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The pivotal year of 1870 brought down the curtain on the redcoat garrison world at both the metropolitan and colonial ends of the empire . . . In fewer than forty years, less than a lifetime, Aotearoa had gone from being a Māori world in which rangat... more

Thomas Becket and His World (Reaktion Books, 2025) explores the turbulent life and violent death of Thomas Becket, one of the most controversial figures of the Middle Ages. From a London merchant’s son to royal chancellor and archbishop of Canterbur... more

Between King Cotton and Queen Victoria: How Pirates, Smugglers, and Scoundrels Almost Saved the Confederacy (U Georgia Press, 2025) by Dr. Beau Cleland recenters our understanding of the Civil War by framing it as a hemispheric affair, deeply influen... more

The twentieth century is understood as an era of growing, inexorable secularism, yet in Britain between the 1890s and the 1960s there was a marked turn to Rome. In the first half of the century, Catholicism became an intellectual and spiritual fashio... more

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Recent Guests

Michael Staunton
Professor of Medieval History at University College Dublin and expert on Thomas Becket.
University College Dublin
Episode: Michael Staunton, "Thomas Becket and His World" (Reaktion Books, 2025)
Dr. Beau Cleland
Assistant Professor of History at the University of Calgary and author of 'Between King Cotton and Queen Victoria'
University of Calgary
Episode: Beau Cleland, "Between King Cotton and Queen Victoria: How Pirates, Smugglers, and Scoundrels Almost Saved the Confederacy" (U Georgia Press, 2025)
Melanie McDonagh
A journalist and author with a background in Medieval History.
Evening Standard, The Spectator
Episode: Melanie McDonagh, "Converts: From Oscar Wilde to Muriel Spark, Why So Many Became Catholic in the 20th Century" (Yale UP, 2025)
Vicky Holmes
Co-editor of the book, Objects of Poverty
Anglia Ruskin University
Episode: Joseph Harley and Vicky Holmes eds., "Objects of Poverty: Material Culture in Britain from 1700" (Bloomsbury, 2025)
James Cheshire
Professor in Geographic Information and Cartography at University College London
University College London
Episode: The Library of Lost Maps: An Archive of a World in Progress
Jacob Bloomfield
Postdoctoral fellow at the University of Konstanz and honorary research fellow at the University of Kent.
University of Konstanz
Episode: Jacob Bloomfield, "Drag: A British History" (U California Press, 2023)
Kamran Khan
Associate Professor in Language, Social Justice, and Education at the University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham
Episode: Radio ReOrient 13.7: "Linguistics, Citizenship and Belonging,” with Kamran Khan, hosted by Claudia Radiven and Marchella Ward
Marion Turner
Author of The Wife of Bath, A Biography
Princeton University Press
Episode: Marion Turner, "The Wife of Bath: A Biography" (Princeton UP, 2023)
Tom White
Author and expert on asbestos history
Author of 'Bad Dust' published by Repeater
Episode: Tom White, "Bad Dust: A History of the Asbestos Disaster" (Repeater, 2025)

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Dr. Miranda Melcher
One of your hosts, Dr. Miranda Melcher is associated with New Books Network.

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4.6 out of 5 stars from 13 ratings
  • Recorded or re -recorded at a speed impossible to comprehend

    I was very enthusiast about subscribing to this podcast, having a PhD in British History and having taught courses in English, Irish , and Scottish History for more than three decades in an American university. I remain grateful for the books/authors that are chosen.

    Even so, I find the podcasts useless simply because of the speed at which they were recorded (or perhaps re-recorded). I am neither senile nor hard-of-hearing, but the podcasts are unintelligible except for scattered words or phra... more

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Michael Staunton, "Thomas Becket and His World" (Reaktion Books, 2025)
Q: Was there a time where Becket felt that his martyrdom was a real possibility?
While he posed as a martyr, it seems he did not truly expect to be murdered, although he was aware of the dangers surrounding his confrontation with Henry.
Michael Staunton, "Thomas Becket and His World" (Reaktion Books, 2025)
Q: Was it a clash of personalities, institutions or ideologies?
It was a mix of all; a personal conflict fueled by underlying structural issues between monarchy and church.
Michael Staunton, "Thomas Becket and His World" (Reaktion Books, 2025)
Q: How is this book a bit different?
It approaches Thomas Becket not just as an individual but contextualizes his life within the world he lived in, correcting many common misconceptions about him.
Beau Cleland, "Between King Cotton and Queen Victoria: How Pirates, Smugglers, and Scoundrels Almost Saved the Confederacy" (U Georgia Press, 2025)
Q: Can you tell us about the systemic blockade that the Confederacy was facing, and how big a problem it actually was for their efforts?
Dr. Cleland explained that the Union's blockade declared in April 1861 covered the entire Confederate coastline, creating a significant challenge for the Confederacy to procure necessary supplies and weapons from abroad.
Beau Cleland, "Between King Cotton and Queen Victoria: How Pirates, Smugglers, and Scoundrels Almost Saved the Confederacy" (U Georgia Press, 2025)
Q: Could you please start us off by introducing yourself a little bit and tell us why you decided to write this book?
Dr. Beau Cleland shared his background as an Assistant Professor and a former soldier in the US Army. His military experience in Afghanistan sparked an interest in understanding the complexities of transnational conflicts, which ultimately led to his research on the Confederate raid into Canada.

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