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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, Alina Nowobilska, Chris Sams and the rest of the awesome team! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
 
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History Hack: Women behind the few 35:57

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Sarah Louise Miller joins us to talk about her new book about the women's auxiliary air force and British intelligence during the second world war. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See ac…
 
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History Hack: Dress diary of Mrs Anne Sykes 37:44

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Kate Strassden joins us to talk about her new book "Dress diary of Mrs Anne Sykes" all about dresses and patterns from the Victorian period. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com…
 
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History Hack: Tally-Ho 1:00:34

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Patrick Ericksson joins us to talk about his new book Tally-Ho and the RAF Tactical Leadership in the Battle of Britain in July 1940 Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…
 
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History Hack: Star Wars 1:03:13

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What does Star Wars have to do with history? Chris Kempshall joins a very excited Chris, Sam and Beth to talk about the History and Politics of Star Wars: Death Stars and Democracy. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyha…
 
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History Hack: Persian Wars, Battle of Plataea 1:02:56

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Roel Konijnendijk joins us to talk all things Ancient Greek, but more specifically the battle of Plataea during the second Persian war. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv…
 
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Pole Position: Soviet Polish relations 49:39

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In this episode of Pole position, Łukasz Adamski joins Alina to talk about Polish-Soviet relations and propaganda. They also touch on the Polish operation in 1937. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted …
 
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History Hack: Warrior Queens & Quiet Revolutionaries 39:03

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Charly sits down with award-winning author Kate Mosse to discuss 1,000 amazing women and amplifying women's voices through their writing. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr…
 
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History Hack: Magnus Maximus 49:32

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On today's episode, we jump into the Roman period. Maxwell Craven joins us to talk about Magnus Maximus. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
 
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History Hack: How Germany Waged WW1 44:03

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Great War Group trustee Andrew Lock joins us to talk all about how Germany orchestrated its participation in 1914-18. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor…
 
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History Hack: Boaty Broadsides 44:53

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We've given Chris a license to waffle about naval history in this new monthly segment. First up, it's Alexander Rose discussing spies and the secret plot to build a Confederate navy. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyh…
 
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History Hack: Hitler's Aristocrats 55:25

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Susan Ronald joins us to talk all about the upper classes across the world and how they interacted with the rise of the Nazis. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m…
 
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History Hack: Jane Austen's Women 47:01

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Rita Dashwood joins us to talk all about Jane Austen's women and property. Those that owned it, how it appears in her novels and what it all means. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See ac…
 
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History Hack: Blazing World 56:35

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Jonathan Healey joins us to discuss his smash hit new book, which thoroughly analyses the tumult of England's 17th Century. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
 
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History Hack: The Cultural Revolution 47:04

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Tania Branigan joins us to talk about her new book "Red Memory: Living, Remembering and Forgetting China's Cultural Revolution" Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for …
 
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History Hack: The Many Lives of John Burgoyne 40:05

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As a special treat for our 800th episode, Norman Poser joins us, close to the 300th anniversary of the general's birth to talk all about the many talents of John Burgoyne, and his role at Saratoga during the American Wars of Independence. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.b…
 
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History Hack: Plantagenet Power 43:27

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We're joined for the first in a double header with Jan-Marie Knights based on her new book, Plantagenet Socialite. Today it's the tale of Thomas Becket and a one woman attempt to rehabilitate King John. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: …
 
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History Hack: Holocaust Memorial Day, 100 Saturdays 57:22

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Today we commemorate Holocaust remembrance day and the 78th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. We were joined by Michael Frank, the author of the book "100 Saturdays". He tells the story of Stella Levi, a brave and remarkable woman from the island of Rhodes who survived Auschwitz, among other concentration camps. We will never forget! Supp…
 
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Pole Position: Officer Corps of the Army of the Duchy of Warsaw pt2 49:59

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Dawid Gralik joins Alina and Sam Jolley to talk about Poland in the Napoleonic period in this second part episode of Pole Position. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy …
 
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History Hack: Women in the CIA 43:18

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Nathalia Holt joins us to talk about the women spies who built the CIA and changed the future of espionage. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
 
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History Hack: The Truth About the Franklin Expedition 56:29

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Ernest Coleman has led or participated in four expeditions to find out the fate of the Franklin expedition. He joins us to talk about his book: No Earthly Pole. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on …
 
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History Hack: Spitfire Down 1:06:01

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Dilip Sarkar joins us to discuss his new book, which looks at the iconic Spitfire and a range of pilots who were lost flying them. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f…
 
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History Hack: The Georgians and Celebrity 40:24

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Peter James Bowman joins us to talk all about his new book, and about the Georgian origins of modern celebrity culture. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf…
 
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History Hack: Victorian Science 31:45

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Based on his book, about how Victorians got us to the moon, Iwan Rhys Morus joins us to talk all about this era's vibrant contribution to science history. support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast.…
 
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History Hack: The London Underground 50:46

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Caroline Roope joins us to talk all about the history of London's Tube network and it's iconic map. support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
 
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History Hack: Under the Banner of King Death 43:24

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Historian Marcus Rediker and artist David Lester join us to talk all about their forthcoming graphic novel, Under the Banner of King Death, which examines the evolution of piracy in the early eighteenth century. support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhac…
 
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History Hack: The Boleyn Family 32:27

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Amanda Harvey Purse follows the family tree of one of Britain's most recognisable queens from the Middle Ages to the modern royal family. support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr…
 
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History Hack: Spain in the American Wars of Independence 52:05

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Josh Provan makes a case for why we shouldn't forget about Spain's role in this crucial juncture of American history. support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor…
 
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History Hack: The Witches of Essex 50:52

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Ben Paites joins us to talk all about a very special exhibition at Colchester Castle, and the town's links with a mania for witch detection. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com…
 
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History Hack: 365 Days in British Politics 39:12

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Iain Dale returns to discuss his latest book, which looks at the history of British politics on any given day. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
 
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History Hack: All Roads Lead to Wales 54:18

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Family team Huw Rees and Sian Kilcoyne join us to talk about key moments in history, and their Welsh connections. support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati…
 
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History Hack: The De La Pole Family 33:42

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Michele Schindler returns to talk all about her new book, and a family moving in and out of power in late medieval England. support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
 
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History Hack: The Decline of British Railways 29:51

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Julian Holland joins us to talk all about the closure of British railways with fellow train nerd Chris. Equally as entertaining is co-host Sam trying to rein in the level of geekdom... support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.histor…
 
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History Hack: Sister Novelists 35:52

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Devony Looser joins us to talk all about the Porter sisters, renowned novelists, historical fiction powerhouses and forerunners to the Brontes. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.…
 
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History Hack: Edible History 49:18

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Market Life magazine, Mark Riddaway talks to us all about the history of food and drink in Britain, inspired by his wanderings around Borough Market. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See …
 
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History Hack: The Modern Legacy of Rome 43:09

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The excellent Simon Elliot returns to talk all about the material legacy of Ancient Rome visible in the world today. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform…
 
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