History Hit Podcasts
History Hit has a wide variety of podcasts including Dan Snow’s History Hit, The Ancients, Gone Medieval, Not Just The Tudors, Betwixt The Sheets, American History Hit, After Dark, and Echoes of History.
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Hollywood's Shocking First Sex Symbols
20 March 2026Nearly 100 years ago, films in Hollywood were so much sexier and shocking than you might think they were.
One of the most shocking things...
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52:18
Viking Scotland: The Siege of Dumbarton
20 March 2026What happens when Vikings stop raiding and start laying siege to a mighty rock fortress on the Clyde?
Matt Lewis is joined by Todd Ferguson...
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The Battle of Fredericksburg
19 March 2026This is the largest battle, by number of combatants, of the entire Civil War. But why? What was the federal objective at Fredericksburg? And how...
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Were the Princes in the Tower murdered?
19 March 2026It's one of history's greatest mysteries - 'what happened to the Princes in the Tower?' In 1483, young Edward V and his brother Richard were...
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What if the Ides of March Failed?
19 March 2026What if Julius Caesar had survived the Ides of March? This episode explores his last known plans — vast eastern campaigns, sweeping...
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The Rise of Putin and the 1999 Apartment Bombs
19 March 2026In September 1999, just weeks after 46-year-old Vladimir Putin became Russia’s prime minister, a series of apartment bombings ripped through...
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36:15
Tudor True Crime: The First Female Serial Killer?
19 March 2026Was there really a 17th century Italian woman who helped hundreds of wives murder their husbands, or is her story a myth born of fear and...
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45:48
Tiberius and his Island of Depravity
17 March 2026The Roman Emperor Tiberius has a harrowing reputation based on stories surrounding his latter years on the island of Capri. Stories of debauchery...
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58:29
The Donner Party Disaster | The Frontier
16 March 2026The words 'Donner Party' have become synonymous with disaster in the American imagination. In this week’s instalment of our Frontier miniseries,...
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50:36
The Human Cost of Fame
16 March 2026You might think the idea of “celebrity” is a modern invention. In reality, its roots stretch back centuries... perhaps even millennia. People...
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59:11
The Commanders: Eisenhower
16 March 2026As Supreme Commander, Eisenhower spearheaded the successful Allied invasions of North Africa, Italy and Western Europe. He's consequently one of...
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41:56
Plots against Elizabeth I
16 March 2026Who wanted Elizabeth I dead, and how close did they come to removing her? Who were the conspirators and rebels who plotted to put Mary, Queen of...
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44:12
Samurai Armor Explained
16 March 2026In the 16th century world of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, we meet the samurai as they had to be: soldiers in a world on fire. But today, we’re...
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57:22
Early Medieval Croatia
16 March 2026What if everything you think you know about medieval Croatia is wrong?
Dr Eleanor Janega is joined by Professor Florin Curta to uncover how...
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Herodotus: The Father of History
15 March 2026What drove Herodotus to write the first great story of history? Tristan Hughes speaks with Dr. Roel Konijnendijk to uncover the world of Herodotus...
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The Mongols and the Fall of the Crusaders
13 March 2026In the mid‑13th century, the Mongols seemed unstoppable until a former slave‑soldier stood in their way. Mamluk Sultan Qutuz of Egypt defied...
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40:01
The Murder That Shocked Hollywood
13 March 2026In post-war Hollywood, the film industry had a reputation for its dark side as much as anything happening on the big screen.
So when...
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54:22
America's Bloodiest Day: Battle of Antietam
12 March 2026It's known as the deadliest single day in American history: the Battle of Antietam.
After weeks of Union defeats, Confederate forces pushed...
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1:05:10
The Battle of Gettysburg
12 March 2026In July 1863, the quiet town of Gettysburg became the site of one of the most decisive clashes of the American Civil War. Over three intense days,...
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Colonial Women of the Americas
12 March 2026Warning: This episode contains references to sexual abuse
What became of the women whose worlds collapsed when the Spanish arrived in...
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The Phoenicians
12 March 2026Three thousand years ago, Phoenician ships sailed west across the Mediterranean, their holds packed with pottery, wine and enslaved people to...
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