History Hack

History Hack: Widows of the Ice

We've heard plenty about Scott's failed expedition to reach the South Pole first, but what about the wives he and his men left behind? Anne Fletcher joins us to talk about three different women and their story.

History Hack: The Panacea Society

A magic box, a pregnant 65 year-old, life-fixing tea bags and all manner of weirdness. Victoria Kahl joins us to talk all about the fascinating Panacea Society and why it's worth a trip to Bedford, which might be the bonafide Garden of Eden. 

 

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History Hack: The Crusades in 100 Objects

James Waterson joins us to chat about some of the beautiful surviving artefacts and buildings from the crusading movement, covering thousands of years of history, and startling revelations

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History Hack: The Story of Hadrian’s Wall

We all know it's there. But why? And what did it look like? How did it interact with the local community? Andrew Tibb's tackles these and many other questions around this Roman outpost in Britain.

History Hack: Kidnapped by the Junta

Foreign Correspondent Julian Manyon joins us to talk about his own experiences covering the Falklands Conflict in Argentina.

 

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History Hack: Cromwell’s Rebel Daughter

Miranda Malins chats about the real historical figure behind the main focus on her new novel Cromwell's Rebel Daughter - Bridget Cromwell.

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History Hack: Wellington’s American General

Nick Fogg joins us to talk all about the life and times of Frederick Robinson.

 

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History Hack: Five Love Affairs and a Friendship

Anne De Courcy joins us to talk all about Nancy Cunard's post-WW1 life in Paris. 

 

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History Hack: Renaissance Florence

Samantha Morris joins us to talk about the life and times of Renaissance priest Girolamo Savonarola.

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History Hack: Gallipoli, Genesis of Failure

On the anniversary of the Allied invasion, Peter Hart joins us to talk all about the origins of the Dardanelles Campaign in 1915 and why it was always destined to fail.