Introducing Why We Love the Tang Dynasty

Why the Song Dynasty is so important to our lives today. 

Why the great outdoors was so important to the people of the Song Dynasty. 

Greg Jenner is joined by historian Prof Tineke D’Haeseleer and comedian Evelyn Mok in medieval China to explore the Tang Dynasty. Known as the Golden Age of China, it was the time of China’s Emperor Wu, the only woman to hold power in her own right, and Emperor Xuanzong who becam ...  Show more

Greg Jenner is joined by historian Prof Tineke D’Haeseleer and comedian Evelyn Mok in medieval China to explore the Tang Dynasty. Known as the Golden Age of China, it was the time of China’s Emperor Wu, the only woman to hold power in her own right, and Emperor Xuanzong who becam ...  Show more

I'm pleased to introduce a new history podcast for children called Bedtime History.Check out the Bedtime History podcast here ( http://bedtimehistorystories.com/viking-podcast). Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or inquiries noah@thehistoryofvikings ...  Show more

We’re finishing off 2021 with what is perhaps Julius Caesar’s greatest legacy. It’s not a military victory or battle, but one of the many political reforms that truly has stood the test of time: the Julian calendar. Before, calendars were largely based on the lunar calendar, a ...