History with the Szilagyis

History with the Szilagyis

A History podcast with a (married) couple of Historians. "They have the entire history of the world between them" - a friend of ours.

Episodes

May 22, 2021 20 mins
Jason and Chrissie tell you a little about themselves and what to expect on this new podcast from the United Federation of Podcasts network.

Find us on Twitter:
The Network: @UFPEarth.
The Show: @SzilagyiHistory.
Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia.
Jason: @JasonDarkElf.

Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook.

Dr. John Robertson’s most recent book is Iraq: A History.
Dr. Eric Johnson’s best-known works are What We Knew: Terr...
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Chrissie gives you a quick overview of the history of Coffee.

Find us on Twitter:
The Network: @UFPEarth.
The Show: @SzilagyiHistory
Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia.
Jason: @JasonDarkElf
Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook.
Find the transcripts of our episodes at https://historywiththeszilagyis.org/podcast

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June 1, 2021 5 mins
Jason gives you a quick overview of Victory in Europe Day: 8 May 1945.

Find us on Twitter:
The Network: @UFPEarth.
The Show: @SzilagyiHistory
Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia.
Jason: @JasonDarkElf.
Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook.
Find the transcripts of our episodes at historywiththeszilagyis.org/podcasts.

United Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by our listeners. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon who...
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Chrissie and Jason tell you all about Rome’s Sacred Chickens.

Find us on Twitter:
The Network: @UFPEarth.
The Show: @SzilagyiHistory.
Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia.
Jason: @JasonDarkElf.
Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook.
Find the transcripts of our episodes at historywiththeszilagyis.org.

There isn’t a great deal about the Sacred Chickens themselves, what we know comes from mentions of them in other contexts. I based...
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June 3, 2021 8 mins
Jason gives you a quick overview of what was needed to make the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944 a reality.

For more information on this topic:
Stephen Ambrose’s Band of Brothers is a wonderfully readable account, but you’re better reading the memoir from which he plagiarized most of it: David Webster’s Parachute Infantry. HBO’s adaptation of Band of Brothers is great, as well.
George Koskimaki’s D-Day with the Screaming Eagles is a ...
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June 8, 2021 6 mins
Jason gives you a quick overview of excavations at the Sumerian city of Ur, including the renowned author Agatha Christie.

For more information on this topic:
Agatha Christie’s novels Death in Mesopotamia, Death on the Nile, and Murder on the Orient Express.
The University of Pennsylvania’s website about Dr. Wooley’s work: https://www.penn.museum/sites/journal/tag/ur-expedition/

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The Network: @UFPEarth.
The Show: @Sz...
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June 10, 2021 8 mins
Chrissie gives you a quick overview of The Spartacus War.

Find us on Twitter:
The Network: @UFPEarth.
The Show: @SzilagyiHistory.
Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia.
Jason: @JasonDarkElf.
Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook.
Find the transcripts of our episodes at historywiththeszilagyis.org.
Send topic suggestions via Twitter or at hwts@ufp.earth.

Read primary sources about Spartacus:
Plutarch’s biography of Crassus: https:...
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Jason gives you a quick overview of the Allied convoy sent to supply Malta against the Axis powers in August 1942.

Read the essay here: https://historywiththeszilagyis.org/hwts007

Find us on Twitter:
The Network: @UFPEarth.
The Show: @SzilagyiHistory.
Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia.
Jason: @JasonDarkElf.
Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook.
Send topic suggestions via Twitter or to hwts@ufp.earth.

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June 17, 2021 7 mins
Chrissie gives you a quick overview of the life of Hypatia of Alexandria.

Read the essay here: https://historywiththeszilagyis.org/hwts008

Find us on Twitter:
The Network: @UFPEarth.
The Show: @SzilagyiHistory.
Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia.
Jason: @JasonDarkElf.
Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook.
Send topic suggestions via Twitter or to hwts@ufp.earth.

Support our historical work here: patreon.com/historywiththeszil...
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June 22, 2021 10 mins
Jason gives you a quick overview of the sacrifice of the HMS Jervis Bay.

Read the essay here: https://historywiththeszilagyis.org/hwts009

Find us on Twitter:
The Network: @UFPEarth.
The Show: @SzilagyiHistory.
Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia.
Jason: @JasonDarkElf.
Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook.
Send topic suggestions via Twitter or to hwts@ufp.earth.
Support our historical work here: patreon.com/historywiththeszila...
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June 24, 2021 6 mins
Chrissie gives you a quick overview of Diocletian’s Tetrarchy.

Read the essay here: https://historywiththeszilagyis.org/hwts010

Find us on Twitter:
The Network: @UFPEarth.
The Show: @SzilagyiHistory.
Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia.
Jason: @JasonDarkElf.
Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook.
Send topic suggestions via Twitter or to hwts@ufp.earth.

Support our historical work here: patreon.com/historywiththeszilagyis

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June 29, 2021 9 mins
Jason gives you a quick overview of the opening of Japan to Western influences.

Read the essay here: https://historywiththeszilagyis.org/hwts011

Find us on Twitter:
The Network: @UFPEarth.
The Show: @SzilagyiHistory.
Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia.
Jason: @JasonDarkElf.
Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook.
Send topic suggestions via Twitter or to hwts@ufp.earth.

Support our historical work here: patreon.com/historywithth...
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July 1, 2021 8 mins
Chrissie gives you a quick overview of The Dinosaur Wars.

Read the essay here: https://historywiththeszilagyis.org/hwts012

Find us on Twitter:
The Network: @UFPEarth.
The Show: @SzilagyiHistory.
Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia.
Jason: @JasonDarkElf.
Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook.
Send topic suggestions via Twitter or to hwts@ufp.earth.

Support our historical work here: patreon.com/historywiththeszilagyis

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Jason gives you a quick overview of The Washington and London Naval Treaties.

Read the essay here: https://historywiththeszilagyis.org/hwts013

Find us on Twitter:
The Network: @UFPEarth.
The Show: @SzilagyiHistory.
Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia.
Jason: @JasonDarkElf.
Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook.
Send topic suggestions via Twitter or to hwts@ufp.earth.

Support our historical work here: patreon.com/historywiththes...
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July 8, 2021 6 mins
Chrissie gives you a quick overview of the Egyptian Pharaoh Hatshepsut.

Read the essay here: https://historywiththeszilagyis.org/hwts014

Find us on Twitter:
The Network: @UFPEarth.
The Show: @SzilagyiHistory.
Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia.
Jason: @JasonDarkElf.
Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook.
Send topic suggestions via Twitter or to hwts@ufp.earth.

Support our historical work here: patreon.com/historywiththeszilagy...
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Jason gives you a quick overview of the Early Ottoman Succession.

Read the essay here: https://historywiththeszilagyis.org/hwts015

Find us on Twitter:
The Network: @UFPEarth.
The Show: @SzilagyiHistory.
Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia.
Jason: @JasonDarkElf.
Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook.
Send topic suggestions via Twitter or to hwts@ufp.earth.

Support our historical work here: patreon.com/historywiththeszilagyis


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July 15, 2021 5 mins
Chrissie gives you a quick overview of the Great Famine of 1315.

Read the essay here: https://historywiththeszilagyis.org/hwts016

Find us on Twitter:
The Network: @UFPEarth.
The Show: @SzilagyiHistory.
Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia.
Jason: @JasonDarkElf.
Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook.
Send topic suggestions via Twitter or to hwts@ufp.earth.

Support our historical work here: patreon.com/historywiththeszilagyis

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July 20, 2021 6 mins
Chrissie gives you a quick overview of the Black Death.

Read the essay here: https://historywiththeszilagyis.org/hwts017

Find us on Twitter:
The Network: @UFPEarth.
The Show: @SzilagyiHistory.
Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia.
Jason: @JasonDarkElf.
Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook.
Send topic suggestions via Twitter or to hwts@ufp.earth.

Support our historical work here: patreon.com/historywiththeszilagyis

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Jason gives you a quick overview of the Later Ottoman Succession System.

Read the essay here: https://historywiththeszilagyis.org/hwts018

Find us on Twitter:
The Network: @UFPEarth.
The Show: @SzilagyiHistory.
Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia.
Jason: @JasonDarkElf.
Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook.
Send topic suggestions via Twitter or to hwts@ufp.earth.

Support our historical work here: patreon.com/historywiththeszilagy...
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July 27, 2021 8 mins
Chrissie gives you a quick biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine.

Read the essay here: https://historywiththeszilagyis.org/hwts019

Find us on Twitter:
The Network: @UFPEarth.
The Show: @SzilagyiHistory.
Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia.
Jason: @JasonDarkElf.
Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook.
Follow us on Facebook at History with the Szilagyis.
Please send topic suggestions via Twitter or to hwts@ufp.earth.

Support our histo...
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