History Hit Podcasts

The Budget: Britain's Financial Crisis Explained

Rising interest, cost of living crisis, energy prices at an all-time high- is Britain's precarious financial situation the fault of policymakers...

Warhammer

***Real life inventor alert*** We speak to Rick Priestley the co-creator of the weird world of Warhammer where valiant humans, noble elves, savage...

Band of Brothers: A New Discovery

In part 2 of this series on Easy Company and the American 101st Airborne Division, we are back in the village of Aldbourne, following in the steps...

878 AD: A Key Anglo-Saxon Year

878 AD witnessed a pivotal moment in the history of England as an emerging, unified nation, with the defeat of the Vikings by Alfred the Great at...

Heartthrobs

What makes a heartthrob? Is he brooding, flamboyant or a bad boy? And what qualities translate to sex symbol status in society?

Which men...

Band of Brothers: Yanks in Britain

In the first of this 2-part series dedicated to the legacy of Easy Company and the American 101st Airborne Division, Dan visits the idyllic...

The Whiskey Rebellion

The Whiskey Tax, imposed in 1791, was the first federal tax on a domestic product by a United States government. It was introduced by Alexander...

Oliver Cromwell’s Republic

On 30 January 1649, King Charles I was executed for treason. Within weeks the monarchy had been abolished and the House of Lords discarded. The...

Mussolini's Rise & Fall

Exactly a century after the 1922 March on Rome which brought fascist dictator Benito Mussolini to power, the far-right party Brothers of Italy...

Sunken Swedish Warship Discovered!

In December 2021, marine archaeologists working alongside the Swedish Navy came across the wreck of a 17th-century warship in the Stockholm...

Batteries

Hold onto your fishing rods guys. We’re tracking down the origins of batteries and it turns out it has a lot to do with a fish with a nasty...

Zeus: King of the Gods

Zeus, the chief deity in Greek mythology, is the Olympian god of sky and thunder, and is king of all other gods and men.

His tale is one of...

Executions in Medieval London

Public executions were a major part of Londoners’ lives from the 12th century right through to the 19th. Now the Museum of London Docklands has...

Origins of WW1: Beyond the Archduke

The 11th of November marks Remembrance Day, a memorial day honoured since the end of the First World War. Hostilities ended on the 11th hour of...

Hacks, Hitler & the Hotel Imperial

We might now be used to hearing about the intimate details of celebrities and world leaders, but when did this become the norm?

In the lead...

Lost Recordings from the Front Line

Often faster than letters sent by ship, WWII soldiers stationed in South East Asia would send heartfelt and humorous video messages to their loved...

African Americans in WW2

The experience of African Americans in World War 2 was, to say the least, a gross double standard. While fascism was confronted in the name of...

The Tomb of Tutankhamun

In November of 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter, thanks to benefactor Lord Carnarvon, discovered the untouched tomb of Tutankhamun....

Inca Apocalypse

For many, the word Inca conjures up images of an ancient civilisation in South America, swiftly conquered by the Spanish in their quest for gold...

The Crown: A Short History of British Monarchy

For at least 1,500 years, since the mists swirling around the Dark Ages began to clear, the British Isles have had monarchical rulers. For...

Canned Food

Hope you’re hungry because today we’re opening a can of historical worms as we discover the origins of canned food. 

How did canned...