Greg and Jem have been asked to look at the Habsburgs in this week's episode, and they are happy to oblige, trying to fit a 640 year dynasty which spread across Europe into a twnty-five minute podcast... while also trying not to mention too much that you can vote for us at www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote (and failing miserably!).

The Condensed History Gems podcast is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Greg Chapman, juggler and comedy entertainer from Condensed Histories (@condensedhist) and Jem Duducu, history writer of HistoryGems (@historygems). Each week we have a half hour discussion episode, as well as a shorter ‘Fast 5’ episode featuring one of the two. Subjects range through history, from pirates to Saxons, Vikings to Victorians, and Romans to the Cold War! Find out more about the podcast at www.condensedhistories.com/gems