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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#406 History Hack: A Tribute to Richard Holmes
March 29, 2021 11:35 - 1 hour - 17.6 MBOn what would have been the historian's 75th birthday, friends including Cameron Macnish and Peter Caddick-Adams recollect their time working with him and celebrate his work with Matt and Marcus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#405 History Hack: Down the Pub
March 26, 2021 19:00 - 3 hours - 41.4 MBThe regulars get together for a mammoth discussion on the worst family in history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#404 History Hack: War Horse, the Reality
March 26, 2021 11:22 - 49 minutes - 14 MBLucy Betteridge-Dyson joins us to myth-bust the horse in the Great War. Forget the film, the reality is way more impressive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#403 History Hack: Christina of Sweden
March 25, 2021 13:25 - 39 minutes - 11.2 MBFeisty, independent and a gay icon. Find out why Queen Christina of Sweden is a woman we should all pay more attention to as we sit down with Amy Saunders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#402 History Hack: Pole Position
March 25, 2021 09:26 - 51 minutes - 11.7 MBAnuradha Bhattacharjee joins us to talk all about Polish refugees in India in the Second World War. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#401 History Hack: Heyday :The World of the 1850s
March 24, 2021 11:17 - 1 hour - 17.4 MBBased on his bestselling book, Ben Wilson whisks us back to the 1850s to tell us why the decade was a turning point in human history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#400 History Hack 1st Birthday Special: The Myth of the "Dark Ages"
March 23, 2021 11:10 - 1 hour - 17.1 MBTo celebrate our first birthday, Eleanor Janega is in the house and she's ready to fix you all. She tells us why the Dark Ages weren't dark at all, just medieval. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#399 History Hack: The Great Escape
March 22, 2021 11:28 - 42 minutes - 12 MBGuy Walters joins us to talk all about this iconic WW2 event. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#398 History Hack: Waterloo Uncovered
March 20, 2021 11:07 - 1 hour - 25.1 MBTony Pollard, Stuart Eve, Kate Buckley and Sam Wilson from Waterloo Uncovered join our Sharpe Shooters Zack and Marcus to discuss the archaeology of the battlefield and how the charity is supporting veteran rehabilitation through archaeology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#397 History Hack: Down the Pub
March 19, 2021 16:06 - 2 hours - 28.2 MBThe regulars convene to discuss what might have been the greatest night out in history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#396 History Hack: A History of Colours
March 19, 2021 11:19 - 44 minutes - 12.6 MBCarolyn Purnell joins us to talk all about the history of colours: what they mean, where they came from and how they have impacted culture for good and for bad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#395 History Hack: Miss Spain in Exile 1938
March 18, 2021 14:17 - 1 hour - 18.5 MBDusty Nicol joins us to talk all about his new book, about a very special woman. Who just happens to have been his lovely mum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#394 History Hack: Hedge-Hopping with Matt Bone
March 18, 2021 09:16 - 1 hour - 137 MBWere the Allies' best Airborne troops really dropped on D-Day by the worst trained crews? Matt is joined by historian Adam Berry and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's Dakota pilot Flt Lt Seb Davey to look at the men and machines of the IX Troop Carrier Command. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#393 History Hack: Down the Pub
March 17, 2021 17:08 - 2 hours - 29.6 MBThe regulars convene for an extra night in honour of St. Patrick's Day and go searching for the greatest moment in Irish history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#392 History Hack: British Soldiers in Ireland
March 17, 2021 11:24 - 35 minutes - 10.1 MBMary Rose regular Andy Dorman joins us to talk about aspects of his research. Find out all about one of the largest British forces ever to land in Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#391 History Hack: Confucius
March 16, 2021 11:14 - 54 minutes - 15.3 MBJonathan Clements joins us to talk all about the life and philosphy of Confucius. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#390 History Hack: The Soviets at Nuremberg
March 15, 2021 11:12 - 56 minutes - 15.9 MBBased on her fantastic new book, Francine Hirsch joins us for a fascinating discussion about the Soviet perspective of Nuremberg, and the impact of their involvement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#389 History Hack: Down the Pub
March 12, 2021 18:11 - 2 hours - 34.6 MBThe regulars convene for a lively debate about who deserves the crown of the worst explorer in history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Napoleonic Prisoners of War
March 12, 2021 12:47 - 34 minutes - 13.8 MBKelsey Power joins us to talk all about the question of honour amongst Napoleonic prisoners of war.
#388 History Hack: Napoleonic Prisoners of War
March 12, 2021 12:47 - 34 minutes - 13.8 MBKelsey Power joins us to talk all about the question of honour amongst Napoleonic prisoners of war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#387 History Hack: Women in the Vietnam War
March 11, 2021 14:45 - 34 minutes - 13.8 MBKathryn Atwood joins us to talk about a variety of women and how they served both sides during the Vietnam War. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Women in the Vietnam War
March 11, 2021 14:45 - 34 minutes - 13.8 MBKathryn Atwood joins us to talk about a variety of women and how they served both sides during the Vietnam War.
#386 History Hack: Sharpe Shooters: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
March 11, 2021 10:44 - 1 hour - 20.6 MBIn their monthly Napoleonic slot, Zack and Marcus take the stage to discuss the Duke of Wellington's sieges Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Sharpe Shooters: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
March 11, 2021 10:44 - 1 hour - 20.6 MBIn their monthly Napoleonic slot, Zack and Marcus take the stage to discuss the Duke of Wellington's sieges
#385 History Hack:The British Spy That Never Was
March 10, 2021 11:42 - 39 minutes - 11.3 MBMarc Goldberg joins us to talk about Teddy Kollek, the five times Mayor of Jerusalem and the British spy that never was. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#384 History Hack: Women in Medieval Ireland
March 09, 2021 15:29 - 49 minutes - 19.5 MBDr Gillian Kenny joins us to talk all about the life of women in early medieval Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#383 History Hack: D-Day Through German Eyes
March 08, 2021 12:36 - 1 hour - 19.4 MBJon Trigg joins us to talk all about the German perspective of the Day of Days. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#382 History Hack: Sharpe's Sword
March 06, 2021 12:32 - 1 hour - 23.2 MBAlex, Matt, Marcus and Zack are joined by the cast of Sharpe's Sword: Jason Salkey, James Purefoy, Michael Cochrane, Hugh Ross, and John Kavanagh for a riotous look back at filming the episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#381 History Hack: Down the Pub
March 05, 2021 17:18 - 1 hour - 22.6 MBAfter the grim subject matter last week, the regulars have decided to debate the best year in history this time. And let someone chipper and non-cynical (Beth) judge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#380 History Hack: Manuela Saenz
March 05, 2021 12:29 - 1 hour - 24 MBJosh Provan joins us fresh from HistoryLand to talk all about the spectacular life of South American revolutionary Manuela Saenz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#379 History Hack: 20th Century China
March 04, 2021 12:24 - 49 minutes - 19.6 MBRana Mitter joins us to talk all about recent Chinese history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#378 History Hack: Hedge-Hopping with Matt Bone
March 04, 2021 10:23 - 56 minutes - 85 MBMatt is joined by Jon Bernstein to talk all things Jugs. We promise there is only one stupid joke about the name... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#377 History Hack: Victorian Learning Difficulties
March 03, 2021 12:20 - 54 minutes - 21.7 MBLouise Creechan returns to discuss dyslexia, autism and other learning difficulties and how they were perceived in Victorian Britain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#376 History Hack: The Mali Empire
March 02, 2021 12:20 - 30 minutes - 8.46 MBSirio Canos Donnay joins us to talk all things Mali and its Empire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#375 History Hack: The Genesis of WW2 Concentration Camps
March 01, 2021 12:19 - 46 minutes - 18.5 MBDr Nikolaus Wachsmann was the first historian to write a complete history of the Nazi's concentration camps. In this podcast he discusses their early development. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#373 History Hack: Blood & Iron: Germany 1815-1870
February 27, 2021 17:43 - 53 minutes - 21 MBKatja Hoyer joins us to talk all about the lead up to unification and the contents of her spectacular new book. With a diversion on Wilhelm II! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#374 History Hack: Down the Pub
February 27, 2021 17:42 - 2 hours - 36.3 MBJoin the regulars in the Mary Rose. Following a listener request, they debate the worst year in history. Can we find anything worse than 2020?! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#372 History Hack: Re-examining Bloody Mary
February 25, 2021 12:15 - 51 minutes - 20.4 MBJohanna Strong joins us to talk all about applying context to the legend of Bloody Mary, Henry VIII's eldest daughter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#371 History Hack: US Election Mayhem
February 24, 2021 12:12 - 41 minutes - 16.6 MBJon Jordan joins us to explain that electoral mayhem in the United States is nothing new. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#370 History Hack: Down the Pub
February 23, 2021 13:17 - 2 hours - 208 MBThe regulars convene to discuss who deserves the title of history's most unlikely hero. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#369 History Hack: Science and Archaeology
February 22, 2021 17:11 - 29 minutes - 8.36 MBGilad Jaffe joins us to take about game-changing scientific developments in the field of archaeology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#368 History Hack: Venus Noir
February 19, 2021 12:09 - 33 minutes - 13.4 MBRobin Mitchell joins us to talk all about her book Venus Noir: Black Women and Colonial Fantasies in Nineteenth-century France Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#369 History Hack: Venus Noir
February 19, 2021 12:09 - 33 minutes - 13.4 MBRobin Mitchell joins us to talk all about her book Venus Noir: Black Women and Colonial Fantasies in Nineteenth-century France
#367 History Hack: The Balkan Wars
February 18, 2021 12:06 - 32 minutes - 12.9 MBChances are you've mentioned them in an essay on the causes of the First World War, but what do you really know about the events of 1912-13? Ted Hooton joins us for an introduction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#368 History Hack: The Balkan Wars
February 18, 2021 12:06 - 32 minutes - 12.9 MBChances are you've mentioned them in an essay on the causes of the First World War, but what do you really know about the events of 1912-13? Ted Hooton joins us for an introduction.
#366 History Hack: A History of Recipe Books
February 17, 2021 12:03 - 28 minutes - 11.4 MBKate Owen joins us to talk all about her work on early modern recipe books and how they fit into history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#365 History Hack: Treasure-Hunting
February 16, 2021 11:55 - 37 minutes - 15 MBPeter Reavill joins us to talk all about metal-detecting, the Treasure Act and the British Library's Portable Antiquity Scheme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#364 History Hack: Dieppe
February 15, 2021 14:50 - 1 hour - 109 MBDavid O'keefe joins us to talk all Operation Jubilee, long believed to be a failed precursor to D-Day, but David's research has found that the raid's objective was beyond the perceived "figuring out how to land an armed force on French soil", to pinch new the four-rotor Enigma Machine. Buy David's vital One Day in August at the History Hack Bookshop: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781785786303 Support the Pod on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Hosted on Acast. See acast....
#362 History Hack: Down the Pub
February 12, 2021 16:51 - 2 hours - 43.3 MBFor Valentine's Day, the cynics in the Mary Rose are subjected to picking out history's most romantic gesture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#361 History Hack: Young JFK
February 12, 2021 12:49 - 48 minutes - 19.3 MBFredrik Logevall joins us to talk all about the first volume of his biography of John F Kennedy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.