One Year of History with Dad

Dad Tangent - The Problem With Keeping a City

Capturing a city makes for a great history book chapter. Keeping it is usually where the real work begins. In this Dad Tangent from History with Dad, we look at four famous cities that changed hands throughout history and ask why winning the battle was often the easiest part. If you'd like to support the show, you can do so at https://buymeacoffee.com/historywithdad [https://buymeacoffee.com/historywithdad]

One Year of History with Dad

One year ago, I hit publish on the very first episodes of History with Dad. Today, we're taking a break from the Viking Age to look back on why this podcast exists, how my family inspired it, what I've learned during the first year, and where we're headed next. Most of all, this is simply my chance to say thank you.

Dad Tangent - History's Most Political Weddings

History loves telling us who married whom. It spends a lot less time explaining why. In this Dad Tangent from History with Dad, we look at four famous marriages that were really about power, diplomacy, and survival—and one spectacular counterexample where marriage solved almost nothing. If you'd like to support the show, you can do so at https://buymeacoffee.com/historywithdad [https://buymeacoffee.com/historywithdad]

S3E15 - The Viking Age - After Dublin: Vikings, Æthelflæd, York, and the Road to England (903–930)

After the Norse are driven out of Dublin, the Viking story does not shrink. It spreads. From Ireland to Chester, from Normandy to York, and from Æthelflæd’s Mercia to Athelstan’s rising kingdom, this episode follows the messy years when Viking power changed shape instead of disappearing. By 930, England is stronger than ever, Dublin is back, York is the prize, and Britain is starting to look like one giant unfinished argument. If you'd like to support the show, you can do so at https://buymeacoffee.com/historywithdad [https://buymeacoffee.com/historywithdad]

Dad Tangent - History’s Most Expensive Neighborhood Disputes

Some places become important. And then history never leaves them alone again. Cities. Ports. Trade routes. Tiny dots on maps that somehow keep collecting armies. In this Dad Tangent from History with Dad, we look at places that became valuable enough that everyone wanted them—and ask whether becoming important might actually be one of history’s worst outcomes. From empires to blockades to one city becoming everybody’s problem, we explore moments where geography quietly ruined people’s weekends. If you'd like to support the show, you can do so at https://buymeacoffee.com/historywithdad [https://buymeacoffee.com/historywithdad]