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Dan Snow’s History Hit Episodes

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    THE LEADERS: Hirohito

    Was Hirohito really as passive as history has painted him?

  2. THE LEADERS: Churchill

    Does Churchill deserve the legacy he has?

  3. The Greeks vs Persia: The War that Changed the Ancient World

    The Persian and Greek conflicts that reshaped the ancient world.

  4. The Greatest Knight Who Ever Lived: William the Marshal

    The story of the greatest knight who ever lived.

  5. The Glorious Revolution

    How did the Glorious Revolution change British history?

  6. The English Civil War: Roundheads vs Cavaliers

    Roundheads and Cavaliers meet on the battlefield, and eventually arrive at a shaky truce.

  7. The English Civil War: Rising Tensions

    Why did subtle religious and political differences plunge England into civil war?

  8. The Einstein Murders

    Why did the Nazis wage a vicious vendetta against the Einsteins?

  9. The Death of Hitler

    How did Adolf Hitler's final days play out?

  10. The Colosseum

    Dan unravels the dramatic story of the Colosseum.

  11. The Bronze Age Collapse

    Around 3,200 years ago, a vast, interconnected civilisation suddenly collapsed.

  12. The Battle of the Bulge

    The story of one of WWII's most crucial battles, the Battle of the Bulge.

  13. The Battle of Jutland

    This was the main naval battle of World War I between the British and German fleets

  14. The Battle of Hastings

    Dan tells the dramatic story of 1066.

  15. The Battle of Bannockburn

    How did the Battle of Bannockburn change the course of English-Scottish history?

  16. The Acropolis

    We explore how the Acropolis became the ultimate symbol of Ancient Greece.

  17. Shackleton’s Endurance Expedition

    An extraordinary story of survival in Antarctica

  18. Saint Petersburg: Putin's ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½town

    Dan and Sinclair McKay take us through the turbulent history of Saint Petersburg.

  19. Rudolf Hoss: The Commandant of Auschwitz

    The history of the man who pioneered Zyklon B and the industrialisation of the Holocaust

  20. Rommel's Defeat in North Africa

    How did the the desert war against Rommel impact the course of WW2?

  21. Rome's Greatest Humiliation: Roman Empire vs Germanic Tribes

    In 9 AD, Arminius led a Germanic ambush, destroying 3 Roman legions in Teutoburg Forest.

  22. Roman Saturnalia

    This Roman winter festival is the origin of many of our Christmas traditions

  23. Robert the Bruce, King of Scots

    Robert the Bruce is best remembered as a rebel king, and for good reason.

  24. Roald Amundsen

    Stephen tells us all about this fascinating man who died as mysteriously as he had lived.

  25. Rise & Fall of The Moors in Muslim Spain

    Discover the dramatic history of al-Andalus, from its rapid rise to its eventual fall.

  26. Richard the Lionheart

    Was Richard the Lionheart a crusading hero, battlefield legend or absentee ruler?

  27. Pompeii

    What can we learn from Pompeii, the city frozen in time?

  28. Pirates: The Pirate Hunts

    As the Golden Age of Piracy drew to a close, the oceans turned into hunting grounds.

  29. Pirates: Piracy in the South China Seas

    Zheng Yi Sao was the world's most powerful pirate; she commanded fleets of ships.

  30. Pirates: Myths vs Reality

    Dan unpicks the fact from the fiction of famous pirates like Blackbeard and Captain Kidd

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