History Hack
1,153 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsWe are a slightly mad, always fun podcast bringing you all the History you love and a lot that you didn‘t know you‘d love until you heard it here! Recommended by BBC Radio, and presented by acclaimed historian Alexandra Churchill, Alina Nowobilska, Chris Sams and the rest of the awesome team!
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History Hack: The Dressmakers of Auschwitz
August 11, 2021 10:48 - 53 minutes - 47.6 MBLucy Adlington joins us to talk all about her new book, which looks at a group of women forced to produce high end fashion for Nazi women at the infamous camp. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tip us https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Lions in Africa
August 09, 2021 11:02 - 46 minutes - 41.2 MBChris Schoeman and David McLennan join us to talk about a slice of rugby history. Based on their new book, we learn all about the history of the British and Irish Lions in South Africa. Buy Chris and David's book, Lions in Africa: The British & Irish Lions and the Hunt for the Springboks, at the History Hack Bookshop! https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781398108288 Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tip us https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books...
History Hack: 1666: Plague, War & Hellfire
August 06, 2021 11:14 - 51 minutes - 45.8 MBRebecca Rideal joins us to talk about one tumultuous year in London's history. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tip us https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Norse Mythology 101
August 04, 2021 10:39 - 36 minutes - 32 MBThor Ewing gives us an overview of northern Europe's finest myths and legends and some of the culture behind them. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tip us https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Singin' in the Rain
August 02, 2021 11:11 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBCharlotte White returns to dig into a Hollywood classic devoted to a turning point in the history of film. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tip us https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: The Battle of Passchendaele
July 30, 2021 10:25 - 1 hour - 73 MBMore accurately known as the Third Battle of Ypres. Alex Churchill leads a panel as we mark the 104th anniversary of the start of a grim campaign in 1917. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tip us https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Hedge-Hopping with Matt Bone
July 29, 2021 11:00 - 59 minutes - 104 MBWhile our minds think of Lancasters, bouncing bombs and night fighters when we think of Bomber Command in the Second World War, the early years of the bomber offensive were very different. For today's Hedge Hopping sortie, we visit the Michael Beetham Conservation Centre at the RAF Museum Cosford to meet the MBCC's manager Darren Priday to discuss the restoration of two of Bomber Command's early warbirds, the Handley-Page Hampden and the Vickers Wellington. To help us on the journey, we drag...
History Hack: Everything You Know About the Aztecs is a Lie
July 28, 2021 11:01 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBMatthew Restall takes a wrecking ball to 500 years of bull and tells us what the Aztecs were really about, why they were awesome and why the Conquistadors really were chasing them around Mexico in the first place. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: A History of Lapdogs
July 26, 2021 10:18 - 56 minutes - 58.3 MBStephanie Howard-Smith joins us to talk all about the nineteenth century's minor obsession with lapdogs. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Dissecting the Nazis: A Graphic Novel
July 23, 2021 10:58 - 46 minutes - 40.9 MBSierra Barnes joins us to talk all about her new book: Hans Vogel is Dead. How do you use the medium of comics to deconstruct fascism, indoctrination and the carnage of the 20th Century? With a liberal cultural nod to the Brother's Grimm... that's how. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...
History Hack: The Archaeology of Disability
July 21, 2021 10:55 - 42 minutes - 38 MBSonia Zakrzewski joins us to talk all about how you can use the archaeological record to develop a knowledge of disabilities in history. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hacks: Catholics and Revolution
July 19, 2021 11:25 - 54 minutes - 15.6 MBEilish Gregory joins us to talk about English Catholics during the tumultuous events of the 17th Century. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack Boaty Week: The US Naval Academy Museum
July 18, 2021 11:27 - 39 minutes - 35 MBFormer Director Claude Berube joins us to talk all about the treasures on display and hidden away at the oldest museum dedicated to the US Navy there is... Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack Boaty Week: Operation EF
July 17, 2021 12:50 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBAs Boaty Week comes to a close, Phil Weir talks to us all about a little known carrier strike... on Finland in the Second World War. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Down The Pub
July 16, 2021 15:28 - 2 hours - 112 MBThe regulars convene in The Mary Rose to debate the biggest scam in history. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack Boaty Week: The Battle of the Nile
July 15, 2021 10:59 - 34 minutes - 30.3 MBKate Jamieson continues Boaty Week with the tale of Nelson and the Battle of the Nile in 1798. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack Boaty Week: Naval Warfare in Ancient Greece
July 14, 2021 11:49 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBBoaty Week continues with Owen Rees. What was life like at sea in Ancient Greece? How were battles fought? And how were sailors regarded? Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack Boaty Week: Charles II's Exploding Ship
July 13, 2021 10:55 - 49 minutes - 44.8 MBDavid Davies returns to tell us all about the London, past present and future. Why did she explode in 1665? How was she found? And why do we desperately need to save the Stuart answer to the Mary Rose? Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack Boaty Week: Admiral Von Spee & German Cruiser Warfare
July 12, 2021 10:34 - 1 hour - 57 MBChris Sams kicks off Boaty Week in style with thrilling tales from the German navy in WW1. He's got bucket list locations, chases, battles, skulduggery and a giant floating pig to keep you entertained. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Queen Matilda
July 09, 2021 11:37 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBCath Hanley joins us for a rollicking tale of the Middle Ages. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: 10 Days in Harlem
July 07, 2021 11:38 - 49 minutes - 50.8 MBSimon Hall returns to talk about his new book, which comprises Castro, Khruschev, New York and Malcolm X. It makes sense, we promise! Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: The Fall of Charles I
July 06, 2021 10:41 - 1 hour - 64 MBThe magnificent Jonathan Healey joins us to categorically explain why and how England got to the point where they felt the need to dethrone its King... Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: The Battle of Quebec
July 05, 2021 11:49 - 1 hour - 80.7 MBAndrew Dorman, Robbie McNiven and Josh Provan all return to talk about a battle that shaped the history of Canada in 1759. The death of General Wolfe also features, and predictably they all get excited about the Last of the Mohicans. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: David and Solomon, Were They Real?
July 02, 2021 11:17 - 34 minutes - 36.9 MBGilad Jaffe returns to talk all about biblical history, and two competing theories about the existence of King David and his heir. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack
History Hack: Kitchener's Mob
July 01, 2021 09:01 - 54 minutes - 54.3 MBTo mark the 105th anniversary of the battle, Peter Doyle joins us to talk about the journey of Kitchener's men from recruiting office to the Somme. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Africans in Tudor England
June 30, 2021 10:23 - 1 hour - 84.4 MBOnyeka Nubia joins us to talk about Africans in Tudor England and to challenge our distorted perception of this era in our past. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Indians in South Africa
June 29, 2021 11:19 - 52 minutes - 49.7 MBTeresa Falgo-Naidoo joins us to talk about the history of Indians in South Africa. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Tudor Fashion
June 28, 2021 10:57 - 55 minutes - 49.8 MBProfessor Maria Hayward joins us to talk about Tudor fashion, what was 'in vogue' and what it was even illegal to wear during the period. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Empress Wu
June 24, 2021 11:11 - 57 minutes - 58.5 MBOur chum Jonathan Clements returns with his passion for Chinese history, this time to tell the tale of the exceptional Medieval Empress Wu. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: A History of Rubber
June 23, 2021 11:19 - 35 minutes - 35.2 MBKit Chapman brings the science. What sounds trivial is actually a massively important piece of history, not to mention tragic, bloody and sinister. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: The Pacification of Phù Yèn
June 21, 2021 10:48 - 39 minutes - 39.7 MBRob Thompson from the Films Team at Army University press joins us to talk about his new book on the pacification of Phù Yèn during the Vietnam War. We concentrate on the most significant year, 1970 Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Genocide on Film
June 18, 2021 11:26 - 1 hour - 74.5 MBElizabeth Mason joins us to talk about how and why you put genocide on film. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Portugal's Empire
June 17, 2021 11:28 - 41 minutes - 42.6 MBBased on his fantastic book, Roger Crowley joins us to talk all about how little Portugal forged the world's first truly global empire. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: The Evolution of the Asylum
June 16, 2021 11:23 - 55 minutes - 59.1 MBJoshua Green joins us to discuss the sad history of lunatic asylums. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Finding the Missing of the First World War
June 15, 2021 11:11 - 56 minutes - 55.1 MBArchaeologist Simon Verdegem joins us to talk about a decade spent exhuming newly uncovered First World War remains on the Western Front and attempting to give the fallen back their identity. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Britain's Secret War Against the IRA
June 14, 2021 10:45 - 49 minutes - 52.8 MBAaron Edwards joins us to talk about Britain's covert efforts to combat certain Irish Republicans. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: The Mennonites
June 11, 2021 11:35 - 45 minutes - 49 MBKat Hill joins us to tell us all about this little-known Christian group named after Menno Simons. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Fighting the Taliban
June 10, 2021 11:30 - 58 minutes - 60.7 MBIn a slice of oral history, Andrew Fox joins us to talk about his military career, from fighting insurgents in Afghanistan to becoming a paratrooper. Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: The World of Dostoevsky
June 09, 2021 11:03 - 46 minutes - 46.7 MBAlex Christofi joins us to talk about the life and world of literary giant Fyodor Dostoevsky Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: The Terracotta Warriors
June 08, 2021 11:40 - 51 minutes - 51.2 MBMarcos Martinon-Torres joins us to discuss these iconic Chinese artefacts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Glasgow Blitz
June 07, 2021 11:24 - 46 minutes - 46 MBLondon was not the only city bombed in WW2, far from it. Marc Connaughan joins us to talk all about the effect of air raids on Scotland's second city. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Dissecting the Legend of King Arthur
June 04, 2021 11:35 - 38 minutes - 38.6 MBCaleb Howells joins us to talk about his book, which attempts to weed the truth from the endless legend surrounding King Arthur. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: The History of Vampires
June 03, 2021 11:33 - 42 minutes - 44.2 MBViolet Fenn joins us to talk all about the cultural history of the Vampire and all things connected to it. So that's a lot of blood, sex, and people being buried when they're not dead... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: The Wicked Earl
June 02, 2021 11:27 - 48 minutes - 14 MBRuth Derham discusses the life and times of an Edwardian rogue: the 2nd Earl Russell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Disney's Hercules, Fact or Fiction?
June 01, 2021 11:24 - 39 minutes - 41.1 MBWell they got his name wrong for a start. The fantastic Michael Scott rejoins us to talk all about the legend of Heracles and how it spread throughout the globe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Vichy France
May 31, 2021 11:06 - 1 hour - 67 MBChris Millington joins us for an excellent dive into the structure and impact of Vichy France during WW2. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Busting Open the Middle Ages
May 28, 2021 11:29 - 1 hour - 66 MBEleanor Janega joins us to talk all about her new book, which tackles the Middle Ages in graphic form. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: The Suez Crisis
May 27, 2021 12:06 - 58 minutes - 16.9 MBAdrian Smith joins us to talk all about what a real crisis looks like on the Suez Canal. The Ever Given was just a minor blip... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: The Gentleman Wears Prada
May 26, 2021 11:12 - 38 minutes - 10.9 MBMatthew McCormack joins us to talk all about the history of 18th century shoes and what they can tell us about the people who wore them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Old Testament Warriors
May 25, 2021 10:41 - 38 minutes - 42.3 MBSimon Elliott returns to cover a massive 11,000 years of history as we look to find out how far back the history of warfare actually goes... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.