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Zeb Baker-Smith

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Editor at @AspectsHistory, Teacher of Classics in Malawi, long-distance host of the @FromeTownFC podcast. Check out and subscribe to my Substack below!

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Tavistock 6 - 2 Frome Town

Tavistock 6 - 2 Frome Town

Frome underwent a punishing 6-2 defeat at the hands of Tavistock, their most chastening result of the season.…

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(Re-)Introducing Our New Club Ambassador!

(Re-)Introducing Our New Club Ambassador!

We have some exciting news to share regarding a recent appointment to the role of Club Ambassador for our for…

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Preview: India vs. England - First Test - Hyderabad, 25th-29th January 2024

Preview: India vs. England - First Test - Hyderabad, 25th-29th January 2024

Bazball faces its biggest test yet as England look to wrest early initiative from India's firm grip. Amid key…

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Hyderabad: Boatloads of Biryani, Spurious Slums and a First-Class Fort - 23rd-30th January

Hyderabad: Boatloads of Biryani, Spurious Slums and a First-Class Fort - 23rd-30th January

Hyderabad is said to take the title of best biryani, a Persian-inspired dish made with basmati rice, spices a…

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Day Three - Second Test: India vs. England, Visakhapatnam, 4th February 2024

Day Three - Second Test: India vs. England, Visakhapatnam, 4th February 2024

England fight back from the brink as India lead by 332 runs after Gill ton. With nine wickets remaining, Bazb…

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Day Four - Second Test: India vs. England, Visakhapatnam, 5th February 2024

Day Four - Second Test: India vs. England, Visakhapatnam, 5th February 2024

Reality hits as England are thwarted in colossal chase by Bumrah and Ashwin and India level series. Crawley l…

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Articles

The World’s Reformation: How Protestantism Became a Global Religion, by Alec Ryrie

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By Zeb Baker-Smith
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In a secular age, religious history can feel slightly tangential and recondite, particularly when set against the commercial and colonial designs of fledgling empires in the early modern age. Very well, except that is missing the point. Reformation Europe remains a field that is rife with opportunity to understand the present, far beyond theology.
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Athens and Sparta: The Rivalry that Shaped Ancient Greece, by Adrian Goldsworthy

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By Zeb Baker-Smith
| Aspects of History
The Romans too often get the good gigs, both on our screens and on the shelves, these days; the Greeks, not so much… That is the starting point of Adrian Goldsworthy’s journey east across the Mediterranean and his sweeping account of the two headline acts at the tip of the Balkan peninsula.
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Episode 255 - Aspects of History

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By Zeb Baker-Smith
| History Book Club (Podcast)
A lover of an emperor-to-be, the subject of scurrilous rumours of incest and a target of Juvenal’s anti-Semitic ranting – but who exactly was Berenice of Judea and why must her life viewed through these prejudiced lenses? Joining Zeb Baker-Smith, Editor of Aspects of History, on the podcast is Bruce Chilton, scholar and biographer.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Spot of university newspaper coverage as Music editor and, subsequently, taking on match reports and a Communications role at Frome Town FC

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Not yet - would be interested!

How is social media changing news?

The instantaneous aspect is certainly making it harder to escape and bare-bones articles with little to no substance seem to dominate.

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