History Pondered and Explored

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History Pondered and Explored is a education podcast hosted by History Pondered, with 66 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

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  The Assassinations of the Czars in 18th Century Russia-All in The Family

  Sep 22, 202641 min

  Nicholas II and his family by the Bolsheviks in perhaps the most well known assassination of a Czar, at least outside of Russian Yet in the 18th Century, there were four assassinations of czars or czarevitchs (heir to the throne), Peter the Great has his own son murdered. A cousin vs a cousin situation, with one of the cousins being a baby. A wife does in her husband (Catherine the Great) and then finally a son has his father done in. The line of the Romanov name disappears during this century but those that follow attach the name so as to have an appearance of consistency. They are basically Germans so for example Catherine the Great, with Catherine being spelled in Cyrillic etc, comes into the world with the name Sophia Dark long winters of gloom indeed #russia #czar #history #gloom

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  Legendary Founding Fathers? Governeur Morris and Button Gwinnett

  Sep 15, 202634 minS2

  Founding Fathers- a phrase for Americans that is rather ambiguous. Who are they, really? What is the criteria for being called a founding father? Did they always agree on everything, including some very important details in the framing documents? Who was Gouveneur Morris? He was instrumental in many of the key elements of the U.S. Constitution, including the writing of the Preamble. There is much much more to his story and influence but he is relatively unknown Then we have Button Gwinnett. He does have a county in the US state of Georgia named after him. He also has a falling out with another key Georgian during the Revolutionary period which ends in a duel #constitution #declarationofindependence #Unitedstates

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  The Rise and Fall of the House of Godwin(son) Part 2- Harold and Tostig

  Sep 8, 202650 minS2

  This is a most fascinating story of how the House of Godwin got to the pinnacle as Harold Godwinson becomes King and Tostig and Earl and yet within 9 months, there is the fall of the House of Godwin. Yet there is much more to the story than 1066. In 1053, Godwin, the father of Harold and Tostig dies, so the question is- how does Harold use those 13 years or so to become King. We also have some semblance of what Harold and Tostig were like when they were not battling each other. According to these tales, these two brothers were quite different in many ways and that difference ends up making all the difference. So much so that at least a part of the reason behind the fall of the Anglo-Saxons and Kings of England is due to this rivalry. There are also the tales of Harold possibly killing not one but two possible heirs to the throne. The two having a better claim than Harold #history #england #stamfordbridge #Tostig #battles

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  The Rise and Fall of the House of Godwin(son) Part 1: Where did Godwin come from and get so much power?

  Sep 1, 202637 min

  The typical story of the House of Godwin rests on the story of Harold Godwinson- his victory of his brother Tostig and Harold Hardrada at Stamford Bridge and then his defeat to William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings. This episode answers many questions including where in the world did Godwin come from such that his daughter becomes queen of England and his son becomes King? Seemingly out of no where there is the great and powerful Earl of Wessex, Godwin. He is born under the rule of Althered the Unready, fights with Edmund Ironside against Cnute and yet...very quickly gains the ultimate trust of Cnut and starts to get the various land grants so that, upon Cnut's death. Godwin controls all the lands south of the River Thames. And yet Godwin still has to survive and thrive under 3 additional kings, two of which he had previously wronged AND do this while the powerful Emma of Normandy, twice the Queen of England. by her marriage to Athelred and later here marriage to Cnut. Emma has two sons that become Kings of England so Godwin, through political strategy and savvy, along with one invasion of England, is a very important and fascinating story that shapes the history of medieval England. #England #scandinavia #denmark #godwinson #history

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  The Worst King of the UK? Edward VIII

  Aug 25, 202622 min

  Most people tend to focus on Edward VIII, his abdication due to his scandalous marriage to Wallis Simpson. In this episode, the questions do include the abdication yet also many other questions about Edward. What did he really accomplish before becoming king...anything...really? What did he accomplish as King...all 323 days of his reign? And what was up with accepting and invite by Adolf Hitler? Was it really so that Wallis could feel what it was like to by royal? Or was it really something much more nefarious? Was Edward VIII the most entitled person of his age and fail to recognize that he went down a notch or two after he abdicated? #UK #King #abdication #edwardviii #entitled

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