History Hack
By historyhack
We are a slightly mad, always fun podcast bringing you all the History you love and a lot that you didn‘t know you‘d love until you heard it here!
Recommended by BBC Radio, and presented by acclaimed historian Alexandra Churchill, with Matt Bone and Dr Zack White.
Recommended by BBC Radio, and presented by acclaimed historian Alexandra Churchill, with Matt Bone and Dr Zack White.
Latest episode
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History Hack: Indian Soldiers and Empire
On the 75th anniversary of the passing of the Indian Independence Act, Ravindran Rathee joins us to talk all about his new book, which documents hundreds of years of soldiers from the subcontinent fighting for the British Empire from their point of v… -
Women’s Rights Week: Abortion in the USA: A History
As part of a special week of programming, in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the US Supreme Court, female historians talk about the history of the struggle for equality. In our final episode, the peerless A.E. Rooks joins us to blow you… -
Women’s Rights Week: Abortion and Contraception Are Not New
As part of a special week of programming, in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the US Supreme Court, female historians talk about the history of the struggle for equality. In this episode, Eleanor Janega joins us to discuss the concepts o… -
Women’s Rights Week: Queen of Her Castle
As part of a special week of programming, in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the US Supreme Court, female historians talk about the history of the struggle for equality. In this episode, Nina Harkrader joins us to talk about the decades… -
Women’s Rights Week: The Fight For Suffrage in the USA
As part of a special week of programming, in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the US Supreme Court, female historians talk about the history of the struggle for equality. In this episode, Elaine Weiss talks about the long road to the vot… -
History Hack: All Hail the Wrens
James Bartle joins us to discuss the surprisingly big role that the WRNS played in the Second World War at sea. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ -
History Hack: The Siege of Loyalty House
Kit and Charly are joined by Jessie Childs to discuss the English Civil War's most dramatic siege. -
History Hack: The Real Gladiator
Ever wondered how realistic the epic film Gladiator is? Tony Sullivan drops by to tell us all about his new book looking at exactly that Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyh… -
History Hack Wolfson Week: Devil Land
2022's Wolfson prize winner Clare Jackson joins us to talk about Devil Land, a history of England during a tumultuous century: 1588-1688. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.histo… -
History Hack Wolfson Week: The Ruin of Witches
Malcolm Gaskell joins us to talk about his book based on a microscopic look at the New World and an accusation of witchcraft, and how it fitted in with the history of the period.
