Get ready for June 28th! Our latest podcast episode with Josh Provan dives into 18th-century warfare across India, Asia, the Pacific Islands, and North America. Expect gripping tales of conquest and strategy. Link in bio to listen! #HistoryLovers #PodcastLife #18thCentury

Many thanks to Prime and Load Podcast for having me on, can’t wait to come back again!

An epic trip through the 18th century world outside of military Europe - well worth a listen.

📣📣 ¡Ya está abierto el Call for Papers de las III Jornadas de introducción a la investigación que organiza la L’Aigle: Revista de Historia Napoleónica para el curso académico 2025-2026! 🎉🗓️ Deadline: 7/09/2025. Más información 👇

Known for his role in Britain’s loss of the American Revolution, Lord George Germain had some skeletons in his closet even before the revolution started. In 1759 he was declared “unfit to serve his Majesty". Hear what happened soon on Prime & Load! #PrimeAndLoad #MilitaryHistory

Packing your bags for the trip of a lifetime - to #Japan? Don't forget to pack The Shortest History of Japan. Will (hopefully) make everything you see make sense! Old Street Publishing Kieron Connolly The Japan Society Daiwa Foundation Chris Harding amazon.co.uk/Shortest-Histo…

All the online lectures for the year to date have now been uploaded to our YouTube channel, so if you missed them when they were live you can now catch up. Here's Joshua Provan on Native American Allies & Defence of West Florida 1777-81: youtube.com/watch?v=2eUGTj…

Join my friend Dr Mai Musié (ሙሴ) and Flint Dibble 🍖🏺 for a live discussion on YT about her research into migration and exile today at 2 (UK). m.youtube.com/live/R-61QdXzF…

Make sure you listen and vote! You get to decide who the Top Commander is! Listen to our Special Episode then follow the link to cast your votes! forms.gle/E2bWiu39vktRTH… #PrimeAndLoad #HistoryPodcast #TopCommander

A forgotten British defeat in the Revolutionary War? Throwback to when Joshua Provan joined the podcast to explain the mechanics behind the disastrous Siege of Pensacola which saw the Spanish Army triumphant in Florida. Tune in here🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/5b8UO1…

I was once asked to find a British success during the Gulf Campaign so an organiser friend could give the redcoats a win at a reenactment. But Gálvez did such a thorough job of trouncing them at every turn it wasn’t easy to help him out.

If you’re interested in hearing about my research, this would be a great opportunity.

Publication Day! ‘An Unavoidable Evil: Siege Warfare in the Age of Napoleon’, my second edited collection, is now available from Helion & Company Ltd Featuring work from leading historians of the period, it takes a global look at sieges during the period. Here’s what you need to know

Fresh off the press, featuring a range of great chapters on this lesser-known aspect of the Napoleonic Wars. My chapter examines the siege warfare in the Danubian Principalities.

My reflections on the occasion of #IndependenceDay2025 :

One city, two battles, three nations. In our new episode, Joshua Provan continues the Peninsular saga, discussing the battles of Oporto. Could the French build on the success from Corunna or would the Allies put a halt in their plans? Find out now👇 open.spotify.com/show/3Htn2J4lb…

I went surfing

New classics podcast. Two women talking about intellectual things that matter to them (and having a laugh every now and then)

Currently in the top 3500 of Amazon’s history book charts 🥳🤣 Seriously though, thank you to everyone who has bought a copy and remember that it’s actually cheaper on the Helion website (just £20 - link below) If you want a signed copy let me know and I’ll see what can be done

The Safari industry generates about $12 billion in revenue across the African continent. This article about locally owned companies and lodges is very interesting. via National Geographic nationalgeographic.com/history/articl…