🎧 War Bows with Mike Loades
Archive of Dan Snow's History Hit 🎧 • 25m
Mike Loades talks to Dan about bows of all shapes and sizes. He discusses Mongol fighting tactics, as well as the trope of certain nationalities being prolific with a bow, and whether Edward III really did ban football to force people to practice archery. Producer: Peter Curry. Image Credit: Kim Hawkins
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🎧 The Battle of Britain: Truth and Myth
In June 1940 Nazi Germany overran France and forced the British army to evacuate at Dunkirk. Severely lacking in military equipment, Britain and its Empire now stood alone against Adolf Hitler's forces. But new Prime Minister Winston Churchill refused to agree to peace terms, forcing Hitler to pl...
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🎧 The Origins of Jerusalem
One of the oldest cities in history, and revered by religions across the world - what do we know about the origins of Jerusalem?
In this episode, Tristan is joined, once again, by Professor Jodi Magness to talk us through the origins of this important city. Looking at evidence from Egyptian New ...
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🎧 War Lord with Bernard Cornwell
Bernard Cornwell joined me on the podcast to discuss his final book in the Last Kingdom series. War Lord is the epic story of how England was made.
