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 Medici
September 30, 2022 04:06 - 48 minutes - 27.5 MBMary Hollingsworth rejoins us for another cracking take on Renaissance Italy 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 Execution of Billy Peppermint
September 28, 2022 06:00 - 38 minutes - 21.6 MBIn this slice of local history, Joanne Mungovin tells a tale of the last man to be publicly executed in Leicester and what he did to earn that grim distinction. 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: Captured at Arnhem
September 26, 2022 06:00 - 32 minutes - 18.2 MBPeter Green joins us to talk all about his new book, which looks at the experiences of those captured at Arnhem in their own words. 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: Prince Rupert of the Rhine
September 23, 2022 06:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBCharly and Locky are joined by author and podcasted Adam Nightingale to discuss the ultimate cavalier general, pirate, and polymath. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: The Luftwaffe in the Mediterranean
September 21, 2022 06:00 - 56 minutes - 50.5 MBPatrick Eriksson joins us to talk about the final instalment of his trilogy of books on the experiences of German fighter pilots in WW2 - we specifically discuss the Mediterranean theatre in this one 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 Brunels, Father and Son
September 19, 2022 06:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBTony Burton joins us to discuss a remarkable duo and to talk about some of their biggest projects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: London’s Serial Killers
September 16, 2022 06:00 - 44 minutes - 39.9 MBJonathan Oates joins us to discuss his new book, which looks at some of London's most prolific murderers. 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 Escapers of Colditz
September 14, 2022 06:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBBestselling author Ben Macintyre joins us to discuss his new book, which charts the exploits of serial escapees trying to bust out of Colditz Castle. Jonathan Oates joins us to discuss his new book, which looks at some of London's most prolific murderers. 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: HMS Gloucester -The New Mary Rose?
September 12, 2022 06:00 - 47 minutes - 42.3 MBLocky, Charly, and Chris are joined by Dr Benjamin Redding, who tells us all about his work on the recently discovered wreck of the Gloucester. Could it be the 17th century Mary Rose? 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: Marie Theresa
September 09, 2022 06:00 - 42 minutes - 38 MBAndrew Dorman joins us to talk about a female powerhouse of a ruler in Central Europe. 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: Black Snow
September 07, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBHow did the US go from being committed to strategic precision bombing to the indiscriminate firebombing of Tokyo? James Scott explains 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 Romans and Scotland
September 05, 2022 06:00 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MBSimon Forder explains why the Romans never managed to bring Scotland permanently into the Imperial fold, and why Tacitus might have been fibbing about the Battle of Mons Graupius 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 Golden Age of Body Snatching
September 02, 2022 06:00 - 51 minutes - 46.2 MBSome podcest for you today, as History Rage co-host Paul Bavill joins us to talk all about the heyday of bodysnatching in pre-Victorian Britain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Soldier in the Sand
August 31, 2022 06:00 - 48 minutes - 43.7 MBLieutenant General (ret) Simon Mayall joins us to share his very personal story of the history of the Middle East, including the Gulf War and responses to 9/11. 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: Naval Battles in the Atlantic and Mediterranean
August 29, 2022 06:00 - 46 minutes - 41.7 MBLeo Marriott joins us for a breakdown of naval battles in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during the Second World War. Thankfully, Chris left the Mancini at home... 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: From the Mill to Monte Carlo
August 24, 2022 06:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBAnne Fletcher tells all about a reserved Yorkshire man, who broke the bank of Monte Carlo. Its like Ocean's 11, but with Sean Bean! 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 Witch Craze
August 22, 2022 06:00 - 43 minutes - 39.3 MBTony McAleavy joins us to talk all about 17th century man of letters John Aubrey and his shady obsession with finding witches. 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 Holy Land During the Crusades
August 19, 2022 06:00 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBHelena Schrader joins us to talk about what the crusades meant to the l inhabitants of the Holy Land who witnessed 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: Józef Piłsudski
August 17, 2022 06:00 - 42 minutes - 24.1 MBThis week Poland celebrates its Armed Forces Day. To mark the occasion, we discuss the origins of the father of modern Poland, Józef Piłsudski, with Josh Zimmerman. 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: Indian Soldiers and Empire
August 15, 2022 06:00 - 41 minutes - 37.3 MBOn the 75th anniversary of the passing of the Indian Independence Act, Ravindran Rathee joins us to talk all about his new book, which documents hundreds of years of soldiers from the subcontinent fighting for the British Empire from their point of view. 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.
Women’s Rights Week: Abortion in the USA: A History
August 12, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBAs part of a special week of programming, in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the US Supreme Court, female historians talk about the history of the struggle for equality. In our final episode, the peerless A.E. Rooks joins us to blow your minds with a history of abortion and legislating sex in the United States. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
Women’s Rights Week: Abortion and Contraception Are Not New
August 11, 2022 06:00 - 46 minutes - 41.5 MBAs part of a special week of programming, in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the US Supreme Court, female historians talk about the history of the struggle for equality. In this episode, Eleanor Janega joins us to discuss the concepts of abortion and contraception stretching back to antiquity. 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 inform...
Women’s Rights Week: Queen of Her Castle
August 10, 2022 06:00 - 55 minutes - 49.7 MBAs part of a special week of programming, in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the US Supreme Court, female historians talk about the history of the struggle for equality. In this episode, Nina Harkrader joins us to talk about the decades of struggle encountered by women who took agency over where they wanted to live, without male supervision. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hoste...
Women’s Rights Week: The Fight For Suffrage in the USA
August 08, 2022 06:00 - 54 minutes - 49.1 MBAs part of a special week of programming, in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the US Supreme Court, female historians talk about the history of the struggle for equality. In this episode, Elaine Weiss talks about the long road to the vote for American women. 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: All Hail the Wrens
August 05, 2022 06:00 - 33 minutes - 29.6 MBJames Bartle joins us to discuss the surprisingly big role that the WRNS played in the Second World War at sea. 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 Siege of Loyalty House
August 03, 2022 06:00 - 49 minutes - 44.2 MBKit and Charly are joined by Jessie Childs to discuss the English Civil War's most dramatic siege. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: The Real Gladiator
August 01, 2022 06:00 - 58 minutes - 52.2 MBEver wondered how realistic the epic film Gladiator is? Tony Sullivan drops by to tell us all about his new book looking at exactly that 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 Wolfson Week: Devil Land
July 29, 2022 06:00 - 54 minutes - 49 MB2022's Wolfson prize winner Clare Jackson joins us to talk about Devil Land, a history of England during a tumultuous century: 1588-1688. 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 Wolfson Week: The Ruin of Witches
July 27, 2022 13:32 - 37 minutes - 33.1 MBMalcolm Gaskell joins us to talk about his book based on a microscopic look at the New World and an accusation of witchcraft, and how it fitted in with the history of the period. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack Wolfson Week: Fallen Idols
July 25, 2022 06:00 - 50 minutes - 45.6 MBTo celebrate the Wolfson Prize's special year, we dedicate a week of episodes to the books shortlisted for the 2022 award. Today, we are joined by Alex von Tunzelmann to discuss Fallen Idols: 12 Statues that Changed History. 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 Bloomsbury Set
July 22, 2022 06:00 - 40 minutes - 35.8 MBNino Strachey tells us about a group of visionaries, artists and literary greats who, in the early 20th century, had a more enlightened way of loving life, and each other. 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: Roman Britain’s Pirate King
July 20, 2022 06:00 - 51 minutes - 46.4 MBWe're not trolling. Roman Britain once had a Pirate King. Simon Elliot joins us to explain all - you won't want to miss 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: Escaping Hitler’s Bunker
July 18, 2022 06:00 - 39 minutes - 35.1 MBSjoerd De Boer joins us to talk about the sensible history of Hitler's bunker and what happened to those hiding with him when the Nazi's capitulated. 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 Adriatic, 2000 Years of History
July 15, 2022 06:00 - 50 minutes - 45 MBCaroline Boggis-Rolfe joins us to talk about 2,000 years of colourful history that tell the story of the Adriatic Sea. 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 King’s Bestie
July 13, 2022 06:00 - 35 minutes - 31.9 MBMichele Schindler joins us to talk all about the life of Viscount Lovell, Richard III's ride-or-die BFF. 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: Great Hatred
July 11, 2022 06:00 - 43 minutes - 38.4 MBDid the death of one First World War general potentially change the course of Irish history? Ronan McGreevy joins us to talk about the assassination of Field Marshal Sir Henry 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: The Peninsula War
July 08, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBDon't know the difference between your Badajoz and your Burgos? Fresh from his debut at Chalke Valley, our very own Zack provides an overview to what came before Waterloo... 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 Wrath to Come with Sarah Churchwell
July 06, 2022 05:59 - 53 minutes - 97.3 MBThe story of the American South that Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind tells has codified a version of history in popular minds that did not exist. Ahead of the release of her new book, The Wrath to Come: Gone With the Wind and the Lies America Tells, Sarah Churchwell, Professor of American Literature at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, joins Boney and Charly to discuss the realities that Mitchell attempted to hide underneath all the hoop skirts. But Sarah's The Wrat...
History Hack: Antiochus the Great with Graham Wrightson
July 04, 2022 06:00 - 51 minutes - 45.8 MBGraham Wrightson joins us to talk all about the fighting career of Antiochus the Great and his battles against Rome. Buy Graham's book, The Battles of Antiochus the Great: The failure of combined arms at Magnesia that handed the world to Rome, at the History Hack Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781526793461 Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://shop.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
History Hack: The Magnificent Monarch
July 01, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBAnna Keay joins us to discuss the ceremonial life of a large than life King: Charles II. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Cholera - The Victorian Plague with Amanda Thomas
June 29, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBAmanda Thomas joins us to discuss the history of a Victorian nemesis, and of course, we'd be idiots not to discuss the parallels with Covid-19 today. Buy Amanda's book, Cholera: The Victorian Plague, at the History Hack Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781526781819 Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://shop.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Insect Sex and ’the Monkey Jesus’: Stories in Conservation
June 27, 2022 06:00 - 56 minutes - 51.1 MBJane Henderson joins us to explain why spider crap, a 'monkey Jesus' insect sex, and Sam Jolley's 'serial killer of moths' instincts are all vital when it comes to conservation. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://shop.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: The Story of Budapest with Victor Sebestyen
June 24, 2022 06:00 - 38 minutes - 34.6 MBVictor Sebestyen joins us to talk all about his new book, which focuses on the often turbulent history of the city of his birth. Buy Victor's book, Budapest: Between East and West, at the History Hack Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781474609999 Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://shop.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Balchen’s HMS Victory with Alan Smith
June 22, 2022 06:00 - 38 minutes - 34 MBAlan Smith joins us to talk about an HMS Victory (but not THAT HMS Victory), and Admiral Balchen who went down with her. Buy Alan's book, Balchen's Victory: The Loss and Rediscovery of an Admiral and His Ship, at the History Hack Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781399094122 Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://shop.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Harry of England
June 20, 2022 06:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBTeresa Cole joins us for a jaunt through half a millennium of history in search of the eight men who have reigned so far as King Henry. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://shop.historyhackpod.com/
History Hack: Harry of England with Teresa Cole
June 20, 2022 06:00 - 56 minutes - 50.8 MBTeresa Cole joins us for a jaunt through half a millennium of history in search of the eight men who have reigned so far as King Henry. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://shop.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: Ladies of the Crimea with Mei Trow
June 17, 2022 06:00 - 43 minutes - 39.2 MBMei Trow joins us to talk all about the role of women in the Crimean War. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://shop.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Hack: The Failure of James II with John van der Kiste
June 15, 2022 05:59 - 49 minutes - 44.3 MBJoin Charly and Chris as they dive into boat-adjacent history with John van der Kiste and discuss how James II let his reign descend into revolution. Buy John's book, James II and the First Modern Revolution: The End of Absolute Monarchy, at the History Hack Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781399001403 Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://shop.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...
History Hack: The Invincible Beast
June 13, 2022 06:00 - 43 minutes - 38.9 MBYou've seen a pike phalanx in action in films, but what are they doing, and why? Christopher Matthew joins us for a masterclass on ancient warfare. Buy Christopher's book, Storm of Spears: Understanding the Greek Hoplite in Action, at the History Hack Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781848842953 Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://shop.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...
History Hack: Not Far From Brideshead with Daisy Dunn
June 10, 2022 05:59 - 44 minutes - 40.2 MBDaisy Dunn joins us to talk about how Oxford found itself at war, even after the First World War ended... Buy Daisy's book, Not Far From Brideshead: Oxford Between the Wars, at the History Hack Bookshop: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781474615570 Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://shop.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.