Historyzine: The History Podcast » blenheim http://historyzine.com History narrative, linguistic history trivia and history podcast reviews, all topped off with the current special feature, which is the War of the Spanish Succession. Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:50:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 History narrative, linguistic history trivia and history podcast reviews, all topped off with the current special feature, which is the War of the Spanish Succession. This stars, Louis XIV, the Duke of Marlborough, Prince Eugene, Anthony Heinsius and many thousands of supporting soldiers. Jim is a history enthusiast who loves telling stories and adores rummaging about amongst the delights and horrors of the past. Jim Mowatt clean Jim Mowatt jim.mowatt@gmail.com jim.mowatt@gmail.com (Jim Mowatt) 2006-2010 Historyzine - a History magazine in audio history,podcast,marlborough, Spanish succession,historical,war,history podcast Historyzine: The History Podcast » blenheim http://historyzine.com/wp-content/hlimagea.jpg http://historyzine.com Historyzine 013: History Podcast – The Aftermath of Blenheim http://historyzine.com/2008/10/22/historyzine-013-the-aftermath-of-blenheim/ http://historyzine.com/2008/10/22/historyzine-013-the-aftermath-of-blenheim/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:30:25 +0000 jimmowatt http://historyzine.com/?p=144 Continue reading →]]> Subscribe to podcast
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The history of Europe was altered forever by the Battle of Blenheim. In this episode I talk about the aftermath of the battle and look at the celebrations in England. The country is delirious with delight and Marlborough is granted the estate of Woodstock and given funds toward the building of a palace to commemorate the victory. That palace was built and named after the battle as Blenheim PalaceBlenheim Palace It is a truly overwhelming place to behold. I’ve visited several times and have always been quite breathless at the sheer scale and extravagance of the building.
In the podcast I speculate on the direction events may have taken if the Franco Bavarian forces had been sucessful in the 1704 Battle of Blenheim and we wander off down several avenues of what if speculation.
In the history podcasts review section I review the All Things Medieval podcast.
I also review the new film, the Duchess which stars Ralph Fiennes and Keira Knightley. This film is based upon the wonderful book ‘Georgiana’ by Amanda Foreman. I highly recommend the book as an intriguing insight into the lives of the rich and famous in 18th century England. As you’ll hear in the podcast, I’m not sure I can recommend the film quite as highly.
I did, however discover a couple of BBC mini series DVDs that I can recommend.
There’s a biopic of Charles II
. This is a lively account of the life of this merry monarch but it makes a case for him also being more politically savvy than he’s usually given credit for.
I also encountered a low budget, but still very watchable BBC docudrama called ‘The Early Churchill’s’ which covers the lives of John and Sarah Churchill, the first Duke and Duchess of Marlborough.
. This is a very long docudrama which contains lots of fascinating detail about this couple although can be a little skimpy as regards the War of the Spanish Succession and the history of europe at the time.

The linguistic history trivia bit in this episode is a look at the word Macaroni and what it meant when bandied around in the coffee houses of 18th century London. It’s a fun word describing quite a bizarre fashion set. You’ll find out more by listening to the podcast either by clicking on the play link at the end of this post or downloading and playing it in Itunes.

As promised in the podcast, here is the link to the program, levelator.

Some of the sources I use for this podcast can be found at Amazon.co.uk in the UK
or at Amazon.com in the United States. There are lots of very useful books there if you want to know more about the War of the Spanish Succession and if you decide to buy any of them then using the links from the pages of Historyzine will send a tiny fraction of money my way which will help offset some of the costs of the podcast.

If you wish to comment on the podcasts then please visit the website, historyzine.com or visit the contact page and leave me an email using the contact form there.

]]> http://historyzine.com/2008/10/22/historyzine-013-the-aftermath-of-blenheim/feed/ 13 blenheim,history,marlborough The history of Europe was altered forever by the Battle of Blenheim. In this episode I talk about the aftermath of the battle and look at the celebrations in England. The country is delirious with delight and Marlborough is granted the estate of Woodst... The history of Europe was altered forever by the Battle of Blenheim. In this episode I talk about the aftermath of the battle and look at the celebrations in England. The country is delirious with delight and Marlborough is granted the estate of Woodstock and given funds toward the building of a palace to commemorate the victory. That palace was built and named after the battle as Blenheim Palace It is a truly overwhelming place to behold. I've visited several times and have always been quite breathless at the sheer scale and extravagance of the building. In the podcast I speculate on the direction events may have taken if the Franco Bavarian forces had been sucessful in the 1704 Battle of Blenheim and we wander off down several avenues of what if speculation. In the history podcasts review section I review the All Things Medieval podcast. I also review the new film, the Duchess which stars Ralph Fiennes and Keira Knightley. This film is based upon the wonderful book 'Georgiana' by Amanda Foreman. I highly recommend the book as an intriguing insight into the lives of the rich and famous in 18th century England. As you'll hear in the podcast, I'm not sure I can recommend the film quite as highly. I did, however discover a couple of BBC mini series DVDs that I can recommend. There's a biopic of Charles II . This is a lively account of the life of this merry monarch but it makes a case for him also being more politically savvy than he's usually given credit for. I also encountered a low budget, but still very watchable BBC docudrama called 'The Early Churchill's' which covers the lives of John and Sarah Churchill, the first Duke and Duchess of Marlborough. . This is a very long docudrama which contains lots of fascinating detail about this couple although can be a little skimpy as regards the War of the Spanish Succession and the history of europe at the time. The linguistic history trivia bit in this episode is a look at the word Macaroni and what it meant when bandied around in the coffee houses of 18th century London. It's a fun word describing quite a bizarre fashion set. You'll find out more by listening to the podcast either by clicking on the play link at the end of this post or downloading and playing it in Itunes. As promised in the podcast, here is the link to the program, levelator. Some of the sources I use for this podcast can be found at Amazon.co.uk in the UK or at Amazon.com in the United States. There are lots of very useful books there if you want to know more about the War of the Spanish Succession and if you decide to buy any of them then using the links from the pages of Historyzine will send a tiny fraction of money my way which will help offset some of the costs of the podcast. If you wish to comment on the podcasts then please visit the website, historyzine.com or visit the contact page and leave me an email using the contact form there. Jim Mowatt clean 42:24 Historyzine 012: The Battle of Blenheim http://historyzine.com/2008/08/27/historyzine-012-the-battle-for-blenheim/ http://historyzine.com/2008/08/27/historyzine-012-the-battle-for-blenheim/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:53:50 +0000 jimmowatt http://historyzine.com/?p=77 Continue reading →]]> Subscribe to podcast
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In Historyzine 12 our main feature is 1704 and the battle of Blenheim. John Churchill (Duke of Marlborough) is rampaging around Bavaria with the Dutch, Hesse, Austrian, Hanoverian and English troops. Gathering against him under the command of Marshall Tallard, Marshall Marsin and the Elector of Bavaria are the troops of France and Bavaria accompanied by various mercenaries.

Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria.

Despite his careful planning Marlborough finds no siege train waiting for him in Germany. The food he requested is not there and various troops have been diverted into Italy and Hungary. Undaunted the Duke and the Prince (Prince Eugene of Savoy) bring the Franco Bavarian forces to battle at Blenheim. In this history podcast I describe the battle of Blenheim and try to show how the various general’s decisions made the difference on that fateful day.

Salamander Cutts

Salamander Cutts

1st Baron Lord Cutts was nicknamed Salamander due to his penchant for always being where the fire was hottest. He was referred to by the Satirist Jonathan Swift as being as ‘brave and brainless as the sword by his side.’ Cutts lead Marborough’s left wing attack upon the village of Blenheim.

In the more general section of this podcast we look at the word Jacobean and attempt to straighten out a few myths regarding the Jacobite cause.
The history podcast review this time concerns the Stanford University series of lectures on Hannibal.
Some of the sources I use for this podcast can be found at Amazon.co.uk in the UK
or at Amazon.com in the United States.

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]]> http://historyzine.com/2008/08/27/historyzine-012-the-battle-for-blenheim/feed/ 7 blenheim,history,history podcast,Historyzine,Jacobites,podcast In Historyzine 12 our main feature is 1704 and the battle of Blenheim. John Churchill (Duke of Marlborough) is rampaging around Bavaria with the Dutch, Hesse, Austrian, Hanoverian and English troops. Gathering against him under the command of Marshall ... In Historyzine 12 our main feature is 1704 and the battle of Blenheim. John Churchill (Duke of Marlborough) is rampaging around Bavaria with the Dutch, Hesse, Austrian, Hanoverian and English troops. Gathering against him under the command of Marshall Tallard, Marshall Marsin and the Elector of Bavaria are the troops of France and Bavaria accompanied by various mercenaries. Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria. Despite his careful planning Marlborough finds no siege train waiting for him in Germany. The food he requested is not there and various troops have been diverted into Italy and Hungary. Undaunted the Duke and the Prince (Prince Eugene of Savoy) bring the Franco Bavarian forces to battle at Blenheim. In this history podcast I describe the battle of Blenheim and try to show how the various general's decisions made the difference on that fateful day. 1st Baron Lord Cutts was nicknamed Salamander due to his penchant for always being where the fire was hottest. He was referred to by the Satirist Jonathan Swift as being as 'brave and brainless as the sword by his side.' Cutts lead Marborough's left wing attack upon the village of Blenheim. In the more general section of this podcast we look at the word Jacobean and attempt to straighten out a few myths regarding the Jacobite cause. The history podcast review this time concerns the Stanford University series of lectures on Hannibal. Some of the sources I use for this podcast can be found at Amazon.co.uk in the UK or at Amazon.com in the United States. If you wish to comment on the podcasts then please visit the website, historyzine.com or visit the contact page and leave me an email using the contact form there. Jim Mowatt clean 54:15 Historyzine 009: The March to Blenheim http://historyzine.com/2008/07/10/historyzine-009/ http://historyzine.com/2008/07/10/historyzine-009/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:43:33 +0000 jimmowatt http://historyzine.com/2008/07/10/historyzine-009/ Continue reading →]]> Subscribe to podcast

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This issue features a review of the Richard Holmes book on Marlborough and in the section on the War of the Spanish Succession we look at the march of the allied troops across Europe and take a peek at some of the planning and attention to detail that made this march a success.


John Churchill

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]]> http://historyzine.com/2008/07/10/historyzine-009/feed/ 0 blenheim,history podcast,Historyzine,march,marlborough,podcast This issue features a review of the Richard Holmes book on Marlborough and in the section on the War of the Spanish Succession we look at the march of the allied troops across Europe and take a peek at some of the planning and attention to detail that ... This issue features a review of the Richard Holmes book on Marlborough and in the section on the War of the Spanish Succession we look at the march of the allied troops across Europe and take a peek at some of the planning and attention to detail that made this march a success. John Churchill Some of the sources I use for this podcast can be found at Amazon.co.uk in the UK or at Amazon.com in the United States. If you wish to comment on the podcasts then please visit the website, historyzine.com or visit the contact page and leave me an email using the contact form there. Jim Mowatt clean 21:30