History Hack

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We are a slightly mad, always fun podcast bringing you all the History you love and a lot that you didn‘t know you‘d love until you heard it here! Recommended by BBC Radio, and presented by acclaimed historian Alexandra Churchill, Alina Nowobilska, Chris Sams and the rest of the awesome team!

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best History Hack episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to History Hack for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite History Hack episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

History Hack: They Were Here Before Us

History Hack

03/13/24 • 51 min

Join authors Eyal Halfon and Ren Barkai for a romp through a million years of prehistory based on their new book: They Were Here Before Us. From the Flintstones to ancient sugar rushes, to elephants and beyond, there’s also a poignant lesson in what all of this prehistory can tell us about what to do next.

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#284 History Hack: Hedge-Hopping with Matt Bone - The Spitfire with Paul Beaver

History Hack

12/03/20 • 63 min

In a new monthly segment taking a closer look at Second World War aviation, Matt Bone examines the iconic Spitfire with Paul Beaver.

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History Hack: Writing Historical Fiction

History Hack

12/02/20 • 53 min

In a double effort two authors discuss how to go about producing historical fiction. Janet Few discusses witchcraft trials and Sins as Red as Scarlet, and Emily Bullock talks about using scant sources to recreate the horror of life in an insane asylum in the nineteenth century for Inside the Beautiful Inside.

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History Hack: The Roman Army

History Hack

12/01/20 • 44 min

Jonathan Eaton joins us for a lively discussion about life in the Roman Army, based on his new book.

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History Hack: The Last Emperor of Mexico

History Hack

01/14/22 • 58 min

Historian and author Edward Shawcross joins us to talk all about Austrian princeling Maximilian and his hapless reign as a Mexican Emperor.

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History Hack: The Wehrmacht in Defeat

History Hack

05/24/21 • 55 min

Bas Willems joins us to talk all about his new book, which focuses on the violence of defeat and the Wehrmacht on German soil in 1944-1945.

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History Hack: Slave Warriors of Islam

History Hack

11/20/23 • 37 min

John Brunton joins us to talk about his new book "The Mamluks: Slave Warriors of Medieval Islam"

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History Hack: Silver Empire

History Hack

04/03/24 • 31 min

Oliver Volckart joins us to talk about his new book "Silver Empire". Chris get's excited because he gets to talk about Germany and money, one which he enjoys working on and the other that he needs more of!

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#92 History Hack: The Channel Islands in WW2

History Hack

05/25/20 • 56 min

The lesser told tale of the occupied British Isles. Historian and author Duncan Barrett joins us for a comprehensive look at life in the Channel Islands in the Second World War.

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