Dan Snow's History Hit
By History Hit
Historian Dan Snow journeys across the globe to tell the stories of history's defining moments. From the Colosseum in Rome to the Great Wall of China, the battlefields of Waterloo to the Tomb of Tutankhamun, join Dan as he explores the how and why of the greatest monuments, battles, heroes, villains and events that have shaped our world. New episodes on Mondays and Thursdays with bonus subscriber only episodes every other Friday. You can get in touch with us at ds.hh@historyhit.com A podcast by History Hit, the world's best history channel and creators of award-winning podcasts The Ancients, Gone Medieval, and Betwixt the Sheets. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <u
Episodes (3)
Dan Snow's History Hit
The Great Fire of London
The Great Fire of London wasn't just a disaster—it was a perfect storm of climate, urban design, and human error that nearly erased one of Europe's great cities. In the summer of 1666, a drought had turned timber-framed homes into tinderboxes, while a freak ga
Dan Snow's History Hit
Mary Beard on Ruling the Roman Empire
The Roman Republic wasn't a democracy, but a power-sharing system designed to prevent kingship—where elite men competed fiercely for temporary, shared office, creating a political firestorm that drove relentless military conquest. Mary Beard reveals that Rome'
Dan Snow's History Hit
The Origins of the Tank
On the morning of September 15, 1916, German sentries on the Western Front heard a terrifying, grinding roar—then saw three monstrous steel beasts, rhomboid in shape and bristling with guns, rolling across no man’s land. These were the first tanks, and their a
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