History Hit Podcasts

Starting a Farm with Lynbreck Croft's Lynn & Sandra

Lynn Cassells and Sandra Baer left their friends, family and jobs in England to travel north to Scotland to find a small piece of land they could...

Dogs in Ancient Greece

Man's best friend has been at our side for thousands of years. Ancient Greece was no exception, and although some of the types of dog that were...

The Real Cyrano de Bergerac

One of the world's much loved stage and screen characters has just returned to the cinema in a new film version starring Peter Dinklage. But...

Breakfast Cereal

Kellogg's Cornflakes are arguably the most iconic breakfast cereal, and for good reason. It was this product that launched breakfast cereal as we...

Winston Churchill: From Failures to Finest Hour

Whilst Churchill is best remembered for his achievements during the dark days of the Second World War, much of the rest of his career had much...

Benjamin Franklin with Ken Burns

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was a scientist, inventor, writer and diplomat. As one of the leading figures of early American history, Franklin...

Raiding & Trading in Viking Britain

Several large kingdoms were formed in the Viking-Age period, the best known settlements being in Ireland and York. Dublin became a thriving hub...

The Demerara Uprising and Britain’s Legacy of Slavery

The Demerara Rebellion of 1823 was an uprising of over ten thousand enslaved people in the Crown colony of Demerara-Essequibo (now part of Guyana)...

Anne Boleyn's Early Life

March 2022 marks the 500th anniversary of Anne Boleyn's first recorded appearance at the English court. To celebrate, Hever Castle - Anne's...

Rethinking the Second World War

Did build up to World War Two only begin in the 20th century, or was the century of violent imperial expansion before 1939 the ultimate cause of...

Destroying a Nazi Stronghold: The St Nazaire Raid

On 28 March 1942, in the darkest months of World War Two, Churchill approved what seemed to many like a suicide mission. Under orders to attack...

The Legacy of Julius Caesar's Assassination

The legacies of the Ides of March stretch from that very afternoon on March 14th 44BC to the modern day. From Roman times to the Medieval period,...

The Atomic Bomb

In a world at war, and with no end in sight, the atomic bomb was positioned to be the one weapon that could end the conflict for good.

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The Wonder of Stonehenge

Towering above the Wiltshire countryside, Stonehenge is perhaps the world's most awe-inspiring ancient stone circle. Shrouded in layers of...

Findling Lost Medieval Manuscripts

A gap in knowledge - both of stories and artefacts - provides a frustrating block when looking into the past. But, a new report, based on the use...

The French in Vietnam

The conflict we know today as the Vietnam War–involving the United States and the Viet Cong–was actually the second of the Indochina Wars, the...

200 Years of British-Russian Relations

Russia and the UK have very different political structures and ambitions, from their alliance at the Battle of Navarino in 1827 to the historic...

Ragnarök: Twilight of the Gods

After spending a lifetime battling giants and feasting plentifully between adventures, the gods of Asgard must now face their doom. Ragnarök,...

Loki: The Fun God Turned Murderous Pariah

In Norse mythology, Loki has a place of his own. Taken into Asgard as an infant, he grew under the protection of Odin. Rival and friend of Thor,...

Exploits Of The Norse Gods

Nestled in their kingdom of Asgard, the Norse gods watch over Midgard, the realm of men. There are numerous threats coming from the nine realms,...

Norse Gods: Nine Vast And Rich Realms

Odin created Asgard, the kingdom of the gods, but that doesn't mean he's resting on his laurels. The father of all things watches over the nine...