Hi Dominic, why do you think all those who believe in socialism/communism seem to be totally blind to the multiple ways it has turned out in the past? Is it stupidity or do you think they do know but see that feeding resentment is popular and they can use it as a route to power?
Do great military leaders make good politicians - I'm thinking mainly of the great contemporaries Bonaparte and Wellington, although there are more recent examples (Eisenhower, De Gaulle)?
Sending convicts to New South Wales was hardly a bargain. If prison overcrowding was the issue, Britain could’ve built more gaols or reformed sentencing. But instead, they shipped people halfway across the world at enormous cost.
That’s not criminal justice—that’s something else.
So if it wasn’t about saving money or helping prisoners, what was it really about? Why did Britain go to all that trouble to settle Australia?
Septimius Severus, Italian/Punic, was aghast to see a "single black man" on a visit to Hadrian's Wall and asked him be removed, such was the shock! and all for want of a mirror...as the BBC might have us believe.
What are some of the tendentious aspects of the BBC 'et al' when it comes to shoehorning people of colour into the long history of Britain, "Horrible Histories" for example.
Any ideas as to why British middle-class tends to embrace ideology that’s so remote from reality? Eg ideas such as if we do not own weapons there won’t be war
I think its because of the media oft repeating lies about the actual causes of crime. In the USA states with open carry of firearms have way less crime than the "gun free" states like chicago.Virtue signalling etc , maybe just stupidity! One of Thomas Sowells quotes "people replacing what works with what sounds good"
As the foremost popular historian of the era please can Dominic give his thoughts on Enoch Powell as both a historical figure in his own lifetime and as 2D boogeyman or hero figure whom many, both on the left and right, speak much of while knowing little.
Hello Dominic, I’m tired of the constant disparagement of English and British History particularly when deliberately judged by the “politically correct” nostrums of today’s Left (to most of which I don’t subscribe). Do you see any sense in compiling a list of what was done that was actually despicable even when taken in the context and standards of the time concerned? The Left concentrates on slavery and colonialism but what would you assert was worthy of shame when it actually happened?
Are there any key moments in history of 'what if' scenarios that you believe could have dramatically altered the outcome of a particular battle, and in turn, changed the course of a war?
What would you say to History teachers who might be concerned that their school will, in future, decide to implement more 'woke' or 'decolonised' content?
As someone schooled in the '70s and '80s, our history curriculum largely stopped at the Industrial Revolution or WWII. Shouldn't modern British history education include our role in Middle Eastern imperialism in the 20th century—Sykes-Picot, the fall of the Ottoman Empire, oil politics, etc.—given its direct relevance to contemporary geopolitics and anti-Western sentiment today?
Dominic, Thanks. What should be included and omitted from the teaching of history is a critical question. Do you know anyone who is doing work similar to yours on this for US K-12 education? Thanks.
In a recent trigg interview with Patrick Christy he mentioned that people in Brotain, particularly those who go to university do not value GB and actively undermine its culture amd values in many ways. What is it about our history that people seem to f9nd so objectionable amd how can GB values be resuscitated across the class divide?
Dominic, first off, I love the podcast, it’s a brilliant blend of history and storytelling, and your sense of humour is one of the best parts. Please don’t stop trying to inject comedy into history, it makes it all the more engaging.
I’ve recently been reading Churchill’s History of the English-Speaking Peoples and found it surprisingly compelling. It brings medieval and Renaissance history to life in a way it never managed to in school. What’s your take on the series as serious history rather than just patriotic narrative? Where does it genuinely add value, and where does it fall short? Is there a particular period or episode you think Churchill captures especially well? And finally, do you think we should be bold enough to put books like this on school reading lists, or would that be confusing good prose with good history?
In 500 years, is it likely any Prime Ministers from the past 50 years be remembered?
Hi Dominic, why do you think all those who believe in socialism/communism seem to be totally blind to the multiple ways it has turned out in the past? Is it stupidity or do you think they do know but see that feeding resentment is popular and they can use it as a route to power?
Do great military leaders make good politicians - I'm thinking mainly of the great contemporaries Bonaparte and Wellington, although there are more recent examples (Eisenhower, De Gaulle)?
Sending convicts to New South Wales was hardly a bargain. If prison overcrowding was the issue, Britain could’ve built more gaols or reformed sentencing. But instead, they shipped people halfway across the world at enormous cost.
That’s not criminal justice—that’s something else.
So if it wasn’t about saving money or helping prisoners, what was it really about? Why did Britain go to all that trouble to settle Australia?
Hey Dominic, big fan of your show.
Septimius Severus, Italian/Punic, was aghast to see a "single black man" on a visit to Hadrian's Wall and asked him be removed, such was the shock! and all for want of a mirror...as the BBC might have us believe.
What are some of the tendentious aspects of the BBC 'et al' when it comes to shoehorning people of colour into the long history of Britain, "Horrible Histories" for example.
Any ideas as to why British middle-class tends to embrace ideology that’s so remote from reality? Eg ideas such as if we do not own weapons there won’t be war
I think its because of the media oft repeating lies about the actual causes of crime. In the USA states with open carry of firearms have way less crime than the "gun free" states like chicago.Virtue signalling etc , maybe just stupidity! One of Thomas Sowells quotes "people replacing what works with what sounds good"
As the foremost popular historian of the era please can Dominic give his thoughts on Enoch Powell as both a historical figure in his own lifetime and as 2D boogeyman or hero figure whom many, both on the left and right, speak much of while knowing little.
Hello Dominic, I’m tired of the constant disparagement of English and British History particularly when deliberately judged by the “politically correct” nostrums of today’s Left (to most of which I don’t subscribe). Do you see any sense in compiling a list of what was done that was actually despicable even when taken in the context and standards of the time concerned? The Left concentrates on slavery and colonialism but what would you assert was worthy of shame when it actually happened?
Are there any key moments in history of 'what if' scenarios that you believe could have dramatically altered the outcome of a particular battle, and in turn, changed the course of a war?
What would you say to History teachers who might be concerned that their school will, in future, decide to implement more 'woke' or 'decolonised' content?
Question for the guys:
As someone schooled in the '70s and '80s, our history curriculum largely stopped at the Industrial Revolution or WWII. Shouldn't modern British history education include our role in Middle Eastern imperialism in the 20th century—Sykes-Picot, the fall of the Ottoman Empire, oil politics, etc.—given its direct relevance to contemporary geopolitics and anti-Western sentiment today?
Dominic, Thanks. What should be included and omitted from the teaching of history is a critical question. Do you know anyone who is doing work similar to yours on this for US K-12 education? Thanks.
In a recent trigg interview with Patrick Christy he mentioned that people in Brotain, particularly those who go to university do not value GB and actively undermine its culture amd values in many ways. What is it about our history that people seem to f9nd so objectionable amd how can GB values be resuscitated across the class divide?
Love the rest is history.
Dominic, first off, I love the podcast, it’s a brilliant blend of history and storytelling, and your sense of humour is one of the best parts. Please don’t stop trying to inject comedy into history, it makes it all the more engaging.
I’ve recently been reading Churchill’s History of the English-Speaking Peoples and found it surprisingly compelling. It brings medieval and Renaissance history to life in a way it never managed to in school. What’s your take on the series as serious history rather than just patriotic narrative? Where does it genuinely add value, and where does it fall short? Is there a particular period or episode you think Churchill captures especially well? And finally, do you think we should be bold enough to put books like this on school reading lists, or would that be confusing good prose with good history?