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 ... more

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August 04, 2023 History Hack: Big Caesars and Little Caesars
Ferdinand Mount joins us to talk about his new book "Big Caesars and Little Caesars", all about the Big Caesars who set out to achieve total social control and Little Caesars who merely want to run an agreeable kleptocracy without opposition: from Julius Caesar and Oliver Cromwell through Napoleon and Bolivar, to Mussolini, Salazar, De Gaulle and Trump.
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46min
August 02, 2023 History Hack: Morocco's fight for independence
Jane Johnson joins us to talk about her new novel "The Black Crescent" which tells the story of how Morocco fought for its independence in the 1950's, seen through the eyes of my young Berber policeman, Hamou Badi.
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40min
July 31, 2023 History Hack: Romania's Holy War
Grant Harward joins us to talk about his book on Romania during the Second World War, what was the role of the Romanian army and why did they join the axis?
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1h 4min
July 28, 2023 MsUnderstood: Elizabeth Fremantle
Charly is joined by acclaimed author Elizabeth Fremantle to discuss her latest novel 'Disobedient' and the artist Artemisia Gentileschi whose story it tells. How did this painter become a feminist icon, and how did this 17th century woman become a painter?
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46min
July 26, 2023 History Hack: Godlings, the shadowy beginnings of Britain's supernatural beings
Francis Young joins us to talk about Godlings and religion in Anglo-Saxon Britain.
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53min
July 24, 2023 History Hack: A Woman's Will
Viki Holton joins us to talk about her new book "A Woman's Will: The Changing Lives of British Women, Told Through the Things They Have Left Behind".

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46min
July 21, 2023 History Hack: Escape to Gwrych Castle A Jewish Refugee story
Andrew Hesketh joins us to talk about his new book "Escape to Gwrych Castle A Jewish Refugee story"
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44min
July 19, 2023 History Hack: William Schaw Lindsay
Bill Lindsay joins us to talk about William Schaw Lindsay, and his unpublished diaries, a man who spent most of his life at sea.

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37min
July 17, 2023 History Hack: Dolly Butler's Eight Day Week
Annette Kane joins us to talk about her historical fiction book "Dolly Butler's Eight Day Week" about a cross dressing detective in the Edwardian period.

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45min
July 14, 2023 History Hack: Climbing the 7 Volcanoes A search for strength
Sophie Cairns joins to talk about something a little different, her new book "Climbing the Seven Volcanoes: A Search for Strength."
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53min

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More shows like History Hack

Chelsea FanCast

Dan Snow's History Hit

Conspiracy Theories