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Fin vs History

Fin Taylor & Horatio Gould

For people who like history but don't care what actually happened. Join comedians Fin Taylor and Horatio Gould as they guess/explain every event in human history, from Neanderthals to 9/11. Guaranteed to give you an entirely new and incorrect perspective on world events. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/fintaylor

190 episodes

Imagine The Falklands But With Less Going On | Napoleon’s Final Exile (10/10) 1 Oct 2026 · 59 min In our final part of our epic Napoleonic Wars series, we find Napoleon fat, smelly and trapped in the house. The Napoleonic Wars (Part Ten) This episode of Fin vs History is broug…

Has There Ever Been A Better Advert For Anusol? | The Battle of Waterloo (9/10) 28 Sept 2026 · 57 min Piles and pigs, the two things you didn't know you needed for warfare. The Napoleonic Wars (Part Nine) This episode of Fin vs History is brought to you by Surfshark. Secure your p…

I Don’t Beef Wellington Someone Unless I Really Love Them | The Napoleonic Wars (Part 8/10) 24 Sept 2026 · 1 hr 2 min Once, twice, three times a cuckold.. The Napoleonic Wars (Part Eight) This episode of Fin vs History is brought to you by Surfshark. Secure your privacy with Surfshark! Enter coup…

Neigh Their Neighm | Napoleon Invades Russia (Part 7/10) 21 Sept 2026 · 58 min A huge part of being a general is not giving your army the ick. The Napoleonic Wars (Part Seven) Get Fin's book in audio form ⁠⁠here⁠⁠! This episode of Fin vs History is brought t…

Napoleonic Warfare is Rock Paper Scissors | Austerlitz & The Peninsular War (Part 6/10) 17 Sept 2026 · 1 hr 1 min Napoleon is back, desperate for an heir and is good because he just is, alright! The Napoleonic Wars (Part Six) Get Fin's book in audio form ⁠here⁠! This episode of Fin vs History…

9/11 at 3 miles an hour | The Battle of Trafalgar (Part 5/10) 14 Sept 2026 · 56 min This was the best day to be a shark. The Napoleonic Wars (Part Five) Get Fin's book in audio form here! This episode of Fin vs History is brought to you by Surfshark. Secure your…

We’re All Cucks, But Some Of Us Never Found the Right Chair | The Napoleonic Wars (Part 4/10) 10 Sept 2026 · 1 hr 3 min There’s a cuck inside us all. The Napoleonic Wars (Part Four) This episode of Fin vs History is brought to you by Surfshark. Secure your privacy with Surfshark! Enter coupon code…

When Phone-Tapping Was Honourable | The Battle of The Nile (Part 3/10) 7 Sept 2026 · 56 min This episode of Fin vs History is brought to you by Surfshark. Secure your privacy with Surfshark! Enter coupon code FVH for an extra 4 months at ⁠https://surfshark.com/fvh⁠⁠ ⁠You…

A JackAss-ian Figure | Horatio Nelson (Part 2/10) 3 Sept 2026 · 50 min You must hate the french like you hate the devil. The Napoleonic Wars (Part Two) The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episo…

History To Corner Women To | The Napoleonic Wars (Part 1/10) 31 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 4 min Introducing Napoleon, the man who invented propaganda. The Napoleonic Wars (Part One) The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus…

Feminist Destroyed By Truth and Logic (and a Horse) | The Suffragettes (Part 2) 27 Aug 2026 · 55 min Get The Vag In. #KeepPoliticsOutOfHorseracing The Suffragettes (Part Two) Go on holiday but don't get stung with data costs - get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans. Us…

Weaponised Girl Dinner | The Suffragettes (Part 1) 24 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 6 min Introducing The Suffragettes, AKA the first annoying women. The Suffragettes (Part One) This episode of Fin vs History is brought to you by Surfshark. Secure your privacy with Sur…

A Beached Lager Whale | Henry VIII (Part 4/4) 20 Aug 2026 · 45 min You know what they say, one woman's ick is another woman's kink. Henry VIII (Part Four) Go on holiday but don't get stung with data costs - get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily…

The Jacamo King With a Food Bin For A Leg | Henry VIII (Part 3/4) 17 Aug 2026 · 54 min Henry's back, and he's fallen off his lime bike. Henry VIII (Part Three) This episode of Fin vs History is brought to you by Surfshark. Secure your privacy with Surfshark! Enter c…

Anne Boleyn, Sexual Terrorist (with Jamie Hutchinson!) | Henry VIII (Part 2/4) 13 Aug 2026 · 54 min Um actually, the straightest thing you can do is be with a bloke. Henry VIII (Part Two) This episode of Fin vs History is brought to you by Surfshark. Secure your privacy with Sur…

England’s Own African Dictator | Henry VIII (Part 1/4) 10 Aug 2026 · 59 min This episode of Fin vs History is brought to you by Surfshark. Secure your privacy with Surfshark! Enter coupon code FVH for an extra 4 months at https://surfshark.com/fvh Welcome…

Can You Separate The Fart From The Fartist? (With Bebe Cave) | Great Artists: Picasso 6 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 7 min Picasso's ideal woman? Goddess in the streets, doormat in the sheets. Great Artists (Part Two) This episode of Fin vs History is brought to you by Surfshark. Secure your privacy w…

An Upskirt Caricaturist | Great Artists: Van Gogh 3 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 0 min We are allies of the LGBT community. Great Artists (Part One) This episode of Fin vs History is brought to you by Surfshark. Secure your privacy with Surfshark! Enter coupon code…

The Hiroshima That Turned Vikings Into Latté-Papas | The Great Northern War 30 Jul 2026 · 59 min This episode of Fin vs History is brought to you by Surfshark. Secure your privacy with Surfshark! Enter coupon code FVH for an extra 4 months at https://surfshark.com/fvh Um actu…

The Timeless Comedy of Baking Dwarves Into Pies | Peter The Great 27 Jul 2026 · 56 min Warning, the rabbits in this series have not been cooked properly. The Great Northern War (Part One) This episode of Fin vs History is brought to you by Surfshark. Secure your pri…

Let the Rabbit See The Dog (with Ania Magliano!) | The History of Beauty Standards (Part 2) 23 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 6 min Buckle up, we’ve entered the empathy void. Beauty Standards (Part Two) This episode of Fin vs History is brought to you by Surfshark. Secure your privacy with Surfshark! Enter cou…

Big Botticelli Gyal (with Paddy Young!) | The History of Beauty Standards (Part 1) 20 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 8 min Paddy joins us fresh from the salons as we find out that, in conclusion, there are no stunners. The History of Beauty Standards (Part One) This episode of Fin vs History is brough…

Brazilian Dignitas | The Berlin Wall 16 Jul 2026 · 59 min Sorry Elvis, your hip gyrations are not welcome here. The Berlin Wall (Part Two) The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episo…

What You Do In Your Own Home Is All Of My Business | East Germany & The Stasi 13 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 3 min Introducing the stasi, the original love bombers. The GDR (Part One) The makers of Fin vs History are bringing you a new show! Introducing Paddy Will Help, the show that will solv…

Captain Tom, Garden Fox (with Pierre Novellie) | Monty vs Rommel (Part 4/4) 9 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 10 min This episode of Fin vs History is brought to you by Surfshark. Secure your privacy with Surfshark! Enter coupon code FVH for an extra 4 months at ⁠https://surfshark.com/fvh⁠ Let's…

I Prefer El Alamein’s Early Stuff (with Pierre Novellie) | Monty vs Rommel (Part 3/4) 6 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 2 min Strap in lads, all this sand will send our autism crazy. Monty & Rommel (Part Three) The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus e…

Italy’s Greatest Weapon Is Surrender | Monty vs Rommel (Part 2/4) 2 Jul 2026 · 53 min We've waited twenty years to finish this boardgame. Monty & Rommel (Part Two) The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes…

Nazis Are No Match For Knobbly Knees | Monty vs Rommel (Part 1/4) 29 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 1 min This episode of Fin vs History is brought to you by Surfshark. Secure your privacy with Surfshark! Enter coupon code FVH for an extra 4 months at https://surfshark.com/fvh Introdu…

Cuckolded by Mr Tumble | Claudius (Part 2) 25 Jun 2026 · 57 min Tumble's had a rumble in the jungle! Claudius (Part Two) The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening a…

Not All Roman Emperors Are Visible | Claudius (Part 1) 22 Jun 2026 · 56 min Nobody Suspects The Disabled Emperor! Claudius (Part One) The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening…