The Intellectual Historian

Venture beyond the surface of history.

The Intellectual Historian brings you video essays, discussions, and episodes from the Beyond the Text podcast. Grounded in Quentin Skinner’s contextual approach to the history of ideas, we bypass the modern noise of rapid-fire takes to investigate the deep intellectual forces, societal shifts, and philosophies that have driven human history.

Expect meticulous, deeply researched content exploring how thoughts turn into actions, movements, and revolutions.

Hosted by Samuel Woodall
PhD Candidate in Intellectual History | University of Buckingham
MLitt in Intellectual History | University of St Andrews
BA (Hons) History & Politics | University of Exeter