History Hit Podcasts

Who was the Last Witch of Scotland?

With the nights closing in, what better time to re-visit a favourite episode of ours.

In 1727, Janet Horne of the Highland community of...

The Incense Route Through Arabia

Assassin’s Creed Mirage: Valley of Memory takes our hero Basim ibn Ishaq from the glory of Baghdad in the Abbasid era to the remote oasis at...

Emperor Tiberius: Monster or Misunderstood?

*WARNING: This podcast contains adult themes and discussion of paedophilia*

A brilliant general. A brooding autocrat. A recluse surrounded...

Scotland's Stone of Scone

How did a medieval Scottish stone become the centre of a daring heist in the 1950's?

This is the extraordinary saga of the Stone of Scone,...

Did Henry VIII Have An Affair With Anne Boleyn's Sister?

She was 'the Other Boleyn Girl' - Anne's sister, Mary, who supposedly had an affair with King Henry VIII. Such drama!

What evidence is there...

What was the Satanic Panic?

Why were more than 12 thousand cases of satanic abuse brought in the 1980s? Was the Prince of Darkness walking among us then? Or did something...

Raleigh and the Lost Colony of Roanoke

What happened to the lost colony of Roanoke?

In the 1580s Sir Walter Raleigh set about establishing a permanent English colony on Roanoke...

The Spanish Armada

In 1588, Spain’s mighty armada sailed to invade England and change the balance of power in Europe. Dan explains why Philip II launched the...

Could you Survive the Medieval Apocalypse?

For Medieval Europe, the Apocalypse wasn’t just a metaphor - it was very real and very imminent.

We are talking about the four horsemen,...

Zoroastrianism

A faith born in the distant prehistoric past, rooted in ancient Iranian texts over 4,000 years old, Zoroastrianism is one of the world’s oldest...

How the Wind Blew Up The Middle Ages

From the tactical nautical decisions of the Normans and Vikings to medieval monks' meticulous wind records, medieval civilisations have always...

The Truth About Roald Dahl

The Twits, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda. Roald Dahl wrote some of the world's most loved children's books.

But what do we know...

What if the Texas Republic survived?

In 1845, the Republic of Texas stood at a crossroads. In our history, they chose to join the USA… but what if they chose another path? Was this...

Tudor True Crime: Who Murdered Lord Darnley?

**Contains accounts of murder and sexual violence**

After an explosion rocked Edinburgh in February 1567, Lord Darnley - husband to Mary,...

Nuremberg: The Trial of Göring

Warning: This episode contains discussion of suicide.

When the Nuremberg Trials began in November 1945, Hermann Göring was the...

The Nabataeans

Assassin's Creed Mirage: Valley of Memory takes players to the haunting tomb city of Hegra, a remarkable memento of the Nabataeans. Hewn from the...

Why Did Henry VIII Kill Catherine Howard?

In 1540 Henry VIII was getting old, and his eyes turned to teenager Catherine Howard.

He fell hard and fast for Catherine - his "rose...

Decline & Fall of the Ancient World

Tristan Hughes invites Matt Lewis, host The Ancients's sister podcast Gone Medieval, for a lively debate with about the blurred boundary between...

The Birth of the Medieval World

Matt Lewis pays a visit to Gone Medieval's sister podcast The Ancients for a lively debate with Tristan Hughes about the blurred boundary between...

Sex and Scandal of Medieval Royals

What did Queen Isabella of France do to deserve the nickname She-Wolf? What sex scandals happened in the 14th century? And why did the Black Death...

The Hurricane Betsy Conspiracy: New Orleans

Did New Orleans' officials bomb the levees protecting the Lower Ninth Ward in 1965?

When Hurricane Betsy swept through the Atlantic Basin,...