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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Murder at Stonehenge
16 June 2025A body is found at Stonehenge. It's the skeleton of a man - an archer - who lived at the time when it was built. How did he die? What secrets does...
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55:37
Accidental Deaths in Tudor England
16 June 2025**This episode includes descriptions of accidental deaths**
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb investigates the grim but fascinating world of...
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31:42
Captain Cook: The Ultimate Explorer?
16 June 2025Assassin’s Creed Rogue allows players to explore the icy landscapes and freezing oceans of the Arctic as it was during the Seven Years’ War....
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36:19
Iran & Israel: Allies to Enemies
15 June 2025Tensions between Iran and Israel have escalated with a recent Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear facilities and retaliation from Iran. The two...
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The Amazons
15 June 2025What makes the Amazons one of the most captivating myths in ancient Greek culture?
Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr. David Braund, Emeritus...
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Medieval Sex Work
13 June 2025Despite Christianity coming in hot and heavy in the medieval period, sex work was thriving.
In many places it was legal, even.
In this...
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47:39
Edward IV: A King's Will
13 June 2025Inside Edward IV's Last Will: Secrets, Stories, and Medieval Mysteries
Journey back to 1475, a time when Edward, undefeated on the...
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39:05
How Did Humans Take Over the World?
12 June 2025Humans are everywhere. How did we get from the savannahs of Africa across to the most northern reaches of Alaska and Greenland, to the outbacks of...
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40:50
The Truth About Native American Boarding Schools
12 June 2025The Federal Government. Tens of thousands of Native American children. Around 50 boarding schools across the United States. This is the story of...
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47:08
Dark Side of Ancient Mesopotamia
12 June 2025A four thousand(ish) year old murder trial. A procession of the dead. Kings who believed they could escape the gods by dressing gardeners in royal...
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54:36
Isabella d’Este: Renaissance Influencer
12 June 2025Discover the captivating life of Isabella d'Este with Professor Suzannah Lipscomb and acclaimed novelist and historian Sarah Dunant. They discuss...
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59:20
The Kushan Empire
12 June 2025Embark on an epic journey with Tristan Hughes and acclaimed author William Dalrymple as they unravel the enigma of the Kushan Empire, the ancient...
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38:07
The Ultimate Mesopotamian Mystery
10 June 2025For thousands of years, ancient cuneiform - the script of the ancient Mesopotamians was lost to time, until being dramatically rediscovered in the...
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46:50
Theodora, the rags to riches Empress
10 June 2025Dr. Eleanor Janega and author Stella Duffy dive into the extraordinary life and legacy of Empress Theodora.
A woman who rose from the...
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48:56
What Did Jane Austen Know About Sex?
10 June 2025She wrote some of the most enduring romances in literature. But what did Jane Austen really know about love ... and sex?
From longing looks...
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Frenemies: France & the USA, a History
9 June 2025Since their respective revolutions, the USA and France have been intrinsically linked. But what have the highest points in their relationship...
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Final Days of Sir Walter Raleigh
9 June 2025'Strike, man, strike!' were the last words of Sir Walter Raleigh as his neck lay on the block. After thirteen years in the Tower of London,...
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1:02:58
What Caused The Seven Years' War?
9 June 2025Assassin's Creed Rogue takes us back to a time when the troubles of royal houses in Europe violently affected the lives of people across the...
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Mystery of the Cheapside Hoard
9 June 2025In June 1912, two workmen made a discovery in the London mud that would stun the antiquarian world: a hoard of gold, pearls, rubies, emeralds, and...
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46:26
How the Nazis Escaped Germany
8 June 2025Following the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945 some of its most egregious war criminals sought to escape justice by fleeing Europe, most famously to...
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Rise of the Minoans
8 June 2025Tristan Hughes journeys into the heart of one of history's most intriguing civilisations: the Minoans. With Professor Nicoletta Momigliano, he...
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