Greg Jenner

In History Corner, we had the incredible Dr Isabella Rosner from the Royal School of Needlework. Thank you, Isabella.

In History Corner, we had the incredible Dr Isabella Rosner from the Royal School of Needlework. Thank you, Isabella.

And in Comedy Corner, we had the cracking Cariad Lloyd. Thank you, Cariad.

And in Comedy Corner, we had the cracking Cariad Lloyd. Thank you, Cariad.

And to you, lovely listener, join me next time as we reupholster another neglected historical subject. But for now, I'm off to go and teach myself ceramics and maybe blow up my house. Bye!

And to you, lovely listener, join me next time as we reupholster another neglected historical subject. But for now, I'm off to go and teach myself ceramics and maybe blow up my house. Bye!

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BBC Sounds. Music, radio, podcasts. Hello and welcome to You're Dead to Me, the Radio 4 comedy podcast that takes history seriously. My name is Greg Jenner. I'm a public historian, author and broadcaster. And today we're getting political. We're travelling back to the 17th century to discover the causes of the British Civil Wars. You might call them English Civil War. We'll explain later.

BBC Sounds. Music, radio, podcasts. Hello and welcome to You're Dead to Me, the Radio 4 comedy podcast that takes history seriously. My name is Greg Jenner. I'm a public historian, author and broadcaster. And today we're getting political. We're travelling back to the 17th century to discover the causes of the British Civil Wars. You might call them English Civil War. We'll explain later.

And to help us separate the Royalists from the Radicals, we have two very special guests. In History Corner, he's Associate Professor in Social History at Kellogg College, University of Oxford, where his research focuses on the social history of early modern England. You might have read his incredible book, The Blazing World, A New History of Revolutionary England.

And to help us separate the Royalists from the Radicals, we have two very special guests. In History Corner, he's Associate Professor in Social History at Kellogg College, University of Oxford, where his research focuses on the social history of early modern England. You might have read his incredible book, The Blazing World, A New History of Revolutionary England.

He's also the author of a forthcoming book, The Blood in Winter, all about the run-up to the Civil War in 1642. It's Dr Jonathan Healy. Welcome, John. Hi, Greg. Lovely to be here. Thank you for Coming in and in Comedy Corner, he's an award-winning stand-up comedian.

He's also the author of a forthcoming book, The Blood in Winter, all about the run-up to the Civil War in 1642. It's Dr Jonathan Healy. Welcome, John. Hi, Greg. Lovely to be here. Thank you for Coming in and in Comedy Corner, he's an award-winning stand-up comedian.

You may have seen him on BBC Three's Stand Up for Live Comedy or loads of Dave shows like Outsiders, Hypothetical, Question Team or Late Night Mash. And you will remember him from our episode on Frederick Douglass. It's Toussaint Douglass. Welcome back to the show, Toussaint.

You may have seen him on BBC Three's Stand Up for Live Comedy or loads of Dave shows like Outsiders, Hypothetical, Question Team or Late Night Mash. And you will remember him from our episode on Frederick Douglass. It's Toussaint Douglass. Welcome back to the show, Toussaint.

Tucson, last time you proved yourself a bit of an American history aficionado. You knew quite a lot about Frederick Douglass.

Tucson, last time you proved yourself a bit of an American history aficionado. You knew quite a lot about Frederick Douglass.

So what do you know? So what do you know? This is where I have a go at guessing what you, our lovely listener, might know about today's subject. And as you've probably heard of the British Civil Wars, or rather you've probably heard of the English Civil War. That's not really a name we use that much anymore. And also there aren't that many movies about it or pop culture about it.

So what do you know? So what do you know? This is where I have a go at guessing what you, our lovely listener, might know about today's subject. And as you've probably heard of the British Civil Wars, or rather you've probably heard of the English Civil War. That's not really a name we use that much anymore. And also there aren't that many movies about it or pop culture about it.