19.04.23 Pt 2 - A peek into a unique and poorly recorded history of the Zulu Kingdom in South African… historian John Laband talks to Gareth about his latest book, ‘The Boer Invasion of the Zulu Kingdom’. Gareth and John touch on the back-stabbing Dingaan, King Shaka - who can arguably be described as a myth, due to the lack of information on him as a person, and the many different stories based on word of mouth. Laband goes into great detail about the Trekkers, and their strategy within the invasion of the Kingdom.
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14.12.22 Pt 2 - Gareth admits he’s a bit of a fan of Simon Sebag Montefiore and his work, as he is one of the great history authors of our time. He has a fascinating conversation with Simon about the tapestry of human history - from the earliest days, right up to Russia and the Ukraine.
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Blind History has spanned centuries of incredible people and events. We’ve marvelled at the heroic efforts of titans, and could scarcely believe the evil of some of history’s villains. But, good or bad, they’ve all helped shape the world in which we live. And someone who helped to bring these stories to life is Simon Sebag Montefiore: an award-winning author, academic and historian whose writings not only provided research material for some of the episodes, but whose love of history is an inspiration to Blind History hosts, Gareth Cliff and Anthony Mederer.
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