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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Inside the Moulin Rouge
10 April 2026The Moulin Rouge opened its doors in 1889, at the height of the Belle Epoch - 'the Beautiful Age'.
Its famous windmill structure stood on...
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The Bishop who Took Down Richard II
10 April 2026What makes an Archbishop one of the most hated figures in British history? And does Thomas Arundel truly deserve to be branded the greatest...
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The Origins of Chicago
9 April 2026Chicago is the third most populous city in the United States. It's the windy city, the railroad capital, and home of countless film and tv...
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Henry VIII's Descent into Darkness
9 April 2026He's known as one of history's most murderous kings, but was he always a monster? Or was he acting in ways expected of a king during his...
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The Romans and China
9 April 2026How did Roman silver travel from Egypt to China across monsoon seas, pirate waters, and bustling ports?
Tristan Hughes is joined by...
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Grace O'Malley, Ireland's Pirate Queen
9 April 2026She cut off her hair to sail the seas. She divorced her husband by locking him out of his own castle. And when her son was killed by the occupying...
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The Crusades: Assassins vs Templars
9 April 2026For the second episode in our mini-series on the Crusades, we explore the legendary rivalry between two extraordinary medieval orders: the...
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The Truth About the Little Mermaid
7 April 2026What is a mermaid? Do sirens, selkies and Aquaman fit into this category? And how far back in history do they go?
Kate is joined by Diane...
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The Betrayal of Thomas Becket
7 April 2026"Who will rid me of this troublesome priest?!"
These words supposedly uttered by a King over 800 years ago set in motion a chain of gruesome...
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Nat Turner's Rebellion
6 April 2026In 1831, a rebellion erupted in Virginia that sent shockwaves across the United States, and challenged the brutal system of slavery in a way that...
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Elizabethan Boy Actresses
6 April 2026Why were Shakespeare’s greatest heroines played by teenage boys? How did they learn their craft? On the Elizabethan stage, highly trained young...
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The Commanders: The Best of the Rest
6 April 2026For the final episode in our 'Commanders' series, we've drawn on your suggestions to pay tribute to the commanders who didn’t make our main...
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The Victorian Era's Wildest Murder
6 April 2026It was one of the most gruesome crimes of the Victorian era... and it ended up in David Attenborough's garden! Kate Webster, a servant, killed and...
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Judas Iscariot
5 April 2026**Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence, including suicide**
What really happened to Judas Iscariot? From shifting...
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50:59
Inside the Brothels of New Orleans
3 April 2026Storyville was the red-light district in New Orleans, created in 1897.
What was it like in this neighbourhood, and inside the brothels...
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What Are the Late Medieval Ages?
3 April 2026Matt Lewis and Dr. Eleanor Janega dive into the chaos of the late Middle Ages; from the Great Famine and the Little Ice Age to plague, peasant...
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NEW SERIES: The Crusades
2 April 2026Discover the story behind one of history’s most powerful and controversial eras in our three-part mini-series on the Crusades.
From a...
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What Is The Kennedy Curse?
2 April 2026Their name is synonymous with power, influence ... and tragedy. And with so much of the latter, many have taken to speculating - are the Kennedy...
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The Real Outlander
2 April 2026The book and TV series "Outlander" has introduced millions of fans to Scottish history and the story of the Jacobites.
One of those fans is...
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The Crusades: A Complete Guide
2 April 2026To launch our mini series on the Crusades, we've put together your complete guide to almost two centuries of holy war - from start to finish. We...
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When the Spanish Armada Reached Ireland
2 April 2026What happens when a fleeing armada meets an unforgiving coast? Shipwreck, slaughter and survival collide as Professor Suzannah Lipscomb and...
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