https://www.spreaker.com/show/ripping-yarns-from-historyenHistoryCopyright Erniehttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1b3f47444e1d4ebc75322b7b9d9c038e.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/ripping-yarns-from-historySun, 09 May 2021 01:36:36 +0000ErnieErniefeeds@spreaker.comRipping Yarns from History! Here you will find great stories from history retold in podcasts for your enjoyment. I am not an historian, just someone who loves history and a real good yarn.The podcasts you find here are based upon real events and real...cleanepisodicErniefeeds@spreaker.comRipping Yarns from History! Here you will find great stories from history retold in podcasts for your enjoyment. I am not an historian, just someone who loves history and a real good yarn.The podcasts you find here are based upon real events and real people. I will do my best to ensure historical accuracy, but remember, you should always do your own research! All Ripping Yarns from History podcasts are G rated and suitable for students.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/13703565/evo-and-the-diggers-darlinghttps://ko-fi.com/rippingyarnsfromhistory)]]>Buzzsprout-8484063Sun, 09 May 2021 01:00:00 +0000ErnieA brilliant young inventor battling army bureaucracy in a race to save thousands of lives, and a nation at war. Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/rippingyarnsfromhistory)https://ko-fi.com/rippingyarnsfromhistory)]]>3331podcast,australia,history,evo,ww2,ripping yarns,evelyn owen,owen guncleanfullErnieA brilliant young inventor battling army bureaucracy in a race to save thousands of lives, and a nation at war. Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/rippingyarnsfromhistory)Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/13703565/warrior-queen-of-the-iceni-what-have-theBuzzsprout-7623484Tue, 02 Feb 2021 03:00:00 +0000ErnieWhat drove Boudicca, warrior queen of the Iceni, to raise an army to overthrow her tyrannical overlord, the super power of her day, the mighty Roman Empire?2004rome,britannia,iceni,boudicca,ripping yarns,rippng yarns from history,camulodunum,londinium,verlamioncleanfullErnieWhat drove Boudicca, warrior queen of the Iceni, to raise an army to overthrow her tyrannical overlord, the super power of her day, the mighty Roman Empire?Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/13703565/dark-forcesBuzzsprout-6593560Sun, 29 Nov 2020 03:00:00 +0000ErnieWas the murder of the Romanov's linked to a dark force behind the throne? Could a simple man of God have been the reason for their downfall? What were the events surrounding the downfall of this300 year Dynasty?1406poison,rasputin,mad monk,tsar nicholas,bolsheviks,october revolution,ripping yarns,romanov dynasty,tsar nikolai,februray revolutioncleanfullErnieWas the murder of the Romanov's linked to a dark force behind the throne? Could a simple man of God have been the reason for their downfall? What were the events surrounding the downfall of this300 year Dynasty?Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/13703565/gday-gang-ernie-hereBuzzsprout-6376780Sun, 15 Nov 2020 03:00:00 +0000ErnieG’day gang, Ernie here. I thought I’d better pop me head up and say G’day, you know introduce me self and let you know what’s going on with Ripping Yarns from History.176eureka,churchill,rasputin,hannibal,henry ford,ponzi,lucky luciano,gavrilo princip,ripping yarns,ripping yarns from history,alexander pearce,indian mutiny,philo t pharnsworth,charge of the light brigadecleanfullErnieG’day gang, Ernie here. I thought I’d better pop me head up and say G’day, you know introduce me self and let you know what’s going on with Ripping Yarns from History.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/13703565/alexander-pearce-the-cannibal-convictBuzzsprout-6260362Sat, 07 Nov 2020 05:00:00 +0000ErnieHow hungry are you? Im so weak that I could eat a piece o' man. I'd seen the like before.. it eat much like a little pork. On the 20th September 1822, Alexander Pearce and seven other convicts stole a boat, rowed across Macquarie harbour and...448tasmania,cannibal,convict,colonial history,australian history,ripping yarns,ripping yarns from history,van diemens land,alexander pearce,vandeminianscleanfullErnieHow hungry are you? Im so weak that I could eat a piece o' man. I'd seen the like before.. it eat much like a little pork. On the 20th September 1822, Alexander Pearce and seven other convicts stole a boat, rowed across Macquarie harbour and disappeared into the primordial wilderness of Van Diemens land.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/13703565/thunderboltBuzzsprout-6084001Tue, 27 Oct 2020 07:00:00 +0000ErnieWhats in a name? In ancient times, when reverence for ancestors was more common than it is today, and people found meaning in omens and nature, and rituals and the Gods. Could a mans name help fashion his destiny?687rome,carthage,hannibal,alps,hamilcar,trebia,zama,punic wars,ripping yarns,ripping yarns from history,hannibal barca,sciopio africanus,lake trasimene,hasdrubalcleanfullErnieWhats in a name? In ancient times, when reverence for ancestors was more common than it is today, and people found meaning in omens and nature, and rituals and the Gods. Could a mans name help fashion his destiny?Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/13703565/warlordBuzzsprout-5992885Wed, 21 Oct 2020 05:00:00 +0000ErnieDo you beleive in destiny? A predetermined fate that the universe holds for just a few special individuals who walk this Earth?519ww2,churchill,ww1,winston churchill,great war,british empire,omdurman,ripping yarns,ripping yarns from history,boer war,malakandcleanfullErnieDo you beleive in destiny? A predetermined fate that the universe holds for just a few special individuals who walk this Earth?Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/13703565/the-indian-mutiny-first-war-for-independBuzzsprout-5870743Tue, 13 Oct 2020 06:00:00 +0000ErnieDuring the year 1857, three hundred thousand British trained and armed native Indian soldiers rose up against their colonial overlords.2124stories,seige,lucknow,cartridges,ripping yarns from history,indian mutiny,sepoys,cawnporecleanfullErnieDuring the year 1857, three hundred thousand British trained and armed native Indian soldiers rose up against their colonial overlords.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/13703565/ponziBuzzsprout-5780701Wed, 07 Oct 2020 05:00:00 +0000ErnieOne mans brilliant scheme for instant riches. What could possibly go wrong?267history,mafia,nazi,ww2,ponzi,normandie,ponzi scheme,ripping yarns from history,crime bosscleanfullErnieOne mans brilliant scheme for instant riches. What could possibly go wrong?Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/13703565/the-greatest-inventor-youve-never-heard-Buzzsprout-5741554Mon, 05 Oct 2020 03:00:00 +0000ErnieThe greatest inventor you've never heard of.373radio,television,history,inventors,ripping yarns,philo t pharnsworth,david sarnoffcleanfullErnieThe greatest inventor you've never heard of.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/13703565/eureka-stockadeBuzzsprout-5705629Fri, 02 Oct 2020 07:00:00 +0000ErnieThe Eureka Stockade happened on the goldfields of Victoria in 1854, when gold miners (called diggers) fought against government soldiers in protest over gold licences, taxation without representataion, and the harsh and unjust treatment they received...2768eureka,rebellion,diggers,gold rush,ballarat,eureka stockade,peter laylorcleanfullErnieThe Eureka Stockade happened on the goldfields of Victoria in 1854, when gold miners (called diggers) fought against government soldiers in protest over gold licences, taxation without representataion, and the harsh and unjust treatment they received at the hands of the often cruel and corrupt police troopers. Many people today claim that this was the foundation of democracy in Australia.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/13703565/fordlandiaBuzzsprout-5671135Wed, 30 Sep 2020 06:00:00 +0000ErnieFordlandia! In the steaming Brazilian rainforrests, one mans dream of self sufficiency for his industrial empire is taking place493history,brazil,rubber,henry ford,fordlandia,ripping yarnscleanfullErnieFordlandia! In the steaming Brazilian rainforrests, one mans dream of self sufficiency for his industrial empire is taking placeNohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/13703565/luckyBuzzsprout-5619364Sun, 27 Sep 2020 04:00:00 +0000ErnieHistory has many twists, and often makes strange bedfellows. The story of Lucky is one such yarn. What could the U.S. Naval Intellegence and a new York crime boss possibly have in common?585new york,mafia,gangster,nazi,mobster,mob,sicily,normandie,lucky lucianocleanfullErnieHistory has many twists, and often makes strange bedfellows. The story of Lucky is one such yarn. What could the U.S. Naval Intellegence and a new York crime boss possibly have in common?Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/13703565/gavrilo-princips-sandwichBuzzsprout-5619322Sun, 27 Sep 2020 04:00:00 +0000ErnieA yarn about how a young man, who in 1914, would set the world on a path to Armageddon, aided by a seemingly unlikely turn of events.624bomb,assassination,ww1,sarajevo,gavrilo princip,arch duke,austro hungarian empire,frans ferdinand,the black handcleanfullErnieA yarn about how a young man, who in 1914, would set the world on a path to Armageddon, aided by a seemingly unlikely turn of events.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/13703565/charge-of-the-light-brigadeBuzzsprout-5619175Sun, 27 Sep 2020 03:00:00 +0000ErnieThe Charge of the Light Brigade happened on 25th October 1854 during the Battle of Balaclava. Five divisions of lightly armed cavalry charged headlong into Russian cannons.1772history,crimea,russians,balaclava,ripping yarns,the charge of the light brigad,lord cardigan,thin red line,93rd highlanderscleanfullErnieThe Charge of the Light Brigade happened on 25th October 1854 during the Battle of Balaclava. Five divisions of lightly armed cavalry charged headlong into Russian cannons.No