History Hit Podcasts

The Symposium: How To Party Like An Ancient Greek

In Ancient Greece, the symposium was no ordinary after-dinner drinking party, but one in which the Hellenic men of society got together to wine,...

Falklands40: What Started the Falklands War?

On April 2nd 1982 British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher declared war against Argentina over the Falkland Islands in the Southern Atlantic. To...

Henry III: England's Longest Reigning King

In 1216, at the adolescent age of nine, Henry became King Henry III of England. With his father, King John passing, right amid the First Barons’...

The Falklands War: Why Was There A Conflict?

April 2022 marks 40 years since the beginning of the Falklands War - but how and why did these small islands in the South Atlantic become the...

The Enclosures

The enclosure of the commons was a centuries-long process. Gradually, through a combination of legal degrees and private acts, the land across...

François I, King of France

François I of France not only introduced the Renaissance to France, he became the perfect Renaissance king - an inspiring military leader, a...

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 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 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 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...