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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Greek War of Independence
25 March 2021200 years ago the banner was raised which marked the beginning of the Greek War of Independence that would lead to their freedom from the Ottoman...
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The Rise of Cicero
25 March 2021Cicero is often considered to be one of the greatest orators of Ancient Rome. But how did he reach prominence in Roman politics? Why are his speeches...
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Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities with Bettany Hughes
24 March 2021In this episode from the back catalogue, Dr Bettany Hughes joins Dan to talk about her history of Istanbul which sits at the crossroads of Europe and...
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Heinrich Himmler: My Great-Uncle
24 March 2021Katrin Himmler's great-uncle was Heinrich Himmler, head of the SS, and one of the principle architects of the Holocaust. Katrin has confronted her...
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One Normal Family, 300 Years of History
23 March 2021Every family has a history and delving into the history of one ordinary French family over three centuries provides a remarkable picture of deep...
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French Resistance Super Spy
22 March 2021Today's podcast is about French Resistance spies! Dan is joined by the author Roland Phillips who has uncovered the story of Mathilde Carré who was...
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WW2: The Danish Resistance
22 March 2021Despite declaring itself neutral at the outset of the Second World War, Denmark’s experience of the war years is identifiable by its internal...
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Boudica: Through Roman Eyes
21 March 2021The Iceni warrior who led a revolt against the Roman Empire around 60 AD often stands alone in our memory of ancient queens in Britain, but in this...
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Napoleon: Captive on Saint Helena
21 March 2021Saint Helena is one of the most remote inhabited islands in the world. Nearly a thousand mile from the nearest piece of land, this recently created...
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The Census
20 March 2021Here in the UK, it's census time! Today, I'm joined on the podcast by one of the nations favourite family historians Dr Michala Hulme who certainly...
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The War in the East: Part 1 with Bill Frankland
19 March 2021In this episode taken from our archive, I talk to Dr Bill Frankland (19 March 1912 – 2 April 2020), a veteran of World War Two who lived through...
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The American Way of War: A History
19 March 2021From Ancient Greece, through the Enlightenment, the Napoleonic Wars, The First World War, then the Second, and all the way through to modern drone...
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Another History of Ideas with David Runciman
18 March 2021Today, I am joined once again by Professor David Runciman to talk about the second series of his brilliant History of Ideas podcast. The series looks...
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Petra: The Rose City
18 March 2021A city of caves, temples and tombs, Petra gains its nickname from the pink sandstone from which it was carved. In this second part of his...
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St Patrick's Day
17 March 2021We all have a story about St Patrick's Day and our guest on the podcast today, Adrian Mulligan has a few. Adrian is an Associate Professor of...
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Montgomery: Britain’s Best Known Field Marshall
17 March 2021From fighting on the front line as a Junior Officer in the first days of the First World War, to commanding Allied ground forces on D-Day, the...
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The My Lai Massacre
16 March 2021On the 16th March 1968, the My Lai Massacre occurred in South Vietnam. 350-500 men, women, children and babies were brutally killed by US troops...
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The Ides of March
15 March 2021Today's podcast is an episode taken from our sibling podcast The Ancients. In 4 BC, the Ides of March took on a new significance. Previously...
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The Enigma of Dieppe
15 March 2021Almost 80 years after the raid on Dieppe on 19 August 1942, David O’Keefe has uncovered the secret mission to pinch Enigma related material...
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The Ides of March
14 March 2021In 44 BC, the Ides of March took on a new significance. Previously observed as the first full moon of the new year, the 15 March is today...
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Written Constitutions with Linda Colley
14 March 2021On the podcast today we have the legendary Linda Colley to talk all about her new book examining the phenomenon of written constitutions. From...
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