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Dan Snow's History Hit
Dan Snow's History Hit
History Hit

Historian Dan Snow investigates the 'how' and 'why' of history's defining moments.From the Colosseum of Ancient Rome and the battlefields of Waterloo... more

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Episodes

The Samurai

This is the story of the legendary Samurai - how did they go from provincial bodyguards to revered warriors? Why... more

03 Apr 2025 · 32 minutes
Francis Drake (Part 2)

Dan Snow picks up his dramatic tale of the exploits of Francis Drake- this time the story of the Spanish... more

01 Apr 2025 · 1 hour, 20 minutes
Francis Drake (Part 1)

Dan tells swashbuckling tales of Francis Drake on the Spanish Main. Francis Drake was England's first imperial warrior forged in... more

30 Mar 2025 · 1 hour, 21 minutes
THE LEADERS: Roosevelt

How instrumental was Roosevelt in the Allied victory? He'd guided America through the Great Depression, he changed American society and... more

28 Mar 2025 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
Isambard Kingdom Brunel

He was responsible for the fastest trains in history. He built innovative new hospitals for Florence Nightingale. His vessels shattered... more

26 Mar 2025 · 30 minutes
THE LEADERS: Hirohito

Was Hirohito really as passive as history has painted him? Emperor Hirohito stood at the head of Japan’s war machine,... more

24 Mar 2025 · 53 minutes
The Rise & Fall of The Moors in Spain

In 711 an Arab and Berber army crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and invaded the Iberian Peninsula. Seven years later,... more

21 Mar 2025 · 42 minutes
THE LEADERS: Stalin

Was WWII actually Stalin's War? He's a man whose name is synonymous with absolute power, the epitome of ruthless ambition,... more

19 Mar 2025 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Babylon: The Most Important City of Antiquity

The urban cultures of ancient Mesopotamia formed the foundation for so much of our modern world. Nowhere exemplifies this better... more

17 Mar 2025 · 34 minutes
THE LEADERS: Mussolini

Once a political heavyweight with dreams of a new Roman Empire, Mussolini's journey from a rebellious socialist youth to the... more

14 Mar 2025 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
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