Dan Snow's History Hit
By History Hit
Historian Dan Snow investigates the 'how' and 'why' of history's defining moments.
From the Colosseum of Ancient Rome and the battlefields of Waterloo to the tomb of Tutankhamun, Dan journeys across the globe to share the greatest stories from the past that help us understand the present.
New episodes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
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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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Latest episode
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Henry VIII's Tudor Christmas
Tudor Christmas was a time for revelry and fun. -
Surviving the Great War: Medics in the Trenches
How doctors and nurses rose to the challenge of the First World War. -
Fascism in Pre War America
How Nazism infiltrated the highest political offices in the US government, but also the unsung American heroes who risked everything to stop it. -
Roman Saturnalia
How the Roman winter festival celebrating the harvest god, Saturn, laid the foundations for many of our Christmas traditions today. -
Churchill & FDR: The Origins of the 'Special Relationship'
A pivotal alliance that shaped the world we live in today. -
The Greeks vs Persia: The War that Changed the Ancient World
The conflicts that brought the Persian and Greek worlds closer together and reshaped the ancient world. -
Oswald Mosley & Fascism in Britain
The story of British fascism seen through the life of its leader, Oswald Mosley. -
Ian Fleming's Commandos
Uncover some of the true stories behind the real commandos who inspired Fleming's Bond. -
Escapees of Alcatraz
Alcatraz was the jewel in the crown of America's prison system and thought to be escape-proof - until one night in 1962. -
The True Story of London's Blitz
Beyond the stiff-upper-lip stereotypes and discovers an unexpected world of crime, sexual revolution and desperation.
