Anthology Of Heroes History

Ram Mohan Roy was a Bengali man from the 19th century. After watching a widow burnt alive as part of a Hindu funeral ceremony, he dedicated his life to improving women's rights and restoring pride in Indian identity.He faced steep opposition from both the Hindu and Christian elite, but remained unflinching in his cause.Ram Mohan Roy is widely celebrated by Bengali people worldwide.Join the Anthology on Instagram for extra content about this and future episodes!https://www.instagram.com/anthologyofheroes/Supporting Pictures/Source Material and Attributions available on website.https://www.anthologyofheroespodcast.com/the-indian-renaissance-of-ram-mohan-roy/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this very special episode, I chat with the Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great Granddaughter of Ahmad Shah Duranni, whose story I covered on our Afghanistan episode!Madina and I chat about her lineage, family and enduring legacy of The Founder Of Afghanistan.Join the Anthology on Instagram for extra content about this and future episodes!https://www.instagram.com/anthologyofheroes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elliot tells the story of the destruction of the indigenous Mayan peoples of Guatemala and their leader, Tecun Uman.He shares first hand accounts of The Spanish conquest of The Kʼicheʼ kingdom and the brutal treatment of the Native Americans at the hands of Conquistador Pedro de Alvarado.A fascinating account of the history of the Americas, and the brave defiance of its indigenous peoples.Join the Anthology on Instagram for extra content about this and future episodes!https://www.instagram.com/anthologyofheroes/Attributions/Episode Notes:https://anthologyofheroespodcast.com/the-last-stand-of-the-maya-the-tale-of-tecun-uman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We explore the life and legacy of Jean-Bédel Bokassa, better known as Emperor Bokassa. We examine his rise to power, his outrageous spending habits, and his fall from grace. We discuss his obsession with Napoleon and his lust for power that drove him to commit some of the most depraved acts imaginable.As they say, absolute power corrupts, absolutely.Join The Anthology on Instagram!https://www.instagram.com/anthologyofheroes/Supporting Pictures, Sources/Further Reading and Attributions:https://anthologyofheroespodcast.com/centralafricanrepublic/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In my first collaboration episode I chat with Ollie, an English guy who runs the 'History Emporium And Pals Podcast'.We talk Alfred The Great, English History, Podcasting, Personal Passions and the white-washing of the history we get taught in schools.Join the Anthology on Instagram for extra content about this and future episodes!https://www.instagram.com/anthologyofheroes/Attributions available on website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a humiliating defeat, Alfred retreats to the swamps of Wessex and desperately tries to pickup the pieces of his shattered kingdom.Meanwhile, Viking Warlord Guthrum recruits more Danes to help subdue the troublesome realm.The fate of England balances on the edge of a knife...Part 2 of 2.Join the Anthology on Instagram for extra content about this and future episodes!https://www.instagram.com/anthologyofheroes/Supporting Pictures/Further Reading and Attributions:https://anthologyofheroespodcast.com/alfred-the-great-and-the-last-kingdom-part-2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We tell the story of Alfred the Great and the last kingdom of Wessex. Alfred was a Saxon king who lived in the 9th century. As the rest of England fell to Viking invaders he won a string of victories pushing back the heathens. It seemed God stood with him, but for how long?The podcast tells the story of how Alfred fought back against the Vikings and protected his kingdom.Part 1 of 2.Join the Anthology on Instagram for extra content about this and future episodes!https://www.instagram.com/anthologyofheroes/Supporting Pictures/Further Reading and Attributions:https://www.anthologyofheroespodcast.com/alfred-the-great-and-the-last-kingdom-part-1/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tituba was a slave in the highly religious town of Salem, Massachusetts.After being wrongly convicted of witchcraft she ensured her survival by involving other townsfolk in her story of rituals, spells and The Devil.Join the Anthology on Instagram for extra content about this and future episodes!https://www.instagram.com/anthologyofheroes/Attributions/Notes:http://anthologyofheroespodcast.com/barbados Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Abu Tahir was the leader of a mystical offshoot of mainstream Islam known as 'The Qarmatians'.He created a kind of 'proto-communist' enclave on the Arabian peninsula, and successfully defended it from the Abbasid Caliphate.But soon his hatred of Orthodox Islam would drive him to do something that would cement his place in Islamic history as one of the most despised men to ever have existed.This episode forms part of our 'villains' series.Join the Anthology on Instagram for extra content about this and future episodes!https://www.instagram.com/anthologyofheroes/Attributions/Notes:https://anthologyofheroespodcast.com/bahrain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eugene was a French aristocrat born in the 17th century. After being snubbed by the French King for his ugly face and frail body, he rose through the ranks of the Austrian military and bought the Arrogant French King and his army to its knees.Join the Anthology on Instagram for extra content about this and future episodes!https://www.instagram.com/anthologyofheroes/Supporting Pictures/Sources/Attributions:https://anthologyofheroespodcast.com/austria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices