Roast Mortem Cast
Dead men tell no tales. So we do it for them.
Displaying Episode 1 - 10 of 31 in total of Roast Mortem Cast with the tag “england”.
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285 Lord Minimus (Jeffrey Hudson) pt.3: A loss and gain of stature
June 15th, 2023 | 1 hr 31 mins
17th century, comedy, duel, dwarf, england, english civil war, france, history, north africa, pirates, podcast, royalty, slavery
Walt from Not For Human Consumption joins us for the conclusion of Lord Minimus. After a life of luxury in the Royal court of Queen Henrietta Maria, Jeffrey's life takes a serious turn for the worse.
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284 - Lord Minimus (Jeffrey Hudson) pt.2 - Pint-size Pandemonium
June 8th, 2023 | 1 hr 22 mins
17th century, british empire, comedy, dwarf, england, kings, monarchy, queen
Walter from Not for Human Consumption continues are journey through the larger than life dwarf Jeffrey Hudson.
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283 - Lord Minimus (Jeffrey Hudson) pt.1 - Pickle-chokingly small boy.
June 1st, 2023 | 1 hr 33 mins
17th century, british empire, comedy, dwarf, england, english civil war, great britain, history, king, queen, royal life, royals
Walter from Not for Human Consumption joins us as we travel back to the early 17th century, to look into the interesting life of the world's smallest man, Jeffrey Hudson.
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281 - William Penn (pt.3): Always Crumby in Philadelphia
May 18th, 2023 | 53 mins 1 sec
american history, colonial america, comedy, england, history, podcast, quakers, revolution
Jim and Brian from Drink a Beer Play a Game joins us as we wrap up the confusion that was William Penn's life.
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279 - William Penn (pt.1): The Mid Oatmeal Boy
May 4th, 2023 | 1 hr 23 mins
british empire, colonial america, comedy, england, great britain, history, ireland, pa, pennsylvania, quaker, religion, rich idiots.
Brian & Jim from Drink a Beer Play a Game joins us for a deep dive into the founder of their state of Pennsylvania, William Penn. As a stinky little rich kid, William Penn bumbles through life, from one old changing event to the next. All until he finds his true calling in the 17th century version of the hippies, Quakers.
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264 - Douglas Haig (pt6) - A legacy shaped by smooth brains.
January 5th, 2023 | 1 hr 30 mins
churchill, comedy, england, english history, great britain, history, military history, scandal, tabloid, uk, world war, wwi, wwii
We wrap up our series on Earl Douglas Haig and dive into how his legacy was born post-mortem. From a man-sized baby Winston Churchill, to an Adolf-loving PM David Lloyd George, to a crazy widow obsessed with deifying her lumpy late-husband.
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263 - Douglas Haig (pt5): Par 22 Million
December 22nd, 2022 | 1 hr 18 mins
20th century, battlefield, comedy, england, history, military, military history, military leaders, scotland, scottish, warfare, wwi
We wrap up the end of The Great War while Haig works on his handicap! Winner winner Chicken Dinner! And only 22 million dead!
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261 - Douglas Haig (pt3): The Butcher of the Somme
December 8th, 2022 | 1 hr 16 mins
20th century, battlefield, comedy, england, history, military, military history, military leaders, scotland, scottish, the somme, warfare, wwi
Today we dissect one of history's bloodiest battles, The Battle of the Somme and the failings of the Allies Field Marshall Douglas Haig. Did Haig deserve the gruesome title of The Butcher of the Somme, or was this massive loss of life inevitable? And more importantly, is Haig a bitch?
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260 - Douglas 'Horsegirl' Haig (pt2): Prancing into WWI
December 1st, 2022 | 1 hr 45 mins
19th century, comedy, england, history, military, military history, military leaders, scotland, scottish, warfare, wwi
That is right! We are going into WWI with nothing but horses and 19th century concepts of warfare. Let's see how Douglas and the Doughboys stack up against the Maxim gun!
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259 - Douglas Haig (pt1): Brogue, Boers and Brown Noses
November 24th, 2022 | 1 hr 38 mins
19th century, boer wars, comedy, england, history, military, military history, military leaders, scotland, scottish, south africa, sudan, warfare, wwi
We begin a deep dive into WWI's most controversial figures Field Marshall Douglas Haig a.k.a. The Butcher of the Somme. But before we get to the War to End All Wars. We take a look into his scottish, whiskey-distilling family, his money assisted climb up the social later and his time with the British Army in Africa.