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Could You Survive?
3 seasons
History Hit presenters Alice Loxton, Luke Tomes and Louee Dessent take on the most daring, dirty and dangerous jobs in history to see if they have what it takes to survive. From marching across Hadrian's Wall in Roman Infantry Armour to flying in a Spitfire and going under the knife during Victor...
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The Battle of Towton: Was It Really the Bloodiest in English History?
1 season
The Battle of Towton in 1461 has long held the distinction of being the largest and bloodiest battle on English soil. A decisive moment in the Wars of the Roses, it saw the Yorkist Edward IV defeat his Lancastrian rival Henry VI and claim the English throne. But are claims that the number of deat...
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Lost Worlds: Hands on Prehistory
1 season
Prehistory, the longest period in humanity's past - but the one we know least about.
Archaeology can help give us a glimpse into what life might have been like for the people living during this period. But the artefacts and other evidence of past human activity often throw up more questions than...
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Going Medieval
1 season
Life in the Medieval period looked like lots of different things to lots of different people. Your place in society could dictate everything. From what food you ate, where you could go, how educated you were and even how long you were likely to live for. Across this series, discover what life was...
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Historians Answer Google's Most Popular Questions
1 season
Your questions on history answered by historians.
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Britain's Historic Isles: The Isles of Scilly
1 season
Ancient islands, shipwrecks, blue seas... In Britain’s Historic Isles: The Isles of Scilly, Dan Snow joins professional yachtsman and adventurer Conrad Humphreys as they tour the beautiful, rugged Isles of Scilly, on the wave-lashed shores of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Crossroads of History: Ancient Jordan with Dan Snow
1 season
History Hit goes on a special expedition to the Middle East - a spectacular journey through time in beautiful northern Jordan. Join Dan Snow in this two part series that takes us through this fascinating region of ancient wonders - from the Greeks to the Romans, Byzantines, the coming of Islam, ...
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Rome’s Disaster: The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
2 seasons
Tristan Hughes investigates one of Rome’s greatest disasters, the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
The Battle of the Teutoburg forest stopped Roman expansion in its tracks. It’s a story of betrayal, of one man’s vehement desire to liberate his people from Roman rule and the brutal, bloody length...
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The Fatal Conflict: Judea and Rome
1 season
The Rise of Judea explores the tumultuous reign of King Herod and the ascent of Roman stewardship in Judea through the words of Flavius Josephus. From his strategic marriage and political wiles to his immense cultural development and architectural marvels, Herod's destructive ambition leads him t...
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Britain's Outlaws
1 season
Historian and presenter Dr. Sam Willis explores the world of the British Outlaw - the original anti-heroes in an age of swashbuckle, daring and style.
Few figures in history captured the popular imagination as much as the rogues of yesteryear. The audacious highwayman, the swashbuckling pirate an... -
Peasants' Revolt
1 season
The 14th Century is often called the worst century in the whole of British history - plague, war and famine! And amidst all this chaos, the first recorded act of public rebellion in English history sent revolutionary ripples across the entire medieval world. This uprising is remembered as the “Pe...
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The Ninth: Mystery of the Lost Legion
1 season
It is one of the great mysteries of ancient Mediterranean history. In the 2nd century AD, Rome’s 9th Legion – Legio IX Hispana – vanished from the historical record. Immortalised through Rosemary Sutcliff’s famous novel The Eagle of the Ninth, the question of what happened to this ‘Lost Legion’ h...
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The Abyss: Rise and Fall of the Nazis
1 season
How could a crisis-ridden democracy turn into an apocalypse with war and genocide? The rise and fall of National Socialism is told from an international perspective to offer a new comprehensive view on German history between 1918 and 1948.
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Real Fake History
1 season
Have you ever wondered what would have been if something different happened in history? Welcome to this series, exclusively made by History Hit. We take our subscribers suggestions on what they would like discussed had an event played out differently in history. Using historians and other guests,...
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Securing his Kingdom: William's Methods of Control
1 season
This series is centred around how William secured control of England after the Norman invasion and defeat of Harold Godwinson in 1066. It follows a story of conquest and strategic restructuring, but also of brutality and death. It is a story of numerous remarkable methods William used to control ...
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Hitler vs Stalin: The Battle for Stalingrad
1 season
80 Years ago the armies of Hitler and Stalin went head to head in the bloodiest battle of the Second World War.
Fought over five months through the bitter Russian Winter, the Battle for Stalingrad would serve as a turning point in the course of the Second World War and would mark a drastic chang...
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A History of England
1 season
England is a country stuffed full of history. From the Stone Age to the Nuclear Age there are thousands of inspirational sites that have helped to shape the past and present.
Join Dan Snow on an epic road trip, from Stonehenge in Wiltshire to the Cold War Bunker in York. He’ll be racing across ...