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Historically Speaking Podcast
Uncommon history with an unconventional pair. Join married hosts Rebecca Robbins (a Broadway actress) and Kim Kimmel (her college history instructor) as they delve into topics that run the historical gambit. A gifted storyteller, Kim taught history at the collegiate level for 29 years while as a student, Rebecca always sat in the front row of his Western Civilizations class soaking up every word he said. For the record, she made an A in his class. She went on to pursue a Broadway career (The Phantom of The Opera, A Tale of Two Cities) while he continued to teach at her alma mater (Curtis Institute of Music). Though you couldn't get more different than these two with their 23-year age difference, together they bring history to life with their unique perspectives, entertaining banter, and shared love of the past. Sometimes quirky, sometimes obscure, this is the kind of history you’ll actually want to remember. Now in our Second Season. New episodes bi-weekly on Wednesday mornings.
Historically Speaking Podcast
Arthur: The Man and The Legend
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Rebecca Robbins & Kim Kimmel
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Season 2
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Episode 50
Legend has it that there once was a King named Arthur who allegedly lived in the late 5th and early 6th centuries and who, with his many companions, successfully fought off numerous enemies in Britain. But was there actually an historical Arthur of real flesh and blood? The Arthurian stories are arguably the greatest legends in Western history, and here in our 50th Episode we explore how the fabled Arthur compares with the historical one.
Books:
- De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae by Gildas
- Historia Brittonum by Nennius
- The New Arthurian Encyclopedia Edited by Norris Lacy
- Historia Regum Britanniae by Geoffrey of Momouth
- Le Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory
- Anglo-Saxon England by Sir Frank Stenton
Film:
- Excalibur (1981) with Nigel Terry and Helen Mirren
- Monty Python and The Holy Grail (1975) with John Cleese and Eric Idle
- Camelot (1967) with Richard Harris and Vanessa Redgrave