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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, fought duels with Counts, and had the most famous love life of all time. These letters are actual correspondence between Casanova and his lovers, offering a completely unique perspective to his story. Uploaded 03-04-20It's li...

Professor Alice Roberts and the Digging For Britain team investigate a Bronze Age religious site. What can this fascinating site tell us about our ancient ancestors? Uploaded 29-12-24💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NRDiscover the past on History Hit with ad-free exclusive podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by wo...

Tony Robinson goes on the trail of William Wallace, the Scottish warrior, better known as Braveheart. Was he really the way the film portrayed him? A charming, selfless patriot? Uploaded 31-03-20It'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@littl...

Can modern couples spend a year in the Canadian wilderness, living like 19th-century pioneers? See how the modern couples are selected and how long they manage to tough it out. Uploaded 01-01-25💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NRDiscover the past on History Hit with ad-free exclusive podcasts and documentaries released weekly pres...

This amazing documentary focuses on the vital role women spies played in putting an end to World War II.Uploaded 28-03-20It'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/adcho...

Can modern couples spend a year in the Canadian wilderness, living like 19th-century pioneers? This lifestyle proves to be tougher than anyone imagined and things go from bad to worse when the homesteaders begin to fall ill. Uploaded 08-01-25💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NRDiscover the past on History Hit with ad-free exclusive...

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, fought duels with Counts, and had the most famous love life of all time. These letters are actual correspondence between Casanova and his lovers, offering a completely unique perspective to his story. Uploaded 20-03-20It's li...

The Book of Thoth is a legendary book of spells that some have called the ancient world's most important book. But is there any truth to this magical ancient Egyptian tome? Discover all this and the truth behind many more ancient mysteries from Perseus and the Minotaur to Helen of Troy's missing jewels. Uploaded 12-01-25💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits!...

In this fascinating and heart-breaking film, Eva Schloss talks about her memories of Anne, her experiences and survival, and life as the step daughter of Otto Frank, Anne's father and the sole survivor of the family. Uploaded 14-03-20It'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 querie...

Early pioneers had to rely on the land for almost everything and that included the roof over their heads. Join two modern couples as they spend a year living like Canada's original pioneers, which includes trying to build a house of their own. Uploaded 15-01-25💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NRDiscover the past on History Hit wit...

The Bible is full of many mysteries from across the ancient world. From mysterious temples to ancient relics of dubious origin, scholars have tried for centuries to uncover the truth behind these myths. Uploaded 19-01-25💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NRDiscover the past on History Hit with ad-free exclusive podcasts and document...

Professor Alice Roberts and the Digging For Britain team investigate the Anglo-Saxons, the people who gave Britain its name. Discover why this group had a lot more in common with us than one might expect and why these supposed "dark ages" weren't really all that dark. Uploaded 05-01-25💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NRDiscover th...

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, fought duels with Counts, and had the most famous love life of all time. These letters are actual correspondence between Casanova and his lovers, offering a completely unique perspective to his story. Uploaded 27-03-20It's li...

Explore the history of the legendary aircraft. 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

Professor Kate Williams studies Charles II's reign through the Wynn family's eyes. From religious upheaval to fighting the Fire of London, we look at the indelible mark on the face of British history left behind in the wake of Charles II.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 qu...

Archaeologist Tim Sutherland unearths historical clues as he digs up burial sites from the Battle of Agincourt, which took place in 1415 in northern France. 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...

The railways changed Britain forever, but they also offered new opportunities for the oldest of crimes. In 1957, a 73-year-old Polish Countess named Teresa Wubenska was fatally stabbed on the platform of Gloucester Road tube station. But who was this mysterious woman with a Nazi concentration camp number tattooed on her arm, and why was a celebrated World War II resistance hero murdered in a seemi...

Life in the Medieval period looked like lots of different things to lots of different people. Your place in society could dictate everything. From what food you ate, where you could go, how educated you were and even how long you were likely to live for. Across this series, discover what life was like for those that worked, those that earned, those that learned and those that played in Medieval En...

Who were the first Europeans, and what did they actually look like? In this feature-length documentary, cutting-edge genetic science and archaeology combine to rewrite thousands of years of human history. By extracting ancient DNA from skull bones buried deep within ancient tombs and ring forts, researchers are peeling back the millennia to uncover the truth about our ancestors—from dark-skinned,...

Suzannah Lipscomb shows us how sugar, bread and milk and chicken led to diseases and even death throughout history. 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

Did the Japanese Imperial family and General Yamashita bury hundreds of tons of looted gold across the Philippines during WWII? The legend of Yamashita's Gold has fueled the dreams of treasure hunters for decades, but it's a story tangled with billion-dollar lawsuits, political deception, and murder.💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qT...

Edwardian farmers Alex, Peter, and Ruth head out of the tranquil Tamar Valley and onto Dartmoor for summer. Discover the traditional—and surprisingly difficult—craft of hand shearing as the team cashes in on Devon's historic wool industry ("white gold"). Plus, learn about the Edwardian adoption of silage for winter feed, and explore how the rise of tourism and the arrival of the motor car began to...

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)Medieval historian Dr Eleanor Janega investigates the sort of jobs women undertook during the Medieval period and how they were a vital and often forgotten part of the workforce. T...

Over a thousand years ago, Viking longships swept across Northern Europe, leaving a trail of destruction. But new scientific discoveries, tree-ring climate analysis, and ancient DNA extraction reveal a far more complex story. Follow the rise and fall of King Ivar’s ruthless dynasty as they established a global slave empire, built Western Europe’s first major trading cities, and clashed with Anglo-...

Explore the decades-long hunt for Yamashita's Gold, the legendary war plunder supposedly hidden across the Philippines by the Imperial Japanese Army. Learn the historical facts behind the legend—from the systematic looting of Asia by figures like the Yakuza-linked Yoshio Kodama to the final desperate efforts of General Tomoyuki Yamashita and a relative of the Emperor to conceal a rumored hundreds...