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Let's face it, there's always been plenty of extra work to be done at Christmas time. Be it late night shelf-stacking at your local mall, cramming this year's must-have items into valuable shop space in an effort to fuel the 'pile 'em high, sell 'em dear' festive shopping frenzy, or doing the night shift down the sorting office to help out the postie, it's a tradition for students, down-at-pocket...

Going to therapy is a sign of strength, not weakness. Better Help makes therapy simple, with 10% off your first month to help you get started: https://betterhelp.com/absolutehistory (In paid partnership with Better Help)Three modern archeologists and historians try and spend a year living like Edwardian farmers. However, dangers rear their heads in suprising places with deadly Edwardian fertilizer...

According to the Bible, The Ark of the Covenant was a box which housed the two tablets of stone inscribed with the Ten Commandments. It was constructed by a man called Belazeel on Mount Sinai in Ancient Egypt to the instructions given to Moses by God. An object of immense power - capable of laying waste armies, of killing those who dared touch it in a flash of sparks, and guaranteed victory to tho...

A team of modern historians and archaeologists move in to a Tudor farm and experience what it was like to work during this time period. However, being a Tudor farmer doesn't just entail tending to crops and animals but a whole swathe of other tasks, including dangerous lead mining. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NRDo you love un...

The Mummy Research Team at the University of York examine a Peruvian mummy that had lain hidden in a London storage facility and attempt to discover why it was preserved in an unusual cross-legged posture. It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit to start watching now https://bit.ly/45CPh5uThis channel is part of the Little Dot Studios Network. Any queries please contact: owned-enqu...

Archaeologist Mike Pitts investigates the cause of death of a person, whose 3,000-year-old remains were found in a shallow grave at Stonehenge. With such a significant monument as its backdrop, there must have been a reason behind this mysterious final resting place. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NRDo you love uncovering the pa...

Going to therapy is a sign of strength, not weakness. BetterHelp makes therapy simple, with 10% off your first month to help you get started: https://betterhelp.com/absolutehistory (In paid partnership with BetterHelp)Three modern archaeologists immerse themselves in early 20th-century rural life. Over a full year, they raise livestock, cultivate strawberries, make cider, and preserve food using t...

Brendan Bracken was Winston Churchill's closest advisor for over 30 years. Was Brendan Bracken Churchill's illegitimate son? In the 1920s even Winston's wife had to ask. This documentary tells the truth about this remarkable man. It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit to start watching now https://bit.ly/45CPh5uThis channel is part of the Little Dot Studios Network. Any queries pl...

The infamous tea clipper, the Cutty Sark, endured drunken captains and murderous crews, and even inspired a whiskey.💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NRDo you love uncovering the past, exploring historic sites, and venturing to distant lands? Join History Hit today and stream hundreds of exclusive documentaries, with new releases e...

Stephen Fry takes a look inside the story of Johann Gutenberg, inventor of the world's first printing press in the 15th century, and an exploration of how and why the machine was invented. It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit to start watching now https://bit.ly/45CPh5uThis channel is part of the Little Dot Studios Network. Any queries please contact: owned-enquiries@littledotst...

Archaeologists Alex and Peter and historian Ruth try Edwardian life for a year. The team get to grips with the revolutionary technologies of the age. Peter embarks on building a trout farm and populating it by using revolutionary fish-breeding techniques that were new to Devon's Edwardian farmers.0:00 - The Art of Edwardian Horse Plowing5:33 - The Petrol Revolution: Early Tractors vs. Horses13:22...

After separating from his first wife, Jack London's adventure continues. He writes White Fang and decides it is time once again to take a political stance. He also continues his journey out in the wild west and even around the world. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NRDo you love uncovering the past, exploring historic sites, and...

The life of legendary painter Tom Thompson is explored through the relics of his life. It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit to start watching now https://bit.ly/45CPh5uThis channel is part of the Little Dot Studios Network. Any queries please contact: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As winter sets in, the three farm dwellers must look further afield to earn money. Peter and Alex fish for crabs while Ruth hires herself out for domestic work. Ruth rides a bicycle and tries period cleaning techniques, including early vacuum cleaners. They separate growing calves from their mothers. Peter finds out how leather is made. They celebrate Christmas modestly, as poor farmers might have...

The first iron steamer to cross the Atlantic, which she did in 1845 in just 14 days. Designed by Victorian engineering genius Isambard Kingdom Brunel, when completed, it was the longest passenger ship in the world. Its early years were plagued with problems before it found success.💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NR📺 Do you love...

Archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn go down a copper mine, just a few hundred yards from their cottage, which was once the major source of Morwhellam Quay's wealth. Historian Ruth Goodman learns the art of lacemaking, visiting the town of Honiton, which became world famous for its lace. The boys also go tin mining in Cornwall, an industry which survived until the end of the 20th century....

Explore a secret Cold War bunker that has been converted into a museum. It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit to start watching now https://bit.ly/45CPh5uThis channel is part of the Little Dot Studios Network. Any queries please contact: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Going to therapy is a sign of strength, not weakness. BetterHelp makes therapy simple, with 10% off your first month to help you get started: https://betterhelp.com/absolutehistory (In paid partnership with BetterHelp)The documentary series "Victorian Farm" follows three historians—Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands, and Peter Ginn—as they spend a full calendar year living and working on a Victorian far...

In Devon's tranquil Tamar Valley, archaeologists Alex Langland and Peter Ginn, along with historian Ruth Goodman, are living and working as Edwardian farmers for a year. In this installment, they tackle the arrival of spring in March, a crucial time for the farm's prosperity.💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NR📺 You can now become...

Living the life of an Edwardian farmer isn't just about working the land—it's about working the sea! This month, Ruth Goodman is hunting for brown shrimp and building a fish smokery, while Alex and Peter join a traditional sailing trawler, the Key Wade, for a dangerous trawl. From cattle droving and making essential lanolin to learning the deceptive secrets of the Edwardian séance, our team fights...

In the mid-season of the Victorian Farm project, our historians race to bring in the vital spring life and face the crushing challenges of an 1880s farm. Alex and Peter oversee successful lambing and pig farrowing, but an incessant wet summer leads to a disastrous failed hay harvest. With their winter feed destroyed, everything rests on the efficiency of new Victorian machinery like the massive Re...

Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn are living as Edwardian farmers for a year. The episode centers on preparing for the arrival of a paddle steamer full of tourists for Empire Day, a huge summertime bonanza. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NR📺 You can now become a History Hit member right her...

The Victorian railway network was a marvel of technology, connecting Britain like never before—but it also offered new opportunities for crime. In 1864, the blood-splattered, empty compartment of a first-class carriage shocked the nation and exposed the terrifying vulnerability of rail travel. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NR📺...

This episode explores a gallery of amour from centuries ago. It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit to start watching now https://bit.ly/45CPh5uThis channel is part of the Little Dot Studios Network. Any queries please contact: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s July in the tranquil Tamar Valley, and the Edwardian farm team faces their busiest month yet. Historians Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands, and Peter Ginn must race against time—and the weather—to bring in the highly valuable cherry and potato harvests.💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NR📺 You can now become a History Hit member r...