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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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1066: Year of Invasions
Episode Date: October 13, 2020Emily Ward and Pragya Vohra talk about the history of the Viking invasion of 1066.
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On the Battlefield of Hastings with Marc Morris
Episode Date: October 13, 2020Marc Morris shows me around the Battlefield of Hastings.
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Queer History
Episode Date: October 12, 2020Sacha Coward joined me on the podcast to discuss queer history. We talked about Luisa Casati, Queen Anne, the Gay Liberation Front, and other stories...
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History's Greatest Speeches with Simon Sebag Montefiore
Episode Date: October 11, 2020Simon Sebag Montefiore joined me on the podcast to talk about history's greatest speeches. From Martin Luther King Jr. to John Boyega, from Churchill...
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Underland with Robert Macfarlane
Episode Date: October 10, 2020Robert Macfarlane joined me on the podcast to talk about his new book, Underland. We talked about cave communities in Cappadocia, underground bunkeris...
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How and Why History: King David
Episode Date: October 8, 2020One of the Old Testament’s most compelling figures, King David was anointed as king of a united Israel, conquering Jerusalem and bringing the Ark of t...
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In Conversation with Sir David Attenborough
Episode Date: October 8, 2020Sir David Attenborough is an English veteran broadcaster and naturalist. He is best known for writing and presenting the nine Life series, in conjunct...
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Ireland's Great Famine: Counterpoint
Episode Date: October 7, 2020Christine Kinealy joined me on this podcast to discuss the British government’s adverse policies during the Great Famine, and the effects these had on...
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A President Incapacitated: Woodrow Wilson's Stroke
Episode Date: October 6, 2020101 years ago this week, President Woodrow Wilson suffered a serious stroke which left him prone to "disorders of emotion, impaired impulse control, a...
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Asylum on Saint Helena
Episode Date: October 5, 2020Annina Van Neel showed me around Saint Helena, a small scrap of land in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. This island is the most significant physical...
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War with Margaret MacMillan
Episode Date: October 4, 2020Margaret MacMillan joined me on the podcast to discuss the ways in which war has influenced human society. We discussed how, in turn, changes in polit...
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MI9: The Secret Service for Escape and Evasion
Episode Date: October 3, 2020Helen Fry joined me on the podcast to talk about the thrilling history of MI9. The WWII organisation engineered the escape of Allied forces from behin...
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How Steam Power Remade the World
Episode Date: October 2, 2020John Darwin joined me on the podcast to discuss how steam power reshaped our cities and our seas, and forged a new world order.Subscribe to History Hi...
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The Hunt For The Killers Of Julius Caesar
Episode Date: October 1, 2020Peter Stothard joined me on the podcast to discuss the assassination of Julius Caesar. Many men killed Julius Caesar. Only one man was determined to k...
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History of China with Michael Wood
Episode Date: September 30, 2020Michael Wood joined me on the podcast to talk about his new history of China. He takes a fresh look at Chinese history in the light of the current mas...
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How and Why History: Rome and the Mediterranean
Episode Date: September 29, 2020By the first century BC, the nuisance of piracy had become a plague in the Mediterranean. The Romans dispatched Pompey who freed the way for the expan...
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Joking About Stalin
Episode Date: September 28, 2020Jonathan Waterlow joined me on the podcast to explore how ordinary people used political jokes to cope with and make sense of their lives under Stalin...
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The Simulmatics Corporation
Episode Date: September 27, 2020Jill Lepore joined me on the podcast to discuss The Simulmatics Corporation. Founded in 1959, it mined data, targeted voters, accelerated news, manipu...
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Greek Myths
Episode Date: September 26, 2020Natalie Haynes joined me on the podcast to retell the stories of remarkable women at the heart of Greek myths, from Medusa, Penelope, and Pandora, to...