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Oct 1, 2026 · 42:28
Tickets are now on sale for the 2026 Chalke History Festival! chalkefestival.com @chalkehistoryfestival Join us at Chalke History Festival, the UK’s biggest celebration of living…
Oct 1, 2026 · 1:01:48
Four professional bakers leave their modern businesses behind to experience what their profession was like in the past as they bake their way through the Victorian era.💚 Join…
Oct 1, 2026 · 54:20
Tony Robinson's Romans series continues as he examines the life of Caligula.It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit to start watching now…
Oct 1, 2026 · 4:00:57
The Victorian era is often remembered for its soaring ambition, technological marvels, and royal elegance, but beneath the grand facades lay an unprecedented world of squalor,…
Oct 1, 2026 · 45:20
In an era when women were expected to be silent ornaments of the drawing room, Margaret Fuller was a "mountainous me." A child prodigy who read Virgil at age four, she became the…
Oct 1, 2026 · 48:03
A true son of the renaissance, Casanova was a musician, a healer, a spy and a lover. He led a tempestuous life where he made and lost fortunes, invented the National Lottery,…
Oct 1, 2026 · 54:58
During the fourteenth century the Renaissance started in Italy, and slowly spread throughout Europe. As shown in this episode, the refreshing Renaissance era indicates an…
Oct 1, 2026 · 1:05:40
Two thousand years ago one of history's most notorious individuals was born. Professor Mary Beard embarks on an investigative journey to explore the life and times of Gaius…
Sep 30, 2026 · 1:00:17
The relics and artefacts of dinosaurs that walked the Earth are explored.It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit to start watching now https://bit.ly/45CPh5uThis…
Sep 30, 2026 · 56:04
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Sep 30, 2026 · 57:04
Step back in time as four modern-day baking professionals tackle 63 years that utterly transformed their trade and our diet: the Victorian Age. Watch the team manage a busy 1900…
Sep 30, 2026 · 56:33
Documentary detailing the highs and lows of Queen Elizabeth II's reign as head of the British monarchy.It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit to start watching…
Sep 30, 2026 · 25:39
Tony Robinson demonstrates the top 5 worst royal jobs in history.It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit to start watching now https://bit.ly/45CPh5uThis channel…
Sep 30, 2026 · 53:33
Dr. Joann Fletcher and her team investigate a female mummy inside a sealed Egyptian coffin.It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit to start watching now…
Sep 30, 2026 · 59:33
In contrast with the common representation of the middle ages as a gloomy era haunted with famine, this episode provides a more positive view on medieval cuisine. Throughout…
Sep 30, 2026 · 43:44
For centuries, history claimed the native Gaelic Irish were nomadic, with villages and towns only built by invaders. Now, a team of archaeologists in Western Ireland is…
Sep 30, 2026 · 57:06
Iran is one of the earth's final frontiers. It's a country little visited by western travellers in recent years, yet it has been at the centre of world affairs for millennia. I…
Sep 30, 2026 · 53:40
The Mummy Research Team at the University of York is called out to look at the body of a South American mummy that has a number of visible wounds. Was the man a victim of…
Sep 30, 2026 · 31:12
Born with the weight of a future crown, Prince William’s life has been a delicate balancing act between thousand-year-old traditions and the "modern" influence of his mother,…
Sep 30, 2026 · 58:11
Journey across Britain with leading archaeologists as they unearth ground-breaking discoveries that rewrite human history. In this documentary episode, we travel from Norwich…
Sep 30, 2026 · 1:05:52
The Worst Jobs On An Edwardian FarmThe Daily Grind Of An Edwardian FarmerSix months into their year, Ruth, Alex and Peter explore the daily lives of Edwardian farmers. This…
Sep 30, 2026 · 50:51
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Sep 30, 2026 · 57:11
Jack London was the most famous American writer of the twentieth century, but he didn't always have an easy time of it. This symbol of adventure was at different times a…
Sep 30, 2026 · 29:48
Join historian Rebecca Rideal and Helen Castor at the site of one of London’s largest plague pits as they uncover the harrowing reality of 17th-century life during the…
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