Absolute History

Scott Wolter investigates a 3000-pound boulder hidden inside the Chicago History Museum's secret storage location. The Waubansee Stone used to be even bigger when it sat along the Chicago River outside Fort Dearborn. Known as the city's oldest piece of art, the stone features the face of a man with closed eyes, parted lips and a chin beard. Some think it was an homage to a local Native American ch...

Dr Suzannah Lipscomb shows us the top 3 scientific hidden killers from the Victorian, Edwardian and post-war eras. 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

Tickets are now on sale for the 2026 Chalke History Festival! chalkefestival.com @chalkehistoryfestival Join us at Chalke History Festival, the UK’s biggest celebration of living history, as we explore how human careers have evolved from the Stone Age to the Age of Exploration. Join Kyle Cairns as he tries his hand at ancient and historic trades — from Neolithic cordage weaving to the mastery of s...

Four professional bakers leave their modern businesses behind to experience what their profession was like in the past as they bake their way through the Victorian era.💚 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 here on YouTube! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and...

The Victorian era is often remembered for its soaring ambition, technological marvels, and royal elegance, but beneath the grand facades lay an unprecedented world of squalor, misery, and survival. This documentary journeys into the heart of the world’s first industrial revolution to see how our ancestors invented the modern city from the ground up. From the deafening, dangerous cotton mills of Ma...

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. It's like Netflix for hi...

The relics and artefacts of dinosaurs that walked the Earth are explored. 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)Stripped of her "Her Royal Highness" title and rejected by the House of Windsor, Princess Diana refused to fade into the background. Explore the story of how a shy teenager transform...

Documentary detailing the highs and lows of Queen Elizabeth II's reign as head of the British monarchy. 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

Tony Robinson demonstrates the top 5 worst royal jobs in 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

Dr. Joann Fletcher and her team investigate a female mummy inside a sealed Egyptian coffin. 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

For centuries, history claimed the native Gaelic Irish were nomadic, with villages and towns only built by invaders. Now, a team of archaeologists in Western Ireland is uncovering shocking evidence that could rewrite Ireland's history forever. Follow their groundbreaking five-year excavation near Lough Key, searching for the fabled 13th-century Gaelic market town mentioned in ancient manuscripts....

Iran is one of the earth's final frontiers. It's a country little visited by western travellers in recent years, yet it has been at the centre of world affairs for millennia. I wanted to take a peek "behind the veil" of modern-day Iran. What I discovered was a complex, incredibly hospitable people living in a much-misunderstood country at the heart of a troubled region. My journey takes me from th...

The Mummy Research Team at the University of York is called out to look at the body of a South American mummy that has a number of visible wounds. Was the man a victim of crime? 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 L...

Journey across Britain with leading archaeologists as they unearth ground-breaking discoveries that rewrite human history. In this documentary episode, we travel from Norwich Castle Museum into the heart of the Cambridgeshire Fens to explore Must Farm - Britain’s "Bronze Age Pompeii" - revealing industrial-scale fishing, pristine log boats, and combat-scarred weaponry.💚 Join the Absolute History...

The Worst Jobs On An Edwardian FarmThe Daily Grind Of An Edwardian FarmerSix months into their year, Ruth, Alex and Peter explore the daily lives of Edwardian farmers. This episode has a slightly different format to the rest of the series; instead of covering a whole month's changes it uses a framing device of Ruth writing a letter describing the events of a single day on the farm. Peter buys a Vi...

Jack London was the most famous American writer of the twentieth century, but he didn't always have an easy time of it. This symbol of adventure was at different times a vagabond, gold prospector, sailor, farmer, war reporter and socialist militant.💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NRDo you love uncovering the past, exploring histo...

The extraordinary and tragic story of Prince Charles Edward. As Queen Victoria's youngest grandchild, he was forced to take up the Dukedom of Coburg in Germany after a series of unexpected deaths. Transformed overnight from a British Prince to a German Duke, the course of his life was altered in ways he could never have imagined as he found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. Narrated by...

For the Pioneers no season is more trying than winter. How will modern couples face up to the harshest Canadian winter for 120 years while trying to live like their Pioneer ancestors?💚 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...

On 29 April 2011, William and Catherine were married in a fairy tale wedding watched by more than two billion people and celebrated the whole world over. 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...

Japan is a country steeped in myths and legends. Join a host of experts as they try and uncover the truth behind these tall tales, from elusive legendary swords to lost gold.💚 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 world-renow...

From student to royal girlfriend and then to modern day princess, Kate Middleton has made a remarkable journey. In less than a decade, this normal girl from an ordinary background has won her prince charming and become the prospective Queen of England. 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...

For the Pioneers no season is more trying than winter. As food becomes scarce and the temperature drops how will modern couples face up to the harshest Canadian winter for 120 years while trying to live like their Pioneer ancestors?💚 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...

The extraordinary story of one of Britain's fastest-growing religious groups Wicca, and its eccentric creator - an Englishman called Gerald Gardner. The modern pagan witchcraft of Wicca was born in 1930s Britain in a nudist colony in Dorset. Wicca rapidly grew from a small New Forest coven to a worldwide religion in the space of just 70 years. British historian and leading expert in Pagan Studies,...

Professor Alice Roberts and the Digging For Britain team investigate the incredible archeological sites found all over the United Kingdom and beyond. What mysteries does the UK's soil and seas hide?💚 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...