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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 historian Alexandra Churchill, with Alina Nowobilska, Chris Sams and the rest of the awesome team.
Episodes

Monday Dec 21, 2020
#304 History Hack: Nazi General: The Life of Rommel
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Peter Caddick-Adams joins us for a detailed look at the life of one of Germany's most successful officers.

Sunday Dec 20, 2020
#303 History Hack: Woody Takes Over
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
As we hit 300 episodes in eight months, Woody put his foot down. In this special episode he grabs the mic and interviews Alex and Alina about the phenomena that is History Hack: original, past, present and what the future holds.

Friday Dec 18, 2020
#302 History Hack: Down the Pub
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Join the regulars and special guest judge Simon London as they attempt to decide on the greatest love story in history.

Friday Dec 18, 2020
#301 History Hack: The Mystery of the Hunley
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Rachel Lance joins us to talk all about her working blowing up mini-submarines in order to expose the secret behind what happened to the ill-fated crew of the American Civil War craft.

Thursday Dec 17, 2020
#300 History Hack: Medieval Regent Queens
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
In our 300th episode, Gabby Storey joins us to talk all about Medieval Regent Queens and what they achieved.

Thursday Dec 17, 2020
#299 History Hack: Pole Position: The Polish Medieval Church
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Agata Zielenska joins Alina to talk all about the relationship between Poland and the Papacy in the Middle Ages.

Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
#298 History Hack: The Second Boer War
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Spencer Jones joins us for a comprehensive and entertaining overview of the Boer War; including the highs and lows of campaigning, the exploits of a young Winston Churchill and British "Concentration Camps" in their proper context.

Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
#297 History Hack: Thucydides
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
Manu Del Borgo joins us to talk all about her favourite subject, the life of Thucydides, and makes a case for him being the father of history.

Monday Dec 14, 2020
#296 History Hack: The Battle of Kursk
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Gareth Davies joins us to talk Second World War tanks and Nazi efforts to conquer the Soviet Union.

Friday Dec 11, 2020
#295 History Hack: Down the Pub
Friday Dec 11, 2020
Friday Dec 11, 2020
Join the regulars in the Mary Rose as they debate history's greatest building.