Nelson and the Slave Trade
Vice Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson died at Trafalgar on 21 October 1805. Recently there has been considerable interest in Nelson's views on the slave trade and the plantation economy of the West Indies....
20 Okt 202025min
The Conquistadores
Fernando Cervantes joined me on the podcast to reframe the story of the Spanish conquest of the New World, set against the political and intellectual landscape from which its main actors emerged. Ho...
19 Okt 202030min
The Expulsion of Native Americans
Claudio Saunt joined me on the podcast to discuss the United States' expulsion of Native Americans from the East to territories west of the Mississippi River. Justified as a humanitarian enterprise, t...
18 Okt 202023min
Saving Bletchley Park with Sue Black
Dr Sue Black is a British computer scientist, academic and social entrepreneur. She has been instrumental in saving Bletchley Park, the World War II codebreaking site. Her book documenting this vital ...
17 Okt 202022min
African Europeans with Olivette Otele
Olivette Otele joined me on the podcast to discuss the long African European heritage through the lives of individuals.Subscribe to History Hit and you'll get access to hundreds of history documentari...
16 Okt 202023min
Nero
Shusma Malik joined me on the podcast to discuss the infamous Emperor Nero. He ruled nearly 2000 years ago, after taking over from his stepfather Claudius. Nero was a despotic ruler, enamoured in his ...
15 Okt 202031min
1066: Year of Invasions
Emily Ward and Pragya Vohra talk about the history of the Viking invasion of 1066. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
13 Okt 202024min
On the Battlefield of Hastings with Marc Morris
Marc Morris shows me around the Battlefield of Hastings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
13 Okt 202018min
