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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The Rise of Napoleon
17 January 2025Napoleon Bonaparte is a household name; a rare example of someone who is as well remembered by his supporters as by his enemies. His life is rich...
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FDR vs Hitler
16 January 2025The leaders of the two most powerful nations fighting in the Second World War, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler, never met. They...
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Cesare Borgia
16 January 2025Cesare Borgia, one of history's most controversial figures, was known for his ruthless ambition and political cunning. From his dramatic rise to...
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46:47
The Roman Invasion of Britain
16 January 202543 AD. A large Roman armada sails across the perilous English Channel intent on conquest. It is the dawn of one of the most seminal moments in...
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49:59
Origins of the Devil
16 January 2025(1/2) How has the devil been depicted through history? What are his origins? And why should he be portrayed as beautiful?
In the first part...
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34:03
Who Owns Greenland?
15 January 2025It sounds outlandish that President-Elect Donald Trump has said he wants to buy Greenland but this isn't the first or even second time the United...
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Myths of Magna Carta
14 January 2025Did you know that Magna Carta wasn't originally intended as a beacon of civil liberties? Dr. Eleanor Janega is joined by Steven Franklin of Royal...
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35:09
History of Red Lipstick
14 January 2025Red lipstick has a unique feminine power to it.
It's been on the lips of some of the most influential people in history, including Cleopatra...
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49:07
Who Was Sitting Bull?
13 January 2025Sitting Bull, Jumping Badger, Slow - what do we know about the man who went by each of these names? How did he earn them and what was his role in...
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53:09
Dissolution of the Monasteries
13 January 2025Professor Suzannah Lipscomb explores the dissolution of some 800 monasteries and nunneries by King Henry VIII, a campaign that dramatically...
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52:09
Topkapi Palace: The Heart of the Ottoman Empire
13 January 2025Associate Professor Nilay Özlü from Istanbul Technical University joins Matt Lewis to help him understand the Ottoman's most significant mark on...
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46:51
Great Fire of London: Mobs, Firestorms, and Revenge
13 January 2025(2/2) As the Great Fire of London worsens mob rule begins to appear and a hunt for a scapegoat takes over. Maddy Pelling tells Anthony Delaney the...
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47:58
Roald Amundsen
12 January 2025Roald Amundsen was surely one of history's greatest explorers. He beat Scott to the South Pole, and was the first person to reach the North Pole...
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43:21
Sargon of Akkad
12 January 2025Over 4,000 years ago, Sargon of Akkad carved his name into history by forging what many consider the world’s first empire. But who was this...
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Inside the Brothel of Pompeii
10 January 2025Sex work was everywhere in the ancient world, but a known dedicated space for it (a brothel), is an extremely rare and important...
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King John: Worst Medieval Monarch?
10 January 2025Nothing good is ever said about King John, a strong contender for the title of Worst Medieval King of England. Was the King who signed Magna Carta...
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President FDR & the New Deal
9 January 2025In 1932, amidst the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected the 32nd President of the United States. He was more than a leader; he was...
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Final Days of Mary Queen of Scots
9 January 2025The moment Mary Queen of Scots set foot in England, she became Elizabeth I's prisoner. Mary was fleeing from war and misogyny, hoping for help...
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Rome's Crisis of the Third Century
9 January 2025What happens when emperors are murdered more often than they die of natural causes? Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr. David Gwynn to unravel the...
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Rise of the Borgias
9 January 2025In the 15th and early 16th centuries, one Spanish family rose to exert its influence over Renaissance Italy - the Borgias. Deploying diplomacy,...
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How to Survive a Medieval Crusade
7 January 2025What would it have been like to go on a medieval crusade? What dangers would you have faced on the gruelling journey to the Holy Land, and what...
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