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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Thor and Loki
10 October 2025Has Thor always been considered an all-powerful but ridiculed deity? Is it possible to pin down Loki's complex nature as simply a...
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Medieval Sex
9 October 2025Warning: this episode contains explicit language.
Medieval people weren’t prudish—far from it. Dan is joined by medieval historian Dr...
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Who was the Best President Ever?
9 October 2025What should we look for in a great President? Who was the greatest of all time? And is it harder for modern Presidents to make the top of the...
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51:57
The First Hawaiians
9 October 2025Tristan Hughes goes on an exploration of Hawaii's earliest settlers, guided by the insights of Dr. Patrick Kirch, a leading expert on Hawaiian...
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Who Was The Ultimate Tudor Traitor?
9 October 2025The Tudor court was dangerous and high stakes at the best of times, where survival could often mean betraying others.
Enter: Jane Boleyn,...
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Henry VIII on Screen: The Historians' Verdict
9 October 2025King Henry VIII is best known for his tempestuous marriages and his penchant for cutting off people’s heads. But where does fiction meet...
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Alexandria
7 October 2025This is the story of a city that laid the foundations for our modern world. Sitting at the intersection of East and West, Alexandria has been home...
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Inside Imperial Japan's Brothels
7 October 2025After the first licensed brothel opened in the 17th century, how was sex work thought of in Japan throughout the following centuries?
From...
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Odin, Asgard & the Norse Gods
7 October 2025Dr. Eleanor Janega gets chummy with the gods of Norse Mythology. She's joined by Professor Carolyne Larrington to explore Odin’s quest for...
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America's Invasion of Canada
6 October 2025'Canada ought to be the 14th colony' was a view held by many American revolutionaries. In the winter of 1775, Benedict Arnold led an incredible...
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The Railway Murder That Shook Victorian Britain
6 October 2025It's 1864 and the height of industrialisation. The thrill of railway travel is shattered with the first murder that takes place on it.
Join...
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The Russian Revolution: What Really Happened?
6 October 2025Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia transports us to the tense atmosphere of World War One as Russia made the difficult transition from an...
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The Last Plantagenets in Tudor England
6 October 2025Direct descendants of the Plantagenets were once at the very heart of Tudor politics, yet their story is often overlooked. From Margaret Pole,...
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The Spanish Civil War
5 October 2025Why did Spain spiral into civil war in 1936? Today, we delve into the grinding class conflicts and ferocious political divisions that split Spain...
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Gladiators: A Day in the Life
5 October 2025The Colosseum packed with roaring crowds, the sand stained with sweat and blood. But today, you’re not watching - you’re fighting. Welcome to...
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The Scandalous Royal Mistress Who Ruled France
3 October 2025Is this strangest threesome in royal history?!
We're endlessly fascinated with the lives of royal mistresses, and this has to be one of the...
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Norse Mythology: Creation Myths
3 October 2025Across October Gone Medieval embarks on an epic journey through Norse Mythology in a new series. From the first creation myth to Ragnarok, hosts...
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The Battle of Agincourt
2 October 2025In this episode, Dan explains the dramatic story of the Battle of Agincourt when, against overwhelming odds, Henry V’s underdog English army...
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Who Was the Worst President Ever?
2 October 2025What makes a bad President? Who was the worst of all time? Don is joined by Professor Jeremi Suri, author of The Impossible Presidency and co-host...
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The Dark Reality of Life at Sea
2 October 2025Dan Snow joins After Dark to reveal the brutal reality of life of sailors during the golden age of sail. From the cat o' nine tails, to the...
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Fig Leaves & A Grumpy Jesus: Renaissance to Baroque Art
2 October 2025Have you ever wandered through a museum and thought: Why is the Virgin Mary always dressed in blue? Did they really use eggs in egg tempera—and...
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