HistFest
@histfest.bsky.social
The best history events and courses all year round.
Is the pen mightier than the sword? With the outbreak of war, there’s an explosion of 'fake news'.
Listen to the latest episode of UPRISING: THE CIVIL WARS. Hosted by @rebeccarideal.bsky.social & produced by HistFest Productions for @historyextra.bsky.social.
🎧 play.megaphone.fm/quvuyhkqs66t...
Listen to the latest episode of UPRISING: THE CIVIL WARS. Hosted by @rebeccarideal.bsky.social & produced by HistFest Productions for @historyextra.bsky.social.
🎧 play.megaphone.fm/quvuyhkqs66t...
November 18, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Is the pen mightier than the sword? With the outbreak of war, there’s an explosion of 'fake news'.
Listen to the latest episode of UPRISING: THE CIVIL WARS. Hosted by @rebeccarideal.bsky.social & produced by HistFest Productions for @historyextra.bsky.social.
🎧 play.megaphone.fm/quvuyhkqs66t...
Listen to the latest episode of UPRISING: THE CIVIL WARS. Hosted by @rebeccarideal.bsky.social & produced by HistFest Productions for @historyextra.bsky.social.
🎧 play.megaphone.fm/quvuyhkqs66t...
It's war!
Episode 3 of our brand new podcast, UPRISING: THE CIVIL WARS, is out now!
Produced by HistFest Productions for the @historyextra.bsky.social podcast and hosted by historian @rebeccarideal.bsky.social.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts play.megaphone.fm/quvuyhkqs66t...
Episode 3 of our brand new podcast, UPRISING: THE CIVIL WARS, is out now!
Produced by HistFest Productions for the @historyextra.bsky.social podcast and hosted by historian @rebeccarideal.bsky.social.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts play.megaphone.fm/quvuyhkqs66t...
November 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
It's war!
Episode 3 of our brand new podcast, UPRISING: THE CIVIL WARS, is out now!
Produced by HistFest Productions for the @historyextra.bsky.social podcast and hosted by historian @rebeccarideal.bsky.social.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts play.megaphone.fm/quvuyhkqs66t...
Episode 3 of our brand new podcast, UPRISING: THE CIVIL WARS, is out now!
Produced by HistFest Productions for the @historyextra.bsky.social podcast and hosted by historian @rebeccarideal.bsky.social.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts play.megaphone.fm/quvuyhkqs66t...
Strafford is dead - what next for King Charles I?
Episode 2 of our brand new podcast, UPRISING: THE CIVIL WARS, is out now!
Produced for the @historyextra.bsky.social podcast and hosted by @rebeccarideal.bsky.social
Listen wherever you get your podcasts. play.megaphone.fm/quvuyhkqs66t...
Episode 2 of our brand new podcast, UPRISING: THE CIVIL WARS, is out now!
Produced for the @historyextra.bsky.social podcast and hosted by @rebeccarideal.bsky.social
Listen wherever you get your podcasts. play.megaphone.fm/quvuyhkqs66t...
November 4, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Strafford is dead - what next for King Charles I?
Episode 2 of our brand new podcast, UPRISING: THE CIVIL WARS, is out now!
Produced for the @historyextra.bsky.social podcast and hosted by @rebeccarideal.bsky.social
Listen wherever you get your podcasts. play.megaphone.fm/quvuyhkqs66t...
Episode 2 of our brand new podcast, UPRISING: THE CIVIL WARS, is out now!
Produced for the @historyextra.bsky.social podcast and hosted by @rebeccarideal.bsky.social
Listen wherever you get your podcasts. play.megaphone.fm/quvuyhkqs66t...
VAMPIRES AREN’T REAL, RIGHT? …RIGHT?
To celebrate Halloween, we’re thrilled to share a special interview with historian John Blair about his riveting new book, Killing the Dead: Vampire Epidemics from Mesopotamia to the New World. open.substack.com/pub/histfest...
To celebrate Halloween, we’re thrilled to share a special interview with historian John Blair about his riveting new book, Killing the Dead: Vampire Epidemics from Mesopotamia to the New World. open.substack.com/pub/histfest...
October 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
VAMPIRES AREN’T REAL, RIGHT? …RIGHT?
To celebrate Halloween, we’re thrilled to share a special interview with historian John Blair about his riveting new book, Killing the Dead: Vampire Epidemics from Mesopotamia to the New World. open.substack.com/pub/histfest...
To celebrate Halloween, we’re thrilled to share a special interview with historian John Blair about his riveting new book, Killing the Dead: Vampire Epidemics from Mesopotamia to the New World. open.substack.com/pub/histfest...
*ANNOUNCEMENT*
We are excited to announce a brand new podcast series: UPRISING: THE CIVIL WARS. A six-part series produced by HistFest Productions for the HistoryExtra podcast.
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
We are excited to announce a brand new podcast series: UPRISING: THE CIVIL WARS. A six-part series produced by HistFest Productions for the HistoryExtra podcast.
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
October 28, 2025 at 9:20 AM
*ANNOUNCEMENT*
We are excited to announce a brand new podcast series: UPRISING: THE CIVIL WARS. A six-part series produced by HistFest Productions for the HistoryExtra podcast.
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
We are excited to announce a brand new podcast series: UPRISING: THE CIVIL WARS. A six-part series produced by HistFest Productions for the HistoryExtra podcast.
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
To celebrate the launch of @kenfollettauthor.bsky.social gripping new book, Circle of Days, we speak to him about writing, researching & creating masterful works of historical fiction.
Watch full interview open.substack.com/pub/histfest...
Watch full interview open.substack.com/pub/histfest...
October 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
To celebrate the launch of @kenfollettauthor.bsky.social gripping new book, Circle of Days, we speak to him about writing, researching & creating masterful works of historical fiction.
Watch full interview open.substack.com/pub/histfest...
Watch full interview open.substack.com/pub/histfest...
🎧 DESTROYER OF WORLDS
*New All Things History episode*
@rebeccarideal.bsky.social speaks to Frank Close, Professor Emeritus of Theoretical Physics at Oxford University, about his new book, Destroyer of Worlds: The Deep History of the Nuclear Age. Full ep: histfest.substack.com/p/destroyer-...
*New All Things History episode*
@rebeccarideal.bsky.social speaks to Frank Close, Professor Emeritus of Theoretical Physics at Oxford University, about his new book, Destroyer of Worlds: The Deep History of the Nuclear Age. Full ep: histfest.substack.com/p/destroyer-...
June 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
🎧 DESTROYER OF WORLDS
*New All Things History episode*
@rebeccarideal.bsky.social speaks to Frank Close, Professor Emeritus of Theoretical Physics at Oxford University, about his new book, Destroyer of Worlds: The Deep History of the Nuclear Age. Full ep: histfest.substack.com/p/destroyer-...
*New All Things History episode*
@rebeccarideal.bsky.social speaks to Frank Close, Professor Emeritus of Theoretical Physics at Oxford University, about his new book, Destroyer of Worlds: The Deep History of the Nuclear Age. Full ep: histfest.substack.com/p/destroyer-...
📣 NEW ALL THINGS HISTORY PODCAST
What’s the real history behind A Thousand Blows?
Isabel Wilson sits down with boxing historian @oispooky.bsky.social to discuss 1880s boxing, Hezekiah Moscow and the real history behind Disney’s hit drama. Full episode histfest.substack.com/p/what-we-ha...
What’s the real history behind A Thousand Blows?
Isabel Wilson sits down with boxing historian @oispooky.bsky.social to discuss 1880s boxing, Hezekiah Moscow and the real history behind Disney’s hit drama. Full episode histfest.substack.com/p/what-we-ha...
May 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
📣 NEW ALL THINGS HISTORY PODCAST
What’s the real history behind A Thousand Blows?
Isabel Wilson sits down with boxing historian @oispooky.bsky.social to discuss 1880s boxing, Hezekiah Moscow and the real history behind Disney’s hit drama. Full episode histfest.substack.com/p/what-we-ha...
What’s the real history behind A Thousand Blows?
Isabel Wilson sits down with boxing historian @oispooky.bsky.social to discuss 1880s boxing, Hezekiah Moscow and the real history behind Disney’s hit drama. Full episode histfest.substack.com/p/what-we-ha...