Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

Historian Dan Snow journeys across the globe to tell the stories of history's defining moments. From the Colosseum in Rome to the Great Wall of China, the battlefields of Waterloo to the Tomb of Tutankhamun, join Dan as he explores the how and why of the greatest monuments, battles, heroes, villains and events that have shaped our world.

New episodes on Mondays and Thursdays with bonus subscriber only episodes every other Friday.

You can get in touch with us at ds.hh@historyhit.com

A podcast by History Hit, the world's best history channel and creators of award-winning podcasts The Ancients, Gone Medieval, and Betwixt the Sheets.

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#1853
Today · 27 min
Medieval Ghost Stories
What the restless dead can tell us about the anxieties of the living.
#1852
Monday · 1 hr 15 min
Charles de Gaulle: The Man Who Rebuilt France
The life and legacy of the enigmatic French statesman and former President.
#1850
October 22 · 44 min
The Myths vs Reality of Mummification
From the elaborate burial rituals of Ancient Egypt to Victorian mummy unwrapping parties.
#1849
October 19 · 1 hr
The Khmer Rouge & Pol Pot's Reign of Terror
How the Cambodian Genocide unfolded
#1848
October 15 · 45 min
The Real History Behind the Illuminati
How did a failed Bavarian order become history’s most pervasive conspiracy theory?
#1847
October 12 · 47 min
The October Revolution
How the Bolsheviks seized power and dispelling myths of the October Revolution.
#1845
October 8 · 42 min
John Dudley: Tudor England's Wicked Duke
Henry VIII is dead and England has replaced him with a boy king. But the one really pulling the strings of power behind the young and inexperienced Edward VI is one of Tudor England’s most formidable power players: John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland. Remembered by his enemies as the ‘Wicked Duke’, Dudley was ruthless and ambitious - but also a skilled statesman who helped rescue England from war, financial crisis and political instability. Then, in 1553, he risked everything by attempting to place Lady Jane Grey on the throne. In this episode Dan is joined by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb to explore Dudley’s extraordinary rise and bloody fall - and ask: was he a villain, an opportunist, or Tudor England’s unlikely saviour? You can check out Dan and Suzannah's latest documentary series How the Tudors Lost Their Heads on National Geographic. Produced by Mariana Des Forges and edited by Hannah Feodorov We need your help! Let us know what you want from Dan Snow's History Hit by filling in our anonymous survey here: https://forms.gle/PvgayWLkWGjYT4St6 Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. You can also email the podcast directly at ds.hh@historyhit.com. Dan Snow's History Hit is a History Hit podcast. History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#1844
October 5 · 49 min
The Yakuza
The history behind Japan's infamous organised crime syndicates.
#1843
October 1 · 58 min
The Cuban Missile Crisis Explained
The nuclear close calls, rogue commanders, silent standoffs and split-second decisions that nearly resulted in nuclear armageddon…
#1842
September 28 · 50 min
Britain's Deadliest Arctic Expedition
Blizzards, murder and endurance.
#1840
September 24 · 53 min
The 'Scandalous' Life of Marie Antoinette
What if everything we think we know about her is a lie?
#1839
September 21 · 55 min
The Rise and Fall of the Ming Dynasty
At its height, Ming China was one of the most powerful states on Earth. So how did it come to an end?
#1838
September 17 · 28 min
Knights vs Ottomans: The Great Siege of Malta
The fate of the Mediterranean hung in the balance during this bloody battle between the Knights of St John and the armies of Suleyman the Magnificent in the summer of 1565.
#1837
September 14 · 41 min
The KGB Double Agent Who Stopped Armageddon with Ben McIntyre
The spy who risked his life and shaped the course of history, for a deeply personal and unlikely reason.
#1835
September 10 · 31 min
The Battle of Stamford Bridge Explained
How England’s last great Viking invasion met its brutal end.
#1834
September 7 · 1 hr 42 min
The Battle of New York Explained
The battlefield on which the American Revolution nearly died.
#1833
September 3 · 48 min
The Rise & Fall of Babylon
Babylon has a PR problem, and it's 2,600 years in the making.
#1832
August 31 · 32 min
Templar's Tunnels, HMS Victory and Troy: History's Best Historical Sites with Dan Jones
The stories behind some of the world's best historical sites.
#1830
August 27 · 50 min
The Brutal History of The First Warplanes
Flying aces, flaming wreckage and deadly dogfights in the skies.
#1829
August 24 · 1 hr 2 min
Medieval Krakow
How invasion, destruction and remarkable resilience forged one of Europe’s most magnificent cities.

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