Lectures in History

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Oct 19, 2025 • 1h 14min

Gettysburg College’s Timothy Shannon on the Mystery of Roanoke

This week on the Lectures in History podcast: The mystery of the Roanoke Colony’s disappearance. In 1587, English settlers established a colony on Roanoke Island, off the coast of present-day North Carolina — only to vanish without a trace soon after. Gettysburg College Professor Timothy Shannon explores what we know about the lost colony, the people who lived there, and the theories behind one of early America’s greatest mysteries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 12, 2025 • 1h 22min

The 1876 Great Sioux War and the Battle of the Little Bighorn

What happened when General Custer and Crazy Horse faced off in battle? Stetson University Professor David Morton chronicles the 1876 Great Sioux War in the South Dakota Black Hills. Stetson University is located in Deland, Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 5, 2025 • 48min

World War II History: Vichy France Collaboration and the U.S.-UK Alliance

United States Army War College history professor Michael Neiberg discusses Vichy France and the Anglo-American relationship during World War II. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sep 28, 2025 • 55min

Kentucky and Slavery: From Statehood to the Civil War

When Kentucky in 1792 became a state, it had a choice; keep slavery or abolish it. University of Kentucky professor Melanie Goan teaches a class on the state's relationship with the institution of slavery until the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sep 21, 2025 • 1h 36min

Black Education in Colonial America: The Story of the Williamsburg Bray School

William & Mary Bray School Lab director Maureen Elgersman Lee discusses the history of the 18th-century Williamsburg Bray School for Black children and the legacies of the 300 to 400 scholars it enrolled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sep 14, 2025 • 60min

Lectures in History: 1992 Republican National Convention

Explore the rhetoric of the 1992 Republican National Convention, focusing on speeches by Ronald Reagan and Pat Buchanan. Discover how Buchanan's divisive language framed cultural wars and morality. Contrast this with Reagan's hopeful and inclusive vision for unity. The discussion highlights ethical tests for political speech and the importance of civic debate in an era of polarization. Insights into political communication emphasize the role of informed citizenship in shaping democracy.
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Sep 7, 2025 • 1h 3min

FEED DROP: BN+ Richard J. Evans, "Hitler's People"

Sir Richard J. Evans has been writing about Germany and Adolf Hitler for his entire professional life. He was knighted in Britain in 2012 for his service to scholarship. From 2003-2008, Professor Evans published a trilogy of the Third Reich with a total of over 2,500 pages. His latest book is titled "Hitler's People: The Faces of the Third Reich." In his preface, Sir Richard, a former professor at Cambridge University writes: "The individuals who stand at the center of this book range from the top to the bottom, from Hitler all the way down to the lowest of the Nazi party." There are 22 chapters. Learn more about your ad choices.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 31, 2025 • 1h 11min

James Broussard, Colonial America Before the Revolution

Professor James Broussard taught a class on the lead-up to the American Revolution. He described actions by the British government, such as the Stamp Act and stationing British troops in Boston, that American colonists began to view as an overreach of power Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 24, 2025 • 1h 21min

Eric Hinderaker, Western Lands Before and After the American Revolution

University of Utah Professor Eric Hinderaker taught a class about western settlement before, during and after the American Revolution. Using the Kentucky territory as an example, he described the conflicts and relationships between the new federal government, settlers and Native Americans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 17, 2025 • 1h 9min

Professor Joyce Lee Malcolm, Benedict Arnold

Law professor and author Joyce Lee Malcolm discussed Benedict Arnold's triumphs as an American army general in the Revolutionary War and questioned whether his legacy as a notorious American traitor is entirely accurate. Professor Malcolm is the author of, The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold: An American Life. This one hour talk was hosted by the University of Mary Washington as part of their Great Lives Lecture Series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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