Season 1
Ukraine's Story (Part 2): The Mongol Era
In the second episode of Ukraine's Story, we'll cover the Mongol era, which lasted from the Mongol invasion in the early 13th century and lasted until the end of the 15th century. It was also known as the "Tatar Yoke" …
Indira Gandhi: The Iron Lady of India
Not many people know that India got its first female prime minister in 1966, over ten years before Margaret Thatcher came to power in 1979 in Britain. Indira Gandhi is a towering if controversial figure of Indian political hi...
Ukraine's Story (Part 1): Kyivan Rus
Given the current situation in Ukraine, I wanted to do a miniseries on Ukraine's story. So here it is. Follow me as I chart Ukrainian history from the first major Eastern Slavic state (the Kyivan Rus) all the way up …
Berlin: The Story of a City (with Barney White-Spunner)
In The History Buff's first interview, I am joined by retired army officer-turned historian/author Sir Barney White-Spunner. The book we discuss in this episode is his latest, called Berlin: The Story of a City. The book offe...
Sissi: The Reluctant Empress Elisabeth of Austria (with Anna Morris)
On The History Buff's first co-hosted discussion, I am joined by friend, fellow history buff and half-Austrian Anna Morris. Listen to us talk about one of the most famous royals of European history: Empress Elisabeth of Austr...
The Guillaume Affair: The Spy Scandal That Brought Down a German Chan…
Willy Brandt was famous for being the West German Chancellor that introduced a policy of rapprochement with East Germany and the Eastern Bloc in general - known as "Ostpolitik". He is remembered as a great statesman, who led ...
The First World War: The Causes
In this episode, I will be breaking down for you the reasons why Europe collapsed into the most catastrophic war in history (up until that point). Many people say it was caused by the shots from a gun belonging to …
Royal Cousins: The King, the Kaiser and the Tsar
In this episode, we will discuss the monarchs of the three most powerful monarchies of the early twentieth century: King George V of Great Britain Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany Tsar Nicholas II of Russia They were all related,...
South American Dictatorships: Argentina & Chile
In this episode, we'll be looking at two of the South American dictatorships of the twentieth century, Argentina and Chile. Both countries had their dictatorships installed with US support (to help stop the spread of communis...
Berlin: Capital of the Twentieth Century
So I might be a little bit biased as a tour guide that lives here, but Berlin has a pretty incredible story. In this first episode of The History Buff , you will be taken through Berlin's tumultuous history from …