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 Many Lives of John Burgoyne
February 01, 2023 07:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MBAs a special treat for our 800th episode, Norman Poser joins us, close to the 300th anniversary of the general's birth to talk all about the many talents of John Burgoyne, and his role at Saratoga during the American Wars of Independence. 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: Plantagenet Power
January 30, 2023 06:52 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBWe're joined for the first in a double header with Jan-Marie Knights based on her new book, Plantagenet Socialite. Today it's the tale of Thomas Becket and a one woman attempt to rehabilitate King John. 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: Holocaust Memorial Day, 100 Saturdays
January 27, 2023 06:00 - 57 minutes - 44.3 MBToday we commemorate Holocaust remembrance day and the 78th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. We were joined by Michael Frank, the author of the book "100 Saturdays". He tells the story of Stella Levi, a brave and remarkable woman from the island of Rhodes who survived Auschwitz, among other concentration camps. We will never forget! Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch...
Pole Position: Officer Corps of the Army of the Duchy of Warsaw pt2
January 26, 2023 06:00 - 49 minutes - 35.2 MBDawid Gralik joins Alina and Sam Jolley to talk about Poland in the Napoleonic period in this second part episode of Pole Position. 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 CIA
January 23, 2023 06:00 - 43 minutes - 34 MBNathalia Holt joins us to talk about the women spies who built the CIA and changed the future of espionage. 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: The Truth About the Franklin Expedition
January 20, 2023 07:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBErnest Coleman has led or participated in four expeditions to find out the fate of the Franklin expedition. He joins us to talk about his book: No Earthly Pole. 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: Crossbows
January 18, 2023 07:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBOrigins, use, pop culture, Stuart Ellis Gorman joins us to comprehensively cover the medieval crossbow 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: Spitfire Down
January 16, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBDilip Sarkar joins us to discuss his new book, which looks at the iconic Spitfire and a range of pilots who were lost flying them. 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: Crusades in the 13th Century
January 11, 2023 06:00 - 46 minutes - 35.4 MBNicholas Morton joins us to talk about the crusades in the 13th 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.
History Hack: The Georgians and Celebrity
January 09, 2023 13:22 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBPeter James Bowman joins us to talk all about his new book, and about the Georgian origins of modern celebrity culture. 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: The Killing of Lord George
January 06, 2023 07:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBJoin Karl Shaw for a tale of a Victorian superstar and a gruesome murder... 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: The History of Disgust
January 04, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 50.2 MBRichard Sugg joins us to talk about his new book on the history of disgust. 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: Victorian Science
January 02, 2023 07:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBBased on his book, about how Victorians got us to the moon, Iwan Rhys Morus joins us to talk all about this era's vibrant contribution to science history. 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: When Russia tried democracy
December 30, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 44 MBKenneth McInnes joins us to talk about Russian Democracy 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: The London Underground
December 28, 2022 12:38 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBCaroline Roope joins us to talk all about the history of London's Tube network and it's iconic map. 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: Down the Pub Xmas Special
December 25, 2022 12:31 - 2 hours - 72.3 MBJoin the regulars as they debate the greatest person in history with whom they share a name, and open their secret Santa presents... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Under the Banner of King Death
December 23, 2022 07:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBHistorian Marcus Rediker and artist David Lester join us to talk all about their forthcoming graphic novel, Under the Banner of King Death, which examines the evolution of piracy in the early eighteenth 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.
History Hack: The Boleyn Family
December 22, 2022 12:14 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBAmanda Harvey Purse follows the family tree of one of Britain's most recognisable queens from the Middle Ages to the modern royal family. 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: Spain in the American Wars of Independence
December 22, 2022 12:12 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBJosh Provan makes a case for why we shouldn't forget about Spain's role in this crucial juncture of American history. 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: The Witches of Essex
December 22, 2022 12:07 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBBen Paites joins us to talk all about a very special exhibition at Colchester Castle, and the town's links with a mania for witch detection. 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: 365 Days in British Politics
December 22, 2022 12:05 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBIain Dale returns to discuss his latest book, which looks at the history of British politics on any given day. 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: All Roads Lead to Wales
December 22, 2022 12:04 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBFamily team Huw Rees and Sian Kilcoyne join us to talk about key moments in history, and their Welsh connections. 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: The De La Pole Family
December 22, 2022 12:02 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBMichele Schindler returns to talk all about her new book, and a family moving in and out of power in late medieval England. 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.
Pole Position: Officer Corps of the Army of the Duchy of Warsaw
December 22, 2022 05:00 - 43 minutes - 31.5 MBDawid Gralik joins Alina and Sam Jolley to talk about Poland in the Napoleonic period in this next episode of Pole Position. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: The Decline of British Railways
December 07, 2022 07:00 - 29 minutes - 19.8 MBJulian Holland joins us to talk all about the closure of British railways with fellow train nerd Chris. Equally as entertaining is co-host Sam trying to rein in the level of geekdom... 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: Sister Novelists
December 05, 2022 07:00 - 35 minutes - 23.9 MBDevony Looser joins us to talk all about the Porter sisters, renowned novelists, historical fiction powerhouses and forerunners to the Brontes. 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: Edible History
December 02, 2022 07:00 - 49 minutes - 33.2 MBMarket Life magazine, Mark Riddaway talks to us all about the history of food and drink in Britain, inspired by his wanderings around Borough Market. 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: The Modern Legacy of Rome
November 30, 2022 07:00 - 43 minutes - 28.9 MBThe excellent Simon Elliot returns to talk all about the material legacy of Ancient Rome visible in the world today. 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: The Mongol Horde
November 28, 2022 07:00 - 41 minutes - 28.1 MBNicholas Morton joins us to talk all about the Mongol horde and it's progress back and forth across the medieval Near East. 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: The World: A Family History
November 25, 2022 07:00 - 40 minutes - 27.3 MBSimon Sebag Montefiore returns to talk all about his epic new history of mankind. From the African Rift Valley to the twittery of Elon Musk, via some surprising characters, everyone who has come before can give us some hints on how to approach the future. 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 i...
History Hack: The Battle of Cape Matapan
November 23, 2022 10:26 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBNick Hewitt joins us to talk all about the 1941 naval scrap off the coast of Greece. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Britain’s Forgotten Traitor pt 2
November 18, 2022 06:00 - 33 minutes - 23.6 MBEd Perkins is back for part two to talk to us about his new book "Britain's Forgotten Traitor: The Life and Death of a Nazi Spy". Who was Oswald John Job and was he really a traitor? Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: DDay
November 16, 2022 06:00 - 35 minutes - 26 MBJohn Sadler joins us again but this time to talk about his book about DDay. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Medieval London
November 14, 2022 07:00 - 45 minutes - 30.5 MBKathryn Warner returns to talk all about the history of London in the fourteenth century. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: The Making of England: From Rome to Reformation
November 11, 2022 06:00 - 41 minutes - 30.1 MBToby Purser joins us to talk about his new book "https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Common and Uncommon Scents
November 09, 2022 06:00 - 42 minutes - 30.5 MBSusan Stewart joins us to talk about her new book "https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Britain’s Prime Ministers
November 07, 2022 07:00 - 34 minutes - 23.2 MBClive Pearson joins us to discuss his new book, which takes readers on a whirlwind tour of Britain's Prime Ministers in 100 facts; picking and choosing some of the highlights from his research. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Britain’s Forgotten Traitor
November 04, 2022 07:00 - 46 minutes - 33.3 MBEd Perkins joins us to talk about his new book "Britain's Forgotten Traitor: The Life and Death of a Nazi Spy". Who was Oswald John Job and was he really a traitor? Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Richard of Cornwall
November 02, 2022 12:00 - 51 minutes - 36 MBDarren Baker joins us to talk about his new book about "Richard of Cornwall: The English King of Germany" Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Night Terrors
October 31, 2022 12:00 - 36 minutes - 26 MBAlice Vernon joins us on Halloween to talk about her new book "Night Terrors, Troubled Sleep and the Stories We Tell About It." Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: The Occupation of Hong Kong
October 26, 2022 06:53 - 51 minutes - 34.3 MBPhilip Cracknell joins us to describe what life was like during WW2 for those living under Japanese occupation in Hong Kong. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Prehistoric Women
October 24, 2022 06:00 - 43 minutes - 39.1 MBThomas Cirotteau joins us to talk all about the lives of women in the distant past. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Black Victorians: A Hidden History
October 19, 2022 11:00 - 37 minutes - 29 MBJohn Woolf is back but this time he joins us to talk about his new book that he has co-written with Keshia Abrahams, which looks at the forgotten history of the Victorian period, the Black Victorians. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: The Red Devils
October 18, 2022 19:43 - 51 minutes - 45.9 MBMark Urban joins us to talk all about his new book, which looks at the history of the parachute regiment in WW2. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Heaven on Earth
October 12, 2022 06:00 - 38 minutes - 34.4 MBEmma Wells returns to discuss her latest book, which looks at some of the finest medieval cathedrals and the history behind them. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Harold Wilson: The Winner
October 10, 2022 06:00 - 37 minutes - 33.5 MBShadow Secretary of State for International Trade, Nick Thomas-Symonds MP joins us to talk about his new book, which revises the narrative surrounding the career of two-time Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Tudor Pretenders
October 07, 2022 06:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBNathan Amin joins us to talk all about his new book, which looks at Henry VII and the Tudor pretenders. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Pole Position
October 06, 2022 06:00 - 50 minutes - 45.7 MBJosh Zimmerman continues where he left off at the end of part two, discussing the story of the father of modern Poland, Józef Piłsudski. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Border Wars
October 05, 2022 06:01 - 31 minutes - 27.8 MBIn a tale of Game of Thrones meets Braveheart, John Sadler joins us to discuss hundreds of years of conflict the Anglo-Scottish border that makes the Wild West look tame. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Nagasaki, the Forgotten Prisoners
October 03, 2022 06:02 - 42 minutes - 38.1 MBJohn Willis joins us to talk all about his new book, which documents a largely forgotten and poignant aspect of the Second World War. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.