Dan Snow's History Hit
By History Hit
History! The most exciting and important things that have ever happened on the planet. Powerful kings, warrior queens, nomads, empires and expeditions. Historian Dan Snow and his expert guests bring all these stories to life and more in a daily dose of history. Join Dan as he digs into the past to make sense of the headlines and get up close to the biggest discoveries being made around the world today, as they happen.
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Latest episode
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Achilles
One of the greatest heroes in Greek mythology. -
Suleyman the Magnificent
The dramatic story of Suleyman the Magnificent and his power and influence over 16th-century Europe. -
Captain Cook
The extraordinary tale of Captain James Cook one of history's greatest explorers. -
Roman Emperors with Mary Beard
What did it take to become a Roman emperor? -
Witches of St Osyth
Giving voice to the victims of a witch-hunt. -
The Battle of Midway
How the US Navy turned the tide in the Pacific War. -
The Bones of Anglo Saxon England
What can bone fragments tell us about the world of England's Anglo-Saxon forebears? -
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
Peeling back layers of historical myth to find out how this marriage changed England forever. -
President Thomas Jefferson
What challenges did he face during his time as President, and how did he mould the early years of the nation? -
My Great-Grandfather's War: Lt-Gen Thomas Snow & The Somme
How should we remember the men who presided over catastrophes like the Somme?
