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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Witches of St Osyth

Episode Date: September 26, 2023

In March 1582, a number of women from the small Essex village of St Osyth were hanged for the crime of witchcraft. Several others, including one man,...

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The Battle of Midway

Episode Date: September 25, 2023

On the 4th of June 1942, the US Navy took on the might of Japan's Imperial Navy in the battle of Midway. It was America's Trafalgar! At the end of the...

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Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn

Episode Date: September 20, 2023

This is the story of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn as you've never heard it before. From their childhoods and courtship through to their union and Anne's...

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President Thomas Jefferson

Episode Date: September 19, 2023

Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, so how did it work out when he became the leader of this nation that he...

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The Origins of the Popes

Episode Date: September 17, 2023

The popes of Rome emerged from the humblest of beginnings. The first was a fisherman, charged with spreading the word of God under the watchful eye of...

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The Knights Templar

Episode Date: September 11, 2023

Few organisations in history have names as loaded with legend as the Knights Templar. Western culture is infused with the mythology of these pious war...

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Europe's 1848 Revolutions

Episode Date: September 8, 2023

In 1848, Europe was wracked by a series of revolutions that turned the established political order on its head. Across the continent populations erupt...

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Chichén Itzá

Episode Date: September 6, 2023

One of the new Seven Wonders of the World, Chichen Itza is home to monumental pyramids, temples, and is a treasure trove of archaeological findings. B...

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Marco Polo

Episode Date: September 5, 2023

You may have heard the many myths about the life and exploits of Marco Polo- was he really the one who brought ice cream and spaghetti from his travel...

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The Legacy of Rome

Episode Date: September 4, 2023

Rome has attracted aspiring conquerors and leaders for millennia, not just as a great metropolis, but as an idea. It has long been a symbol of militar...

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Rise of the Tudors

Episode Date: September 3, 2023

Join Dan as he rollicks through the tumultuous life and rise to power of Henry Tudor, the man who would ultimately become King Henry VII of England. S...

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Secret Origins of the SAS

Episode Date: August 30, 2023

In 1974, a pioneer of the SAS and master of military deception, Dudley Clarke, passed away. His death went almost entirely unnoticed by the British pu...

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Ivan the Terrible

Episode Date: August 29, 2023

The name Ivan the Terrible is synonymous with brutality and ruthlessness. While Western scholars insist that the first crowned Tsar of all Russia did...

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Charlie Chaplin

Episode Date: August 28, 2023

The Golden Age of Hollywood was a place of pioneers, storytellers, ideas, westward expansion, money, politics and scandal- the story of Hollywood is t...