To mark the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence, History Hit has special access to a collection of highly significant documents kept by the National Archives, central to their powerful new exhibition charting the emergence of the United States of America..

Dan Snow meets spec...

Dr. Daisy Dunn, ancient historian and author of the anthology of myths 'Of Gods and Men' answers your questions on Greek mythology.

Hidden beneath the jungles of Central America lie the remains of a civilisation that flourished for more than three millennia.

Following the trail of the Ancient Maya, Dan Snow explores lost cities, ventures into sacred caves, uncovers remarkable treasures, and even steps onto the ball court to ...

Between the centuries that gave us the Norman conquest and the signing of Magna Carta, there was a king and a queen who would forever change the face of Europe.

Eleanor of Aquitaine and King Henry II of England wielded power on both sides of the English Channel and gave rise to a dynasty that l...

Dan Snow has exclusive access to the Duke of Wellington's private collection at Apsley House.

Join historian Dan Snow MBE as he tours the former home of the 1st Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, hero of the Battle of Waterloo and defeater of Napoleon Bonaparte. In his visit Dan is shown some...

What was it actually like to fight in a medieval battle?

Luke Tomes travels to the Battle of Evesham Festival to take part in a live reenactment of the battle that took place in Worcestershire in 1265. All soldiers have been told to show Luke no mercy, as he dons his chainmail and helmet with Go...

Michael Livingston explores the first 24 hours on Omaha Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944.

Luke Tomes joins WW2 expert and Third Reich expert Jonny Whitlam to explore the remains of the Wolf's Lair complex today, imagining how decisions of such immense consequence were made in this remote, heavily fortified forest, and how close history came to taking a very different turn.

During Wo...