Stories from the Road
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Petra and the Nabataeans
History Hit’s Tristan Hughes travels to the magnificent ancient wonder of Petra - a spectacular city in the desert, fabled as the "rose-red city, half as old as time". From advanced engineering to beautiful rock cut tombs, Tristan uncovers the reality of Petra and the fascinating civilisation tha...
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In Search of the Great Viking Army
In 865 AD, England was invaded by the Great Heathen Army. The Great Viking Army, as it was also known, was made up of a coalition of Scandinavian warriors mainly from Denmark and, legend has it, four of the five sons of Ragnar Lothbrok, including Halfdan Ragnarsson, Ivar the Boneless, Bjorn Irone...
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Medieval Apocalypse
For medieval people, the apocalypse was not some distant prophecy—it was an imminent reality shaping their lives.
In Medieval Apocalypse, historian Dr. Eleanor Janega embarks on a journey through England and France to uncover how our ancestors understood the end of days. From the terrifying vis...
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Essex Dogs: In the Footsteps of the Crécy Campaign
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To tell the story behind the events of his novel 'Essex Dogs', Dan Jones goes on a special journey across Northern France for History Hit, following in the footsteps of Edward III and his English army on their Crécy Campaign - one of the earliest and bloodiest raids of the Hundred Years' War.
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Searching for My Father: The Story of 144 Squadron
80 years ago Wing Commander Joseph Watts was killed when his RAF Hampden Bomber crashed, as it returned from a bombing raid in Occupied Europe. He left behind a daughter, and also an unborn son. John Watts, born 8 months later, would never meet his father. But recently he discovered that at the R...
