American Civil War & UK History

Send us a textBody Snatching With (Paul Bavill)On this episode of American Civil War & UK History, Daz is joined by the host of History Rage Podcast, Paul Bavill, to discuss body snatching.The ‘Golden Age’ of bodysnatching was in the late 1820s in the UK. Bodies were stolen to be sold to anatomists and medical students for research and for the purpose of attracting students

Send us a textThe Battle & Siege of Mobile Bay with (Kris White)In this episode of American Civil War & UK History Daz, was joined by Deputy Director of Education at the American Battlefield Trust Kris White to discuss the Battle and Siege of Mobile Bay which took place in August 1864.Mobile had been the last important port on the Gulf of Mexico east of the Mississippi Rive

Send us a textWilliam Schaw Lindsay With (Bill Lindsay)In this episode of American Civil War & UK History, Daz was joined by author Bill Lindsay to discuss the life of his great-great-grandfather, William Schaw Lindsay. William Schaw Lindsay was a British merchant and shipowner who was a Liberal Member of Parliament and had significant political involvement in the American Civi

Send us a textDan Sickles At Gettysburg with (James Hessler)In this episode of "American Civil War & UK History," Daz is joined by author and experienced battlefield guide at Gettysburg National Battlefield, James Hessler, to discuss Dan Sickles and his involvement at the Battle of Gettysburg, which took place on July 2, 1863. Upon the outbreak of the War in 1861, Sickles becam

Send us a textThe Battle of Waterloo with (Mark Wheatcroft)In this episode of American Civil War & UK, Daz was joined by historian Mark Wheatcroft of Mark's English History Channel to discuss the Battle of Waterloo.The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815, near Waterloo (at that time in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, now in Belgium). It was fought betwe

Send us a textPrelude to the Battle of Waterloo(Mark Wheatcroft)In this episode of American Civil War & UK history, Daz is joined by historian Mark Wheatcroft from Mark's English History Channel to discuss the Prelude to the Battle of Waterloo.The Battle of Waterloo took place on June 18, 1815. However, there is more to the story than just the battle itself. There is a series o

Send us a textUlysses S. Grant: Episode 2 - The Western Theater Part 1.In this episode of The Figures of the American Civil War Podcast, Daz was joined again by historians Dr. Nathan Provost and Tim Willging to discuss Ulysses S. Grant from the beginning of the American Civil War, his reenlistment in the army, and all the important battles in the first part of the Western Theater,

Send us a textThe Battle of Spotsylvania Court House with (Chris Mackowski) In this episode of American Civil War & UK History podcast, Daz was joined by author, historian, & Co-Founder of Emerging Civil War, Chris Mackowski, to discuss The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. This battle took place in May 1864 and was the second battle in a series of engagements between Rob

Send us a textFor The Passion of History PodcastSaint.Olga of Kyiv & The Rus with (Abigail Williams) In this episode of For The Passion of History Podcast, Daz was joined by historian and author Abigail Williams to discuss St. Olga of Kyiv & the Rus. Olga was a regent of Kievan Rus' from 945 and ruled for around eleven years. In the podcast, Daz and Abigail also discuss a b

Send us a textJefferson DavisIn this episode of The Figures of the American Civil War Podcast, Daz is joined by Bertram Hayes Davis to discuss his great-great-grandfather, who was the president of the Confederate States of America. When it comes to figures of the American Civil War, they don't come much bigger than Jefferson Davis. In the podcast, Daz and Bertram discuss his birth,