The History Extra podcast brings you gripping stories from the past and fascinating historical conversations with the world's leading historical experts. Produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine, History Extra is a free history podcast, with episodes released six times a week. Subscribe now for the real stories behind your favourite films, TV shows and period dramas, as well as compelling insights into lesser-known aspects of the past. We delve into global history stories spanning the ancient world right up to the modern day. You’ll hear deep dives into the lives of famous historical figures like Cleopatra, Anne Boleyn and Winston Churchill, and explorations of intriguing events from the past, such as the Salem witch trials, the battle of Waterloo and D-Day. Expect fresh takes on history, helping you get to grips with the latest research, as we explore everything from ancient Roman archaeology and Viking mythology to Renaissance royals and Tudor kings and queens. Our episodes touch on a wide range of historical eras – from the Normans and Saxons to the Stuarts, Victorians and the Regency period...
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 57 days 11 hours 40 minutes
Rutger Bregman: historian in the news
Rutger Bregman discusses some of his ideas that recently caused a global sensation and the role of a historian in the modern world.
King George V at war
Alexandra Churchill considers the impact of the British monarch on the First World War.
Schools through time
Former education secretary Alan Johnson discusses the history of schooling since the Victorian era, which is the subject of his new series on BBC Radio 4
Bart van Es on The Cut Out Girl
Bart van Es talks to us about The Cut Out Girl, which tells the story of how his family took in a Jewish girl in the Netherlands during the Second World War.
Medieval warrior queen
Catherine Hanley tells the story of Empress Matilda, whose battle for the English throne became known as ‘the anarchy’.
A global history of philosophy
Julian Baggini speaks about his new book, How the World Thinks, in conversation with Justin Champion.
Love in Georgian times
For our Valentine’s Day episode, historian Sally Holloway explores the nature of courtship, love and marriage in 18th-century Britain, highlighting the similarities and differences to the modern day
Eric Hobsbawm: history and politics
Professor Richard J Evans discusses his new biography of Eric Hobsbawm, the influential 20th-century historian who was famously – and sometimes controversially – a committed Marxist throughout his career
The story of modern Japan
Dr Christopher Harding explores Japan’s dramatic history over the past 150 years, considering its relationship with the west and the cultural impact of its rapid modernisation
War and music
John Simpson discusses the connections between classical music and some of the most notable events of the mid-20th century.