Historian Dan Snow investigates the 'how' and 'why' of history's defining moments.From the Colosseum
80 years ago this week, American forces unexpectedly discovered an intact bridge across the river Rh
Could Germany have won the war if not for Hitler's hubris? Dan is joined by Professor Phillips O'Bri
Why, despite knowing the devastation it causes, do humans insist on starting wars? Countless battles
Why do we, as humans, allow such individuals to hold such power over us? And at what cost? Our world
Soho was once a thriving melting pot of speakeasies, sex work and organised crime. From razor gangs
From the small corgis that drove cattle to Smithfield market to the Dalmatians that protected carria
The Nazi doctor who committed heinous experiments on prisoners of Auschwitz was harboured by a netwo
Dan explains how Canada has resisted many American attempts at annexation since the Revolution in 17
As the Second World War neared its bloody climax, Allied bombers unleashed a devastating firestorm o
This is the story of Suleiman the Magnificent's attempt to conquer Malta, the headquarters of a Cath
80 years ago, on the rocky volcanic island of Iwo Jima, the vicious battle for the Pacific reached e
For centuries, Nostradamus has been hailed as the man who saw the future—his cryptic quatrains alleg
Episode 2/2. This week, we have a two-part series on the catastrophic English Civil War in the 17th
Episode 1/2. This week, we have a two-part series on the catastrophic First English Civil War. We tr
Episode 1/2. King Charles I's decision to rule without Parliament was just one of the many reasons t
Every day Rudolf Höss oversaw the killing of thousands of people at the death camp and then went hom
By the early 1990s, the Colombian city of Medellín was at the centre of the world's largest drug em
