Historian and veteran Middle East journalist Michael Rank looks into the most exciting events and personalities of history in this podcast and explains them in five-minute episodes so that you can absorb the facts in the fastest way possible. Learn about the lives of Genghis Khan, Vlad Dracul, and Richard the Lionheart, and such events as the Crusades and the Black Death in these highly entertaining and informative episodes. Michael has sold thousands of books with his unique take on the past with such best-selling titles as "History's Most Insane Rulers: Lunatics, Eccentrics, and Megalomaniacs From Emperor Caligula to Kim Jon Il," and he brings the same energy to this podcast. He focuses on world history, Roman history, military history, the history of the United States, the most famous rulers in history, biographies, biography of famous people, the most famous people in history, the most powerful rulers, medieval history, violent history, world history, United States history, and how to put all these pieces together. This is a great podcast if you know nothing about a topic and need a good launching point into a deeper study.
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H5M 157 | Churchill’s Most Controversial Cousin
Our guest today is Giles Milton, the host of the Unknown History Podcast.
We all have an embarrassing relative. Maybe that embarrassing relative is us.
But Winston Churchill’s cousin took it to a new level. She had love affairs, one of which threatened to create an international incident.
Giles gets into all sorts of interesting stories in this episode. Here are some of the things he touches on:
- Who was Clare Sheridan and why did she gain attention in 1920?
- What about the rumors regarding Clare and Trotsky’s relationship?
- Did Churchill ever forgive his cousin Clare?
This episode is based on a selection from an incredible new book by Giles.
Get a copy of Giles’s new book When Churchill Slaughtered Sheep and Stalin Robbed a Bank: History’s Unknown Chapters. You can get it by clicking here.