THE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

Willy Willy Merry Christmas!In this Christmas Special episode, Charlie Higson takes us through the many connections the Monarchy has had with Christmas over the years.Learn about carols you've been singing incorrectly, how early Christmas trees doubled as incendiary devices and hear Charlie and guest Helen Castor discuss one of the greatest seasonal royal films of all time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Om Podcasten

Charlie Higson's History of the Monarchy. In each new weekly episode, Charlie and his friendly experts....(ie REAL historians)...learn all about one of our Kings or Queens and ask searching questions like:Were they any good?What did they actually do?Why did so many die from an exploding stomach?It's the story of families at war....literally! New episodes every Friday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.