History Hack

#264 History Hack: The Portland Spy Ring

Trevor Barnes joins us to talk all about his new book, which focuses on a thrilling Cold War espionage tale... 

#263 History Hack: The End of the Battle of the Somme

In honour of Remembrance Day, WW1 Historians and Mary Rose regulars Andy Lock and Andrew Holmes return to pick up where they left off talking about the Battle of the Somme in July. Why was the fighting still going on in November? How were lessons learned put into action immediately and what was it all for? You might be surprised by some of the answers... 

#262 History Hack: Castles and the Wars of the Roses

Historian Dan Spencer joins us to talk all about a neglected aspect of the Wars of the Roses. Castles. Why were they important, how were they used, and were they as peripheral as people have thought in the recent past?

#261 History Hack: WW2 in North Africa

Historian Samuel Wallace joins us to provide an intensive overview of North Africa in WW2, looking at why, how, who was involved, and what events contributed to the rest of the war. 

#260 History Hack: Down the Pub

The weekly virtual pub get together is back for the duration of lockdown 2.0. Join us in the Mary Rose as the regulars debate history's most epic fail with a twist... for one of them is lying. Can the judges pick out the genuine f*ckwittery from the fake?

#259 History Hack: The Mosquito Coast

Ben Fuggle joins us to talk all about the history of parts Nicaragua and Honduras and some pretty quintessential British meddling in the region. 

#258 History Hack: Geoffrey Chaucer

Historian and medieval document specialist Euan Roger joins us to talk all about the life of one of Britain's most famous literary characters. 

#257 History Hack: Scissors and Paste Journalism

Historian Melodee Beals joins us to discuss a pivotal point in the history of journalism in the nineteenth and early-Twentieth centuries. We look at a system that would cause mayhem in copyright now, and look at how moral questions that our ancestors faced in the past are rearing their heads again in a world dominated by social media. 

#256 History Hack: India, Pakistan and Partition

Award-winning author of the Baby Ganesh series Vaseem Khan, joins us to dicuss his new book set in 1950: Midnight at Malabar House, and the wealth of historical background that presents a snapshot of a terrifying and tubulent period on the sub-continent. 

#255 History Hack: Music in Concentration Camps

Karen Uslin joins Alex and Alina to discuss the importance of music and the arts within concentration and death camps.