History Hack
1,143 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 65 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!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
#220 History Hack: The Royal Navy & the Battle of Britain
September 21, 2020 11:07 - 51 minutes - 20.4 MBNaval guru Phil Weir joins us to talk all about the Royal Navy's contribution to Britain's "Finest Hour." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: The Royal Navy & the Battle of Britain
September 21, 2020 11:07 - 51 minutes - 20.4 MBNaval guru Phil Weir joins us to talk all about the Royal Navy's contribution to Britain's "Finest Hour." Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Women in the US Civil War
September 18, 2020 11:50 - 51 minutes - 20.2 MBMelissa DeVelvis joins us to talk all about women during the American civil war, particularly nurses, and the shocking events that they both witnessed and participated in. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#219 History Hack: Women in the US Civil War
September 18, 2020 11:50 - 51 minutes - 20.2 MBMelissa DeVelvis joins us to talk all about women during the American civil war, particularly nurses, and the shocking events that they both witnessed and participated in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: The Cult of Napoleon
September 17, 2020 11:26 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBIn this extended special, Zack White and Marcus Cribb join us for a Brit's guide to France's Hero; and to discuss a rather odd field of scholarship in some quarters that worships him as a god. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#218 History Hack: The Cult of Napoleon
September 17, 2020 11:26 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBIn this extended special, Zack White and Marcus Cribb join us for a Brit's guide to France's Hero; and to discuss a rather odd field of scholarship in some quarters that worships him as a god. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Elite Women and the Grand Tour
September 16, 2020 11:17 - 30 minutes - 11.9 MBLizzie Rogers joins us to talk all about adventurous women who packed their bags in the 18th Century and decided not to let young men have all the tourist fun. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#217 History Hack: Elite Women and the Grand Tour
September 16, 2020 11:17 - 30 minutes - 11.9 MBLizzie Rogers joins us to talk all about adventurous women who packed their bags in the 18th Century and decided not to let young men have all the tourist fun. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Herculaneum
September 15, 2020 11:12 - 51 minutes - 20.4 MBAndrew Wallace-Hadrill joins us to talk all about Pompeii's oft-forgotten neighbour. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#216 History Hack: Herculaneum
September 15, 2020 11:12 - 51 minutes - 20.4 MBAndrew Wallace-Hadrill joins us to talk all about Pompeii's oft-forgotten neighbour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#215 History Hack: Humour Under Stalin
September 14, 2020 11:08 - 38 minutes - 15 MBYou'd have been forgiven for thinking that there was nothing to smile about in Stalin's Russia, but Jonathan Waterlow joins us to talk about the evolution of a very particular sense of humour at the time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Humour Under Stalin
September 14, 2020 11:08 - 38 minutes - 15 MBYou'd have been forgiven for thinking that there was nothing to smile about in Stalin's Russia, but Jonathan Waterlow joins us to talk about the evolution of a very particular sense of humour at the time. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#214 History Hack: Down the Pub
September 11, 2020 16:04 - 1 hour - 32.3 MBJoin us Down the Pub as the residents debate the greatest book in history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#213 History Hack: A History of San Francisco
September 11, 2020 11:01 - 1 hour - 24.6 MBSan Francisco girl Kelly Krause joins us to talk all about her city. From indigenous people, to earthquakes, to wars and the Summer of Love, it's a vibrant story and not always what you'd expect to hear...
#213 History Hack: A History of San Francisco
September 11, 2020 11:01 - 1 hour - 24.6 MBSan Francisco girl Kelly Krause joins us to talk all about her city. From indigenous people, to earthquakes, to wars and the Summer of Love, it's a vibrant story and not always what you'd expect to hear... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: A History of San Francisco
September 11, 2020 11:01 - 1 hour - 24.6 MBSan Francisco girl Kelly Krause joins us to talk all about her city. From indigenous people, to earthquakes, to wars and the Summer of Love, it's a vibrant story and not always what you'd expect to hear... Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#212 History Hack: Austria-Hungary in WW1 Part III
September 10, 2020 11:55 - 54 minutes - 21.7 MBNicolai Eberholst concludes his epic history of the Austro-Hungarian empire in the First World War. Today we look at 1917-18 and the fall of the Empire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Austria-Hungary in WW1 Part III
September 10, 2020 11:55 - 54 minutes - 21.7 MBNicolai Eberholst concludes his epic history of the Austro-Hungarian empire in the First World War. Today we look at 1917-18 and the fall of the Empire. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Cervantes and Don Quixote
September 09, 2020 11:51 - 52 minutes - 20.6 MBColin Fisher joins us to talk all about Spain's answer to Shakespeare and his finest work. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#211 History Hack: Cervantes and Don Quixote
September 09, 2020 11:51 - 51 minutes - 20.6 MBColin Fisher joins us to talk all about Spain's answer to Shakespeare and his finest work.
#211 History Hack: Cervantes and Don Quixote
September 09, 2020 11:51 - 52 minutes - 20.6 MBColin Fisher joins us to talk all about Spain's answer to Shakespeare and his finest work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#210 History Hack: How to be a Pre-Historian
September 08, 2020 11:44 - 39 minutes - 15.7 MBLesley McFadyen joins us to talk all about the challenges of researching prehistory in the absence of documents and testimony.
History Hack: How to be a Pre-Historian
September 08, 2020 11:44 - 39 minutes - 15.7 MBLesley McFadyen joins us to talk all about the challenges of researching prehistory in the absence of documents and testimony. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#210 History Hack: How to be a Pre-Historian
September 08, 2020 11:44 - 39 minutes - 15.7 MBLesley McFadyen joins us to talk all about the challenges of researching prehistory in the absence of documents and testimony. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#209 History Hack: "Good" Germans
September 07, 2020 11:35 - 34 minutes - 13.6 MBCatrine Clay joins us to share tales from her new book, which looks at German resistance to the Nazis in the 1930s and 40s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: "Good" Germans
September 07, 2020 11:35 - 34 minutes - 13.6 MBCatrine Clay joins us to share tales from her new book, which looks at German resistance to the Nazis in the 1930s and 40s. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Tales from Welsh Folklore
September 04, 2020 16:33 - 20 minutes - 8.02 MBGot a spare twenty minutes? Owen Griffiths returns with a spooky tale borne out of the confusion of the dissolution of the monasteries in the sixteenth century. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#208 History Hack: Tales from Welsh Folklore
September 04, 2020 16:33 - 20 minutes - 8.02 MBGot a spare twenty minutes? Owen Griffiths returns with a spooky tale borne out of the confusion of the dissolution of the monasteries in the sixteenth century. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#207 History Hack: Women of London
September 04, 2020 11:24 - 38 minutes - 15.4 MBGuide and historian Becky Laxton-Bass joins us to talk all about some of her favourite women who have shaped the history of London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Sicily 1943 with James Holland
September 03, 2020 11:21 - 34 minutes - 13.8 MBJames Holland celebrates the release of his brand new book by joining us to talk all about Operation Husky Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#206 History Hack: Sicily 1943 with James Holland
September 03, 2020 11:21 - 34 minutes - 13.8 MBJames Holland celebrates the release of his brand new book by joining us to talk all about Operation Husky Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#206 History Hack: Sicily 1943 with James Holland
September 03, 2020 11:21 - 34 minutes - 13.8 MBJames Holland celebrates the release of his brand new book by joining us to talk all about Operation Husky
History Hack: The Life of Marilyn Monroe
September 02, 2020 11:15 - 55 minutes - 21.8 MBMary Rose regular Charlotte White joins us for a comprehensive look at the life of a Hollywood icon. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#205 History Hack: The Life of Marilyn Monroe
September 02, 2020 11:15 - 55 minutes - 21.8 MBMary Rose regular Charlotte White joins us for a comprehensive look at the life of a Hollywood icon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#204 History Hack: Philip and Alexander
September 01, 2020 11:59 - 57 minutes - 22.8 MBThe fabulous Adrian Goldsworthy celebrates the release of his new book by joining us for an in-depth discussion on Philip and Alexander. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Philip and Alexander
September 01, 2020 11:59 - 57 minutes - 22.8 MBThe fabulous Adrian Goldsworthy celebrates the release of his new book by joining us for an in-depth discussion on Philip and Alexander. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#203 History Hack: Zombie Myths & Australian Military History
August 31, 2020 11:10 - 32 minutes - 18.3 MBAustralians were infallible soldiers? Australian fights other people's wars? Historian Craig Stockings takes on a number of popular conceptions in his nation's military history and explains why he thinks they are wrong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Zombie Myths & Australian Military History
August 31, 2020 11:10 - 32 minutes - 18.3 MBAustralians were infallible soldiers? Australian fights other people's wars? Historian Craig Stockings takes on a number of popular conceptions in his nation's military history and explains why he thinks they are wrong. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#202 History Hack: Austria-Hungary in WW1 Part II
August 28, 2020 15:43 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MBNicolai Eberholst returns with part two of his fantastic and comprehensive look at Austria-Hungary in WW1. Beginning with the Gorlice-Tarnow campaign, we look at the introduction of Italy to the war and all the way through to the end of 1916 on multiple fronts, with a little segue on the air war too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Austria-Hungary in WW1 Part II
August 28, 2020 15:43 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MBNicolai Eberholst returns with part two of his fantastic and comprehensive look at Austria-Hungary in WW1. Beginning with the Gorlice-Tarnow campaign, we look at the introduction of Italy to the war and all the way through to the end of 1916 on multiple fronts, with a little segue on the air war too. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted o...
History Hack: Sharpe: A Tale of Two Wellies
August 28, 2020 10:45 - 2 hours - 50.8 MBBrace yourselves, it's a full house as we host Jason Salkey, BOTH Wellingtons: David Troughton and Hugh Fraser, the legend that is Brian Cox, Assumpta Serna, and Scott Cleverdon. As if that wasn't enough, the lovely Paul McGann also dropped in to tell us all about his stint as the original Richard Sharpe. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hos...
#201 History Hack: Sharpe: A Tale of Two Wellies
August 28, 2020 10:45 - 2 hours - 50.8 MBBrace yourselves, it's a full house as we host Jason Salkey, BOTH Wellingtons: David Troughton and Hugh Fraser, the legend that is Brian Cox, Assumpta Serna, and Scott Cleverdon. As if that wasn't enough, the lovely Paul McGann also dropped in to tell us all about his stint as the original Richard Sharpe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#200 History Hack: The US Civil War in the West
August 27, 2020 11:43 - 55 minutes - 31.2 MBAnother of our listener requests. Giles, this one is for you: Forget Gettysburg. Co-host of Home Brew History, Joseph Ricci, joins us to tell us why its the Western Theatre of operations that really made the difference in the Civil War. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: The US Civil War in the West
August 27, 2020 11:43 - 55 minutes - 31.2 MBAnother of our listener requests. Giles, this one is for you: Forget Gettysburg. Co-host of Home Brew History, Joseph Ricci, joins us to tell us why its the Western Theatre of operations that really made the difference in the Civil War. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#199 History Hack: 1956
August 26, 2020 11:41 - 39 minutes - 22.4 MBSimon Hall joins us all to talk about his fascinating book 1956, which looks at seismic events occurring across the globe in a single, twelve month period. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: 1956
August 26, 2020 11:41 - 39 minutes - 22.4 MBSimon Hall joins us all to talk about his fascinating book 1956, which looks at seismic events occurring across the globe in a single, twelve month period. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Crusader Archaeology
August 25, 2020 11:40 - 37 minutes - 21.1 MBListener favourite Amanda Charland returns to talk all about archaeology from the perspective of the Crusades; focusing on Ashkelon, Saladin and Richard the Lionheart. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#198 History Hack: Crusader Archaeology
August 25, 2020 11:40 - 37 minutes - 21.1 MBListener favourite Amanda Charland returns to talk all about archaeology from the perspective of the Crusades; focusing on Ashkelon, Saladin and Richard the Lionheart. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#197 History Hack: The Indian Air Force in WW2
August 24, 2020 11:38 - 58 minutes - 33 MBSree Nair joins us for a fascinating talk about the contribution of the Indian Air Force in the Second World War. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: The Indian Air Force in WW2
August 24, 2020 11:38 - 58 minutes - 33 MBSree Nair joins us for a fascinating talk about the contribution of the Indian Air Force in the Second World War. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.