America's Contested Election
1876 was a great pivot in US history. In the presidential election that year a record turn out and chaotic vote counts, particularly in Florida (!), saw a contested result. Civil war, so recently conc...
2 Nov 202027min
WW2 Heroine Christian Lamb Turns 100
Christian Lamb has had a remarkable life. The daughter of an admiral, she served in the navy during the war and went on to become an expert in horticultural history. Dan visited her the day after her ...
1 Nov 202026min
Margaret Beaufort: Mother of the Tudors
Nicola Tallis comes on the show to talk about the extraordinary Margaret Beaufort: 'Mother of the Tudors' and the ancestor of all subsequent royals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...
30 Okt 202039min
Mutiny on the Spanish Main
Angus Konstam joined me on the podcast to tell the dramatic story of HMS Hermione. In 1797, the British frigate was the site of the bloodiest mutiny in British naval history.Subscribe to History Hit a...
28 Okt 202022min
Time Travel to Regency Britain with Ian Mortimer
Ian Mortimer joined me on the podcast to take us back in time to the Regency period. It was a time of exuberance, thrills, frills and unchecked bad behaviour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy ...
27 Okt 202017min
Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution
Sudhir Hazareesingh joined me to discuss the life of Toussaint Louverture, a revolutionary leader who confronted the forces of slavery, settler colonialism, imperialism and racial hierarchy. The Haiti...
26 Okt 202021min
Trump and Presidential History
Two weeks before the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Richard Brookhiser joined me on the podcast to discuss Trump and presidential history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...
25 Okt 202025min
War Lord with Bernard Cornwell
Bernard Cornwell joined me on the podcast to discuss his final book in the Last Kingdom series. War Lord is the epic story of how England was made. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...
24 Okt 202017min
