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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Victorian Beauty Standards
23 May 2025Why did Victorians value pale skin so highly? And how were black bodies viewed by Victorian society?
In this episode Kate is joined by...
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1:21:51
Captain Cook
22 May 2025Dan tells the extraordinary tale of Captain James Cook. Born a labourer's son, he would rise to become one of history's greatest explorers. He...
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Gerald Ford: The Unelected President
22 May 2025Gerald Ford is the only person to serve as president without being elected to either the presidency or the vice presidency. He was handed a...
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48:45
Dancing Plague of 1518
22 May 2025In 1518 one woman's mysterious dance sparked an uncontrollable epidemic, leading up to 400 people to dance wildly for weeks.
Professor...
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48:30
The Saxons
22 May 2025Saxon mercenaries, collapsing Roman order, and a new chapter for Britain. Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr Peter Heather to explore the mysterious...
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43:58
Final Days of Abraham Lincoln
22 May 2025One split second - and one individual - can upturn an entire nation.
This was definitely the case when John Wilkes Booth shot President...
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38:04
Mount Hiei: Home of Japan's Warrior Monks
20 May 2025Assassin's Creed: Shadows gives players the chance to visit the imperial capital of medieval Japan. But today, we're heading to a mountain lying...
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1:03:57
The Last Pagans
20 May 2025What really happened when the last pagans of medieval Europe were 'converted' to Christianity?
Dr. Eleanor Janega is joined by Dr. Francis...
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43:57
The Pill: Sexual Liberation?
20 May 2025At least 160 million people worldwide take some form of the contraceptive pill. So where did it come from? Who invented it and why? And how has...
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56:25
The Manson Family: Cult Murder in Hollywood
19 May 2025In the summer of 1969, Hollywood was shaken by a set of brutal murders. Their perpetrators? The infamous Charles Manson and his 'family'.
In...
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1:00:36
How to Kill a Scottish Witch
19 May 2025**This episode contains some descriptions of torture and executions**
If you lived in Scotland in the 1500s, it was highly likely that you,...
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29:25
Lost Colony of Roanoke: the Untold Story
19 May 2025The lost colonists left behind one clue, the word "Croatoan" carved into a tree. Who were the Croatans? What were their lives like? How can we see...
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46:40
Xanthippe: The Formidable Wife of Socrates
19 May 2025Assassin's Creed Odyssey lets players spend time with renowned philosopher Sokrates - but it also lets us meet his surprisingly younger and...
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50:38
The Nazi Occupation of Jersey
18 May 2025The only British territory ever occupied by the Nazis was the Channel Islands. From 1940 to the end of the war, the Germans turned Jersey, and...
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38:26
The Council of Nicaea
18 May 20251700 years ago, the Roman Emperor Constantine called an unprecedented meeting of early Christian leaders from across the empire to settle a fierce...
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45:03
What Made You Ugly In Tudor Times?
16 May 2025Why did royalty have worse teeth than commoners? How would the Tudor court have smelt? And when even the Queen of England can be accused of being...
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49:59
Legends of Robin Hood
16 May 2025Was Robin Hood a symbol of justice? A challenge to authority? Or simply a folk hero offering a fantasy of freedom? Whether or not he truly...
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31:11
Why is Timbuktu Famous?
15 May 2025Synonymous for somewhere far away, Timbuktu has been mythologised by the stories of old European explorers. But in fact, for centuries it was in...
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57:02
Shakespeare's First Playhouse
15 May 2025Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Dr. Daniel Swift to delve into the formative years of William Shakespeare's career. They explore the...
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38:30
How to Survive the Desert: Cities of the Southwest
15 May 2025How did cities grow in America's largest and hottest desert? How did the rivers of the South West shape its history? Don is joined by Kyle...
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The Last Roman Emperors
15 May 2025No grand battle. No final blaze of glory. In 476 AD, the Western Roman Empire collapsed not with a roar, but with a quiet abdication. A boy...
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