mins