Mists of Time, the romance of Camelot, the kingdoms of Mercia, Wessex, Northumbria and so on. Well, that is a clue regarding the question - English Kings? Warlords or kings or warlord kings....does sound not quite Camelot does it? Fear not however. Do to the Mists of Time...and the lack of much in the way of contemporary sources for a portion of the Anglo-Saxon kings, leaves us with mystery, with intrigue and a puzzle.

I had a lot of fun with this one and I hope you do too

Coming on the defeat and loss of the Grand Armee in Russia, Napoleon's invincibiliy and his PR machine took a big hit. Closing following on the heels of this defeat, Napoleon put together another Grand Armee, but perhaps this one was more of an "Just Okay" Armee...many young and untested soldiers made up the ranks.

At the Battle of Leipzig, this Okay Armee was roundly defeated and soon after, Napoleon was forced to abdicate.

He did come back for one more go, for abut 100 days, and The English Army of the Duke of Wellington and the Prussian army decisively defeated Napoleon which ended in his final exile

Was Leipzig, following quickly on the heels of the defeat in Russia, really the end of Napoleon? Was Waterloo the takedown of an already defeated man?

Tune in and find out

This battle lasted nearly all of 1916. France versus Germany. Verdun with its many forts was a symbolic place for France.

General Falkenhayn of Germany thought he could end the western front at Verdun. Was he mistaken? Tune in and find out

Did the murder of Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire the event that started the Great War, WW1?

That is a question even today 101 years and one week after the armistice that ended the war was signed.

This episode, the second of the series, discusses the Victims (Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie), the Conspiracy, which included many more than the killer, the Crime itself, and the Aftermath. With all this, can we finally answer the question?

The murders of Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian empire is often considered the event that sparked the Great War- World War 1. But did it? This question remains even after the armistice was signed, 101 years ago today

In this first episode Gavrilo Princip (the killer) and the empire are put into frame. Was there more to it than that. Well, on June 28th, 1914, Gavrilo Princip was not the only person on that street with the same intent. Yes, there was a conspiracy afoot! Find out, when I review the some of the pieces of the puzzle

The first month of the war, the Germans swept through Belgium and ran roughshod over the French Army in all battles to date. That was about to change.

The leaders of the French, German and British troops were all very fascinating, a bit odd and most quite old. Their character, both good and bad, and how they "attended" to the war, had great impact on what happened not only in the first World War, but perhaps the entire 20th century

#WW1 #themarne

So many to choose from. The stories, in turn, may be tragic, horrifying, and kind of funny. Most of the stories are very, very strange. Some of the historical figures - the Oracle of Delphi, Alexander the Great, Richard Nixon and many more...7 more actually. This is an episode to dive into

Are vampires real? Well, lets start with the literary and film history? Where did those ideas come from? Are the graves with stakes in the heart? Yeah. But really, how did this whole thing get started? There are different versions of the undead....mummies, zombies, vampires. But vampires are different. But why? Tune in and find out. Happy October and Halloween