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
The Restoration & Charles II
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Rebecca Robbins & Kim Kimmel
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Season 2
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Episode 33
The Restoration period is known as probably the most bawdy era in English history. And who was it that ushered in this remarkable age? Why, the Merry Monarch himself, Charles II. In addition to having a great fondness for the ladies and the good life, Charles had many remarkable qualities. Here in our first episode of Season 2, we take a closer look at this loveable rogue and the times in which he lived.
Episode Edits:
- Charles had a stroke not months before his death but only about a week before his death.
- The William Penn Statue on top of City Hall in Philadelphia is the largest freestanding statue atop any building in the world.
Books:
- The Later Stuarts by Sir George Clark
- Royal Charles by Antonia Fraser
- The Columbia Companion to British History by Juliet Gardiner & Neil Wenborn
- The Pageant of Stuart England by Elizabeth Burton
Film:
- Charles II: The Power and the Passion (2003) with Rufus Sewell
- Forever Amber (1947) with George Sanders and Linda Darnell