Dan Snow's History Hit
1,860 episodes - English - Latest episode: 23 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3.5K ratingsHistory! 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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Episodes
World War Two: A Forgotten Narrative with James Holland
November 22, 2015 16:54 - 25 minutes - 37 MBJames Holland @James1940 is a historian and author writing about the Second World War and Jack Tanner series of novels, and presenter of BBC films on Battle of Britain, Jets & Normandy 44. James’ new book entitled The War in the West – A New History: Volume 1: Germany Ascendant 1939-1941 is out now. Presented by Dan Snow @thehistoryguy Produced by Dan Morelle @danmorelle For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Magna Carta with Marc Morris
November 17, 2015 22:50 - 25 minutes - 39.8 MBMagna Carta (Latin for “the Great Charter”), also called Magna Carta Libertatum (Latin for “the Great Charter of the Liberties”), is a charter agreed by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, 800 years ago on 15 June 1215. Dr Marc Morris @Longshanks1307 is a historian and broadcaster, specialising in the Middle Ages. He is the author of King John: Treachery, Tyranny and the Road to Magna Carta (Hutchinson 2015), The Norman Conquest (Windmill, 2013) and A Great and Terrible King (W...
History Behind the News: Paris Attacks with Tom Holland
November 15, 2015 21:40 - 23 minutes - 23.9 MBRecorded on 15 November 2015 Dan speaks with historian and author Tom Holland @holland_tom about the recent terrorist attacks and the historical context. To discuss this episode on Twitter please use the hashtag #HistoryHit15 Presented by Dan Snow @thehistoryguy Produced by Dan Morelle @danmorelle For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
The Battle of Taranto
November 10, 2015 11:39 - 25 minutes - 39.1 MBDan visits the Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, in Somerset, England to gain a unique insight into the Battle of Taranto. He talks to Lt. Simon Wilson, the Royal Navy’s lead Swordfish pilot, views some extraordinary documents and takes a flight in a Swordfish bi-plane. The Battle of Taranto took place on the night of 11–12 November 1940 during the Second World War between British naval forces, under Admiral Andrew Cunningham, and Italian naval forces, under Admiral Inigo Campioni. The Roy...
The Tudors with Jessie Childs
October 31, 2015 14:39 - 23 minutes - 29 MBJessie Childs @childs_jessie is an award-winning author and historian. Her books are Henry VIII’s Last Victim and God’s Traitors. Presented by Dan Snow @thehistoryguy Produced by Dan Morelle @danmorelle For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Battle of Agincourt with Tobias Capwell, Curator of Arms and Armour at The Wallace Collection
October 25, 2015 04:18 - 47 minutes - 69.5 MBDr Tobias Capwell is Curator of Arms and Armour at The Wallace Collection in London. In this show, Dan discusses the Battle of Agincourt with exhibition curator Tobias Capwell. They take us on a tour with them around The Sinews of War: Arms and Armour from the Age of Agincourt exhibition. The Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory in the Hundred Years’ War. The battle took place on Friday, 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin’s Day), near modern-day Azincourt, in northern France. More ...
The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan
October 21, 2015 18:11 - 34 minutes - 62.4 MBDan and acclaimed author Peter Frankopan (@peterfrankopan) put the world to rights in this episode. Where Peter openly admits secretly touching his book in private. Frankly, once you’ve seen the size of his achievement, you’ll all want to! Presented by Dan Snow @thehistoryguy Produced by Dan Morelle @danmorelle For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Bonus Minisode!
October 17, 2015 13:20 - 12 minutes - 23.4 MBThis a short episode “inbetween-isode” of 10 minutes — enjoy! Let us know what you think! Presented by Dan Snow (@thehistoryguy) Produced by Dan Morelle (@DanMorelle) For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
World War Two – Bomber Command Veterans
October 03, 2015 14:31 - 24 minutes - 44.9 MBIn this episode, Dan discusses some of the week’s big historical anniversaries, visits the unveiling of the new Bomber Command Memorial in Lincoln and interviews Paul Beaver (@beaver_paul), one of Britain’s best Aviation Historians Dan also gets some compelling eyewitness testimonies from World War II veterans. RAF Bomber Command controlled the Royal Air Force’s bomber forces from 1936 to 1968. It played the central role in the strategic bombing of Germany in World War II. Presented by Da...
The Battle of Waterloo with Peter Snow
September 23, 2015 12:46 - 52 minutes - 95.3 MBDan teams up with his dad, veteran broadcaster Peter Snow to give a blow-by-blow account of The Battle of Waterloo. Presented by Dan Snow (@TheHistoryGuy) Produced by Dan Morelle (@DanMorelle) For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy