Holistic History Pod

History isn't just about dates and dead kings.It's about the decisions, ideas, triumphs and disasters that shaped the world we live in today.Welcome to Holistic History, I’m Russell Myrie.Once a month, ill delve into a fascinating topic or event from the past, exploring the people, conflicts and turning points that changed the course of history. From political conspiracies and social upheaval to war, revolution and the stories that are often overlooked, I’ll examine the past in its full context.Discover the events that shaped the world—for better or worse—and gain the most powerful tool you could ever hope for: hindsight.Because when we understand where we've been, we see the present a little more clearly.And for the first month, you lucky lot get two topics instead of one.So join us as we take a holistic look at history and uncover the stories that still echo through our world today.Subscribe now at:shows.acast.com/holistic-history to listen ad free and for the third and final episode of every season.

When The Great Depression follows the Wall Street Crash and the rise of fascism in Europe, the seeds are sown for an immoral and unlawful plot to overthrow President Roosevelt, the person whose job it is to steer the United States through the extremely difficult times.

How did the outbreak of the civil war in the United States affect aspects of the Industrial Revolution in Britain? What happened when the cotton stopped arriving in Britain after the hostilities began?

As President Roosevelt's New Deal is introduced across America, powerful forces organise in order to overthrow the President who they feel has forgotten what class he comes from.

As the civil war intensifies, the lack of cotton causes Lancashire's cotton mills to grind to a halt. How do the people who relied on the cotton for their livelihoods cope?