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Join your host Dr Fiona Richards as she interviews our Experts on History!

We'll meet historians, archaeologists and curators who are experts in their field and hear about the lives of people who have made history their jobs, learn fascinating facts about the past, and go on a journey through world history. Fiona also includes questions for our experts that were sent in by WHE readers. 

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  • Queens of Jerusalem | Katherine Pangonis

    Queens of Jerusalem | Katherine Pangonis
    Dec 26 2025
    Katherine Pangonis' new book Queens of Jerusalem: The Women Who Dared to Rule sheds light on the somewhat overlooked women, queens and princesses of Outremer (the Crusader States). The book is about a dynasty of women who ruled in the Middle East during the medieval period, specifically in the 12th century during the times of the Crusades. It starts with Morphia of Melitene. She's an Armenian Princess who marries Baldwin II to become the first crowned Queen of Jerusalem. The book looks at her life and the role she played politically during her husband's life and then also the lives of her four daughters including Queen Melisende Jerusalem and Princess Alice of Antioch and then her granddaughters, the daughters of those daughters. As well as the first queen to go on crusade, Eleanor of Aquitaine Despite living in a quite strongly patriarchal and medieval environment, these women were able to seize real power due to the instability in the region. The fact that Morphia had four daughters was a major factor as well. There were no sons to inherit, which meant that women were able to succeed in political positions and actually wield power. — BUY KATHERINE'S BOOK — Queens of Jerusalem: The Women Who Dared to Rule https://www.worldhistory.org/books/164313924X/ Katherine's Website https://www.katherinepangonis.com/ — SUPPORT US VIA OUR PATREON — https://www.patreon.com/join/whencyclopedia — BUY OUR MERCH — https://www.worldhistory.store​/​ — CHAPTERS — 0:00​ Introduction 0:53 What is the book all about? 1:55 Is there a gap in the scholarship around the Crusades? 4:27 Which women are focussed on in the book? 10:52 William of Tyre and other Medieval sources 16:43 Working through the bias of Medieval sources 21:00 Eleanor of Aquitaine as a Crusader Queen 30:33 Katherine favourite woman in the book 33:31 Outro — WANT TO KNOW MORE? — Kingdom of Jerusalem https://www.worldhistory.org/Kingdom_of_Jerusalem/ Crusader States https://www.worldhistory.org/Crusader_States/ Crusades https://www.worldhistory.org/Crusades/ Antioch https://www.worldhistory.org/Antiochia/ Edessa https://www.worldhistory.org/edessa/ Eleanor of Aquitaine https://www.worldhistory.org/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine/ Queens of Jerusalem: The Women Who Dared to Rule Book Review https://www.worldhistory.org/review/262/queens-of-jerusalem-the-women-who-dared-to-rule/ — WATCH — Eleanor of Aquitaine: the Medieval Queen of England and France in the High Middle Ages https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAP7OHmBcZY The Crusades: A Brief History of the Medieval Religious Wars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E33qpetUCVQ Courtly Love in the High Middle Ages https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxfEMc6Z2aY A Short History of the Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pewasA24hPs — ATTRIBUTIONS — The music used in this recording is the intellectual copyright of Michael Levy, a prolific composer for the recreated lyres of antiquity, and used with the creator's permission. Michael Levy's music is available to stream at all the major digital music platforms. Find out more on: https://www.ancientlyre.com https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Dx2vFEg8DmOJ5YCRm4A5v?si=emacIH9CRieFNGXRUyJ9 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ1X6F7lGMEadnNETSzTv8A World History Encyclopedia www.worldhistory.org
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  • Rome: Strategy of Empire | James Lacey

    Rome: Strategy of Empire | James Lacey
    Dec 12 2025
    Join World History Encyclopedia as they sit down with author and historian James Lacey to chat all about Rome: Strategy of Empire, the first work to lay out Roman strategic thinking from its start under Augustus until its final demise in 476 CE From Octavian's victory at Actium (31 bc) to its traditional endpoint in the West (476), the Roman Empire lasted a solid 500 years—an impressive number by any standard, and fully one-fifth of all recorded history. In fact, the decline and final collapse of the Roman Empire took longer than most other empires even existed. Any historian trying to unearth the grand strategy of the Roman Empire must, therefore, always remain cognizant of the time scale, in which she is dealing. Although the pace of change in the Roman era never approached that of the modern era, it was not an empire in stasis. While the visible trappings may have changed little, the challenges Rome faced at its end were vastly different than those faced by Augustus and the Julio-Claudians. Over the centuries, the Empire's underlying economy, political arrangements, military affairs, and, most importantly, the myriad of external threats it faced were in constant flux, making adaptability to changing circumstances as important to Roman strategists as it is to strategists of the modern era. By employing an expansive definition of strategy and by focusing much of the narrative on crucial historical moments and the personalities involved, James Lacey provides a comprehensive, persuasive, and engaging account of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. It assimilates the most recent work of classical historians and archaeologists to correct the flaws and omissions of previous accounts, thus presenting the most complete and nuanced narrative of Roman strategic thinking and execution ever published. — BUY ROME: STRATEGY OF EMPIRE — Buy the book from Oxford University Press https://global.oup.com/academic/product/rome-9780190937706?utm_campaign=1433189261099882389&utm_source=third%20party&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=text+advert&utm_term=WHE — SUPPORT US VIA OUR PATREON— https://www.patreon.com/join/whencyclopedia — BUY OUR MERCH — https://www.worldhistory.store​/​ — CHAPTERS — 0:00​ Introduction 0:51 James Jacey's background 6:00 Focus of the book - the strategy of Ancient Rome 17:34 Modern-day strategy and its links with Ancient Roman strategy 35:19 Outro — WANT TO KNOW MORE? — Ancient Rome https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/ Roman Empire https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Empire/ The Extent of the Roman Empire https://www.worldhistory.org/article/851/the-extent-of-the-roman-empire/ Enemies of Rome in the 3rd Century CE https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1145/enemies-of-rome-in-the-3rd-century-ce/ Roman Warfare https://member.worldhistory.org/Roman_Warfare/ Roman Army https://member.worldhistory.org/Roman_Army/ — WATCH — The Roman Invasion of Britain with Richard Hingley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNfdfuH7z1c Rome: An Empire's Story with Greg Woolf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTQSrskjPRs The Roman Epic Poem The Aeneid: Introduction and Summary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2dcqDjxl_c History of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty of the Roman Empire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE7l5GL8KcI — ATTRIBUTIONS — The music used in this recording is the intellectual copyright of Michael Levy, a prolific composer for the recreated lyres of antiquity, and used with the creator's permission. Michael Levy's music is available to stream at all the major digital music platforms. Find out more on: https://www.ancientlyre.com https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Dx2vFEg8DmOJ5YCRm4A5v?si=emacIH9CRieFNGXRUyJ9 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ1X6F7lGMEadnNETSzTv8A World History Encyclopedia www.worldhistory.org
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  • Everyday Discoveries Reshaping History | Ian Richardson & Michael Lewis

    Everyday Discoveries Reshaping History | Ian Richardson & Michael Lewis
    Nov 29 2025

    Ian Richardson, Senior Treasure Registrar at the British Museum, explores how everyday discoveries made by the public have reshaped our understanding of Britain’s past. He explains the Portable Antiquity Scheme and the Treasure Act, showing how ordinary finds from metal detecting, gardening, or chance become part of the national record. In this talk, he shares stories of remarkable discoveries including a Bronze Age gold vessel mistaken for a light fitting, a rare Roman cavalry helmet, thousands of Anglo-Norman silver pennies buried after the Battle of Hastings, and even a jar of American gold coins hidden in a London garden. Richardson also explains how finds are reported, how museums decide what to keep, and why recording even small objects can reveal lost settlements and forgotten landscapes, while reflecting on the luck, strategy, and thrill behind uncovering history beneath our feet.

    Ian Richardson and Michael Lewis wrote Beneath Our Feet: Everyday Discoveries Reshaping History, going into greater depth on many of these stories and exploring the important role of the public in uncovering the past.


    📚 Buy the book here:

    Beneath Our Feet: Everyday Discoveries Reshaping History

    by Ian Richardson & Michael Lewis

    https://www.worldhistory.org/books/0500027528


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    — ATTRIBUTIONS —

    The music used in this recording is the intellectual copyright of Michael Levy, a prolific composer for the recreated lyres of antiquity, and used with the creator's permission. Michael Levy's music is available to stream at all the major digital music platforms. Find out more on:

    https://www.ancientlyre.com

    https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Dx2vFEg8DmOJ5YCRm4A5v?si=emacIH9CRieFNGXRUyJ9

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ1X6F7lGMEadnNETSzTv8A


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