Dan Snow's History Hit

Historian Dan Snow investigates the 'how' and 'why' of history's defining moments.From the Colosseum

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The Romans built an empire that reshaped the world through brutal wars, brilliant strategy, and even

The dawn of the age of European exploration in the 16th century was absurdly dangerous. Crews on the

Was this the world’s first empire? To uncover the story of ancient history's most formidable powers,

A dive into the history behind today's tensions. In this episode, Dan is joined by historian and jou

Genghis Khan reshaped the world with brutal force and brilliant organisation. He began life in exile

Assassin's Creed: Shadows gives players the chance to visit the imperial capital of medieval Japan.

The only British territory ever occupied by the Nazis was the Channel Islands. From 1940 to the end

Synonymous for somewhere far away, Timbuktu has been mythologised by the stories of old European exp

In this episode we hear all about the Glorious Revolution, a pivotal moment in British history that

In the summer of 1683, Vienna was under siege. A vast Ottoman army surrounded the city, poised to br

Home to the likes of Al Capone and George 'Machine Gun' Kelly, Alcatraz was once the jewel in the Am

A hero to some, and a villain to others, the seventh president of the United States was a populist f

80 years ago, as the war in Europe drew to a close, the world began to come to terms with the horror

It started with an inconsequential piece of military intelligence, scrawled on a piece of paper and

Warning: this episode contains discussion of suicide.In August 1944, German soldiers burst into the

Popes have shaped the history of the world. The Catholic Church has had a Pope for two thousand year

On 19th April, 1775, just over 250 years ago, the opening salvos of the American Revolutionary War w

Warning: this episode includes discussion of subjects like suicide and sexual assault that some list

Warning: This episode contains detailed discussion of the Holocaust and genocide, which some listene

How could the unsinkable ship… sink? In this dramatic moment-by-moment account, Dan tells the dramat