History Hit Podcasts

The Rise of the Vikings

September is Vikings month on Gone Medieval, as Dr. Cat Jarman presents a mini-series about her favourite, specialist subject. Over four...

Malta: 'The Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier' of WWII

Malta is located in the Mediterranean sea just beyond Sicily, between Europe and Africa; its warm climate and beautiful islands make it a perfect...

The Queen & US Presidents

We had plans today to release the first two episodes of American History Hit but due to the news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II last week,...

Magellan 500: The First Man to Sail the World

Exactly 500 years ago, a small band of sailors completed the first ever circumnavigation of the globe, launched by Ferdinand Magellan.  From...

9/11: The First Responder

Chief Joseph W. Pfeifer was the first senior fire chief to arrive at the World Trade Center on 9/11. His actions, along with those of hundreds of...

Elizabeth II: A Princess At War

As a mark of respect and remembrance to the late Queen Elizabeth II, we've chosen to focus on Her Majesty's personal history as a veteran of the...

Elizabeth II: A Princess At War

As a mark of respect and remembrance to the late Queen Elizabeth II, we've chosen to focus on Her Majesty's personal history as a veteran of the...

Elizabeth II: The Making of The Queen

Queen Elizabeth II has died after 70 years on the British throne.

Born in April 1926, Elizabeth Windsor became heir apparent, aged 10, when...

Elizabeth II: The Making of The Queen

Queen Elizabeth II has died after 70 years on the British throne.

Born in April 1926, Elizabeth Windsor became heir apparent, aged 10, when...

Elizabeth II: The Making of the Queen

Queen Elizabeth II has died after 70 years on the British throne. Born in April 1926, Elizabeth Windsor became heir apparent, aged 10, when her...

Elizabethan England's Seafaring Musicians

Hardly anything has been written about the musicians who carried out many important tasks in England’s maritime ventures during the Elizabethan...

Treasures of Tutankhamun

One of the most famous names in history - who is Tutankhamun? In 1922 Howard Carter discovered one the most intact ancient tombs in history,...

The First Crusade

Today’s episode of Gone Medieval is brought to you by Paradox Interactive, the creators of the game Crusader Kings III. In it, Matt Lewis...

Not Just the Tudors Lates: Elizabeth I on Screen - The Historians’ Verdict

What do you get when you bring together five top historians in a room with bottles of Prosecco to debate Elizabeth I on screen? History with the...

Virtual Assistants ft. The Real Siri

We talk to the real life Siri in this episode. Susan Bennett was the original voice of Siri back in 2011, although she didn't know it at the...

A Short History of Humans

Why are humans the only species to have escaped – only very recently – the subsistence trap, allowing us to enjoy a standard of living that...

Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Vikings

September is Vikings month on Gone Medieval, as Dr. Cat Jarman presents a mini-series about her favourite, specialist subject. Over her next four...

Divorce

Why would a married couple stage an affair? Was Henry VIII really the beginning of the end for marriages? And how is the divorce process different...

Atoms and X-rays: Experiments That Changed History

For millennia, people have obsessed over questions about the nature of matter in our universe. Then, by the turn of the twentieth century, we...

Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing

*WARNING: This episode contains very strong language - including the F and C words - and derogatory terms for sex workers. So if you're likely to...

WW2: The British Resistance

If Germany's audacious plan to invade Britain - Operation Sea Lion - had succeeded, what exactly would the country's last line of defence have...