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.
http://www.michaelrank.net
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 21 hours 44 minutes
HFM 029 | The Most Powerful Women in the Middle Ages, Part 2: Joan of Arc (1412-1431): The Maiden of Orléans and History’s Most Lethal ‘Heretic’
Joan of Arc has one of the most incredible stories in history. How did an illiterate peasant lead an army into victory against England in the Hundred Years War? Learn about her upbringing, her visions from God,
HFM 028 | The Most Powerful Women in the Middle Ages, Part 1: Lady Aethelflaed of the Mercians (872-918): The Real-Life Eowyn of Rohan and Viking Slayer
Eowyn of Rohan from the “Lord of the Rings” is based on a real person, but she was far more fericious! Learn about Lady Aethelflaed, ruler of England in the 900s and slayer of Vikings. This is the first in a three-part series on the most powerful women...
HFM 027 | The Real-Life Dr. Frankenstein: Johann Conrad Dippel (1673-1734)
Was there a real life Dr. Frankenstein who tried to bring the dead back to life by science and alchemy? Yes there was, and his name was Johann Dippel. He lived in the transitional period between alchemy and modern science.
HFM 026 | The Most Interesting Crusaders, Part 3: Richard the Lionheart: The Hero of the Battlefield and Absentee King of England
Does Richard the Lionheart, the hero of Robin Hood, live up to the legend? On the battlefield yes, but as a king, not exactly. We look at the larger-than-life leader of the Third Crusade in this podcast. Like this podcast?
HFM 025 | The Most Interesting Crusaders, Part 2: Godfrey of Bouillon (1060-1100): Jerusalem’s Conqueror and Wielder of Christendom’s Enchanted Blade
Godfrey of Boullion, a commander of the First Crusade, was immortalized for being the first knight to enter Jerusalem. To arrive at this point he led thousands of soldiers on an expensive and dangerous adventure across a continent. How did he do it?
HFM 024 | The Most Interesting Crusaders, Part 1: Peter the Hermit — The People’s Preacher Who Resembled his Donkey
Today we look at the life of Peter the Hermit, the rag-tag leader of the first crusading force (whom many said resembled the donkey he rode), and one that would meet its complete slaughter at the hands of the Seljuk Turks. Like this podcast?
HFM 023 | Common Knowledge About Medieval History that is Incorrect, Part 3: With Tim O’Neill
Today special guest Tim O’Neill, medievalist and Quora’s resident historian, explains that the idea that millions of women died in the medieval period (500-1500 A.D.) from witch burnings due to superstition and is incorrect.
HFM 022 | Common Knowledge About Medieval History that is Incorrect, Part 2: With Tim O’Neill
Today special guest Tim O’Neill, medievalist and Quora’s resident historian, explains that in the medieval period (500-1500 A.D.), rather than being the Dark Ages, was a time of great technological advancement. If you appreciate the printing press,
HFM 021 | Common Knowledge About Medieval History that is Incorrect, Part 1: With Tim O’Neill
Today special guest Tim O’Neill, medievalist and Quora’s resident historian, explains that no educated person thought the earth was flat in the Middle Ages in the first of a three-part series on common knowledge about medieval history that is incorrec...
HFM 020 | When did ancient Greeks and Romans stop worshipping Greek Gods and Goddesses?
When did ancients stop believing in Greek gods and goddesses? Was it Constantine’s conversion to Christianity? Zeus no longer sending down thunderbolts? Dionysus no longer providing his wine? Find out here,