History Hit Podcasts
History Hit has a wide variety of podcasts including Dan Snow’s History Hit, The Ancients, Gone Medieval, Not Just The Tudors, Betwixt The Sheets, American History Hit, After Dark, and Echoes of History.
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Decoding the Roman Dead
25 July 2021Often known as ‘Britain’s first town’, Colchester is a city rich in ancient history and on 24 July 2021, a new exhibition will open at the...
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The Woman Who Flew Spitfires in WW2
24 July 2021Mary Ellis was a pioneering and courageous aviator who flew hundreds of fighters and bombers to Britain’s frontline airfields. She was one of the...
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Role of Medieval Queens
24 July 2021What was the role of a queen in the Medieval Age? Was she there to strengthen the position of her family and build alliances to protect the interests...
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The Olympic Games
23 July 2021From Ancient Greece to when it was reborn in 1896, the tournament has nearly 3,000 years of history. Sports historian, Professor Martin Polley from...
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Nazi Scientists & the Space Race
23 July 2021‘One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind’: in July 1969 the United States successfully landed on the moon. It was part of a race...
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Martin Luther
22 July 2021A controversial figure during his lifetime, Martin Luther set in motion a revolution that split Christianity in the West and left an indelible...
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Rival Queens: Elizabeth I and Catherine de' Medici
22 July 2021The relationship between Elizabeth I and Catherine de' Medici - the two most powerful Queens of their time - is one of the most intriguing and...
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Life in Sparta
22 July 2021A legendary city-state in Ancient Greece, we associate Sparta with fierce warriors in battle. But what about the everyday? In this second episode...
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The Rise of Stalin
21 July 2021How did a young boy from Georgia become a merciless politician who shaped the Soviet Empire in his own brutal image? Historian and bestselling...
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Cold War in the Congo: Assassination of Hammarskjöld
21 July 2021In 1961, UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld's plane was shot down as he flew over the Congo. Dag Hammarskjöld was called ‘the greatest...
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How Timekeeping Changed the World
20 July 2021Accurate timekeeping is at the very root of all of the technological advances in the modern world, but how did it all begin? From Roman sundials to...
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The Origins of English
20 July 2021Approximately 1.35 billion people use it, either as a first or second language, so English and the way that we speak it has a daily impact on huge...
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The Oldest Known Shark Attack
20 July 2021It’s a crossover with Jaws and Open Water that we never expected, but a 3,000 year old corpse has thrown a surprising topic into the mix: shark...
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Elizabeth I and Catherine de' Medici
19 July 2021The relationship between Elizabeth I and Catherine de' Medici - the two most powerful Queens of their time - is one of the most intriguing and...
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Dancing Mania
19 July 2021In the summer of 1518, one of the most bizarre afflictions in history struck the city of Strasburg; dancing mania. This epidemic of dancing spread,...
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Modern Siege Warfare
19 July 2021Besieging a city is often thought to be an antiquated strategy, lost to technological advances and the complexity of modern conflict. In this...
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Robin Hood
18 July 2021Robin 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 Officer...
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The Romans in Brittany
17 July 2021It was one of the most powerful empires in history, leaving marks and remnants across the globe, but in this episode we are looking specifically at...
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Saladin and the Crusades
17 July 2021Saladin was one of the greatest Sultans of the middle ages, and the first sultan of Egypt and Syria. He famously defeated the Crusader army at the...
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Medieval Ludlow
17 July 2021Founded in the late 11th century after the Norman conquest of England, the town of Ludlow is critical to Medieval history. From an impressive...
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Why the Statues Are Coming Down
16 July 2021Recent years have seen a spate of statue removals from the toppling of Confederate statues in the United States, the tearing down of the Edward...
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