History Hit Podcasts

Prosthetics in Antiquity

Prosthetics - an artificial feature or body part commonly used to either help restore functions of lost limbs, or change a person's appearance....

Shakespeare’s Henry V

This week marks 600 years since the death of King Henry V, perhaps best known for his military successes during the Hundred Years War against...

Taiwan: China's Ukraine?

Located just 100 miles off the coast of mainland China, the nation of Taiwan sits in the so-called 'first island chain' - a group of US-friendly...

Sports Bra

REAL LIFE INVENTOR ALERT!!!

Two jockstraps cleverly sewn together. That was how the very first sports bra was made in 1977. The product...

Robin Hood

Robin Hood is one of the most famous legends of British history, but did he exist and if so who was he? Gareth Morgan, Learning Development...

Britain After Rome

What really happened in Britain after the fall of Rome? How did people adapt to their new lives? How were new identities formed, and eventually...

Charles II's Mistresses

Lucy Walter, Barbara Palmer, Louise Kérouaille and Nell Gwynn. These are the names of just a key few of King Charles II’s mistresses.

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The March on Washington

On August 28, 1963, some 200,000 people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. to protest the continuing inequalities faced...

Leonardo da Vinci

Painter, scientist, engineer, inventor, anatomist, sculptor, architect, urban planner, botanist, musician, philosopher, writer : Leonardo Da Vinci...

A 16th Century Celebrity Executioner

The German executioner Meister Frantz Schmidt kept a fascinating journal of all the executions, torture and punishments he administered between...

Al-Qaeda

Their attacks of September 11 2001 sparked a War on Terror which has a legacy that very much lasts to this day, but where did Al-Qaeda come from,...

Storytime with the Snows: 1066

1066 is one of the most critical and dramatic years in British history. In the space of one year, the country had three kings, three major battles...

Cryptocurrency

If you feel confused and left behind by cryptocurrency then this is for you. We're taking you on a journey through the strange history of...

Ancient Americas: the South American Stonehenge

One of the largest archaeological sites in South America, located near Lake Titicaca in Western Bolivia - Tiwanaku is a brilliantly mysterious...

King Henry V


Few kings have left more of an impression on the English - and then the British - nation as King Henry V, who died on 31 August 1422. The Battle...

Kokoda: Australia's Thermopylae?

After the Fall of Singapore in February 1942, the focus of the Pacific War moved closer to Australia. Japanese forces bombed Darwin and began to...

Sexual Violence

Definitions of what can and cannot be described as sexual violence vary widely across time and place. In 48 countries around the world today, for...

Richard III: How to find a Lost King

In August 1485, King Richard III was killed at the Battle of Bosworth. In 2012, having been lost for over 500 years, the remains of King Richard...

Ancient Americas: The Moche

Known for their iconic ceramics and notable artwork - the Moche people flourished in ancient northern Peru. But who were the people behind the...

Thomas Cromwell's Private Life

Thomas Cromwell was an extraordinary figure in the Tudor court. Lawyer, politician, minister and peer of the realm, Cromwell deployed all of his...

Witches

What comes to your mind when you think of a witch? Broomsticks? Black cats? Warts?

Early modern witchcraft expert, John Callow, is Betwixt...