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Think history is boring? That’s because you’ve only ever heard the fake version.
On History Rage, professional historians come in swinging — smashing the myths, clichés, and half-truths that keep getting recycled in classrooms, documentaries, and TikToks. Vikings with horned helmets? Nope. Britain standing alone in 1940? Wrong. Medieval people never bathed? Rubbish.
Why listen? Because the truth is way more exciting. You’ll leave every episode with jaw-dropping stories, killer facts to shut down pub bores, and the smug satisfaction of knowing what really happened.
🎧 Episodes drop every Monday.
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S21E4 276. The Vampire Didn’t Rise in Transylvania – The True Origins of the Undead with Nick Jubber
The vampire didn’t rise from Transylvania — it crawled out of the Balkans.Forget Count Dracula — before Stoker’s gothic horror came centuries of chilling folklore, blood-soaked superstition, and very…
S21E3 275. Stop Pretending We Know Alexander the Great with Stephen Harrison
A conqueror, a god, or just a man lost in myth?Alexander the Great: the name conjures images of conquest, charisma, and an empire that stretched from Greece to India. But how much of what we “know”…
S21E2 274. The Samurai Didn’t Hate Guns with Matt Okuhara
Forget the katana myth — Japan’s samurai didn’t shun guns, they embraced them. 🔥Were the samurai really noble warriors who turned their noses up at guns? This week on History Rage, host Paul Bavill…
S21E1 273. Great Minds, Greater Vices: How Drugs Fuelled the Past with Sam Kelly
Discover how drugs shaped empires, creativity, and chaos throughout history.From ancient battlefields to Victorian medicine cabinets, this week’s episode of History Rage dives into the surprising —…
272. Katherine of Aragon Festival LIVE Special with Dr. Owen Emmerson and Alfred Hawkins
Anne Boleyn myths destroyed live at Katherine of Aragon FestivalRecorded live at the Katherine of Aragon Festival, this special episode of History Rage sees host Paul Bavill joined on stage by Owen…
S20E10 271. Rommel was NOT a Strategic Genius with Peter Caddick Adams
The Desert Fox legend endures, but how much of it is true?In this landmark 200th episode of History Rage, host Paul Bavill is joined once again by military historian and author Peter Caddick Adams to…
270. History Teaching Is Killing Curiosity with Janina Ramirez
Why history lessons drain passion – and how we can fix itHistory should ignite curiosity, creativity and connection. Instead, too often, it does the opposite.In this powerful History Rage Live…
S20E9 269. Enough About The Tudors Already! with Al Murray
Why are we still obsessed with the Tudors? In this lively episode of History Rage, host Paul Bavill is joined by the brilliant comedian and World War II historian Al Murray to tackle the relentless…
268. James I Was Not a Slobbering Weakling with Gareth Russell – Katherine of Aragon Festival Special 4
James I wasn’t weak, stupid, or slobbering — history got lazyJames I has gone down in history as a disappointment, a fool, a drunken slob — a king wedged awkwardly between Elizabeth I and Charles I…
S20E8 267. Forget Templars: Hospitallers are more interesting with Rory MacLellan
Templars weren’t the greatest, the longest-lasting, or even the most useful of the medieval military orders.⚔️ Forget the Bloody Templars. It's Time for the Knights Hospitaller.In this fiery episode…
266. She’s Not Lady Jane Grey: She’s Lady Jane DUDLEY with Joanne Paul – Katherine of Aragon Festival Special 3
She wasn’t a pawn — Lady Jane Dudley was shaped by power, politics and purposeFor centuries she has been remembered as Lady Jane Grey: the tragic, passive “Nine Days’ Queen.” - But what if that story…
S20E7 265. We Need to Get Over Jack the Ripper with Hallie Rubenhold
Why the Jack the Ripper legend is completely useless.Get ready to hear the truth behind the headlines with social historian Hallie Rubenhold. Her groundbreaking book, The Five, challenges everything…
264. Stop pitting Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn as enemies with Kate McCaffrey - Katherine of Aragon Festival Special 2
Stop pitting Tudor queens against each other and confront the real villain.Two of the most famous women in Tudor history are still framed as enemies—but what if that story is fundamentally wrong?In…
S20E6 263. The War of 1812 Was NOT About Sailors’ Rights with Matt Taylor
The War of 1812 wasn’t sailors’ rights — it was empire.Think you know why the War of 1812 started? Most people believe it was all about the Royal Navy “pressing” innocent American sailors. Historian…
262. Stop Glorifying Henry VIII with Jackson Van Uden - Katherine of Aragon Festival Special 1
Henry VIII: beloved monarch or mass-murdering tyrant we refuse to confront?Why do we glorify a king who executed 1% of England and displaced over 10,000 people for his own power? It’s time to…
S20E5 261. There are more female pioneer pilots than Amelia Earhart with Midge Gillies
In this exhilarating episode of History Rage, host Paul Bavill takes to the skies with social historian and author Midge Gillies, whose latest book, Atlantic Furies: The Women Who Risked Everything…
S20E4 260. Jane Boleyn is not a Scheming Cow with Adam Pennington
Jane Boleyn did not orchestrate the downfall of Anne and George BoleynIn this gripping episode of History Rage, host Paul Bavill is joined by Tudor historian and author Adam Pennington to unravel the…
259. Jane Austen is not all tea, dancing and romance! With Helena Kelly
💥 Jane Austen wasn’t all tea, weddings, and waltzes — she was writing through war, poverty, and radical politics!In this episode of History Rage Live, host Paul Bavill is joined by historian and…
S20E3 258. Not Just Mitchell: Paul Beaver on the Spitfire Team
Hollywood got it wrong: The Spitfire was not the work of one man.Aviation historian Paul Beaver dismantles the myths created by the Hollywood film, First of the Few. He reveals that while Mitchell…
S20E2 257. Greek Myth is Way Less Male-centric than we think with Natalie Haynes
This week on History Rage, host Paul Bavill welcomes the brilliant mythologist and author Natalie Haynes, to unravel the tangled web of Greek mythology and challenge the male-centric narratives that…
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