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Dan Snow's 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.You can get in touch with us at ds.hh@historyhit.comA podcast by History Hit, the world's best history channel and creators of award-winning podcasts The Ancients, Gone Medieval, and Betwixt the Sheets.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.
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Hollywood Spy: The British WW1 Hero Who Helped Japan Attack Pearl Harbour
Episode Date: April 8, 2024Frederick Rutland was one of Britain's finest naval pilots and a celebrated hero of the First World War. And yet in the interwar period, he would beco...
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HMS Wager: Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
Episode Date: April 7, 2024Join Dan as he narrates the harrowing story of the HMS Wager and its crew's descent into mutiny and survival against all odds. Set against the backdro...
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Nazis, the CIA & Psychedelics
Episode Date: April 6, 2024This is the untold story of how Nazi experiments with psychedelics influenced CIA research and the War on Drugs. From covert mind control programs to...
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The Mary Celeste: Ghost Ship
Episode Date: April 2, 2024In 1872 the ghost ship Mary Celeste is found sailing across the Atlantic without a single crew member left onboard. Theories over what happened on the...
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Kensington Palace: Serving the Royal Court
Episode Date: April 1, 2024Kensington Palace was the centre of court life in 18th-century Britain. It was the principal London residence for the Royals, as well as a lavish venu...
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George Washington
Episode Date: March 31, 2024As Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, George Washington was a central feature of the American Revolutionary War. He was also the first Presid...
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The Amelia Earhart Mystery Solved?
Episode Date: March 31, 2024What happened to the pioneering pilot, Amelia Earhart? In 1937, while attempting to circumnavigate the globe by aircraft, Earhart and her navigator we...
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2. The British Empire: The Raj and Indian Independence
Episode Date: March 27, 2024This is the story of the British Empire in India. Over two episodes, we'll chart India's history from the birth of the Mughal Empire until the Partiti...
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1. The British Empire: Mughals & the East India Company
Episode Date: March 26, 2024This is the story of the British Empire in India. Over two episodes, we'll chart India's history from the birth of the Mughal Empire until the Partiti...
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D.B. Cooper & the 70s Hijacking Craze
Episode Date: March 25, 2024On 23 June 1972, a man boarded American Airlines Flight 119 in St Louis. He sat most of the way to Tulsa before donning a wig and a pair of gloves in...
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The Real Shogun: The English Navigator Who Became a Samurai
Episode Date: March 24, 2024In the year 1600, a bedraggled English sailor and his sick and dying crewmates anchored off the coast of Kyushu, Japan. His name was William Adams, an...
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Persia: Rise of the Sasanians
Episode Date: March 19, 2024The Sasanians are renowned as one of Rome's most feared enemies. Founded in third-century Persia by an Iranian noble called Ardashir, their dynasty ov...
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The History of the RNLI
Episode Date: March 18, 2024In the tempestuous waters of the 18th century, a revolutionary idea emerged from the depths of despair and necessity: the lifeboat. Born from the geni...
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Warfare in Ancient Greece
Episode Date: March 17, 2024How did warfare work in Ancient Greece? The weapons and armour of the Greek hoplite are legendary, as are the warrior cultures of city-states like Spa...
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Boudica: Queen of the Iceni
Episode Date: March 13, 2024She's the warrior queen who took on the mighty Roman Empire, but who really was Boudica?Separating facts from the myths we've read can be tricky, but...
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Infiltrating the IRA: Murder & Espionage in Northern Ireland
Episode Date: March 12, 2024With Operation Kenova back in the headlines, we look to the story of Frank Hegarty, an IRA member turned British informant whose assassination led to...
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The Financial Crashes that Changed the World
Episode Date: March 11, 2024Over the last turbulent century, the global economy has suffered the shockwaves of recessions and depressions, bubbles and unchecked investor euphoria...
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Oppenheimer vs Einstein
Episode Date: March 10, 2024Today we're talking about two 20th century titans, the physicists J. Robert Oppenheimer and Albert Einstein. Their scientific achievements changed the...