The Fall of the Ancient Maya
What happens when a civilisation at its peak begins to fail? Historians have long been fascinated by the Maya Collapse in the 9th century: w...
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The Rise of the Ancient Maya
For more than 3,000 years, the Maya built one of the Ancient world's greatest civilisations. They raised towering pyramids in the rainforest...
Was Caesar's invasion of Britain a disaster?
Today, we trace Julius Caesar’s dramatic invasions into Britain - two bold expeditions that tested Rome’s reach at the very edge of the know...
The Blitz Beyond London
Newcastle, Liverpool, Glasgow, Cardiff - all of these places and more were bombed during the Blitz. From the devastated shipyards of Tynesid...
A Short History of The Airport
It’s where our ancient instincts to travel, to trade, to reunite with family and explore meet modern technology and innovation. From muddy a...
The Mycenaean World
Before 1200 BC, the ancient world was more connected than you'd ever imagine. Egyptian pharaohs, Hittite emperors and Mycenaean warrior-king...
BONUS: The Complete Map of the Odyssey
A special video podcast where Dan charts the course of Odysseus through the Mediterranean as he investigates the true places that could have...
The Real St George and the Dragon
He wasn't an English knight, but actually a Roman soldier, and the dragon didn't appear until centuries later in the medieval period. So wha...
The Real History Behind The Odyssey
Is there any truth in the Odyssey, and what does it all mean? We know it's a story where a man convenes with monsters and gods, ghosts and m...
A Day in the Life of a Gladiator
Step into the roaring arena of ancient Rome, where every sunrise could be a gladiator's last... From brutal training and hard-won fame to th...
What Happens in The Odyssey?
Dan narrates his own epic retelling of the Odyssey - following Odysseus' route around the Mediterranean. He tells the story of the many tria...
The Birth of America Explained
Born from revolution, this bold vision of liberty toppled the old order and reshaped the course of democracy. Today, we discover how a few p...
The Odyssey Explained: Mini-Series COMING SOON
Dan Snow explains everything you need to know about The Odyssey every Monday in July! In a mini-series that gives you the true history behin...
Agrippina the Younger: Rome's Most Notorious Empress
Agrippina the Younger was one of the most powerful players in Roman history: a ruthless political operator who clawed her way to co-rule the...
Life in the Trenches
What was life really like in the trenches of the First World War? In this episode, we step into the mud of the Western Front to hear about t...
Spain vs Portugal: The Spice Race
What happens when tiny volcanic islands become the most valuable real estate on Earth? In the 16th century, Portugal and Spain launched a de...
Why Did The Roman Empire Collapse?
How does an empire spanning three continents and half a millennium fall apart? In the final episode of our series on the Roman Empire, we're...
The Origins of the Tank
How did century-old 'landships' developed from agricultural tractors evolve into the armoured giants of the modern battlefield? Today, we tr...
Mary Beard on Ruling the Roman Empire
What did it take to rule an empire that was never meant to have an emperor? In this second episode of our series on the Roman Empire, we're...
Harald Hardrada
Exile, mercenary, Viking king. Harald Hardrada, 'Thunderbolt of the North', fought his way from Norway to Byzantium, from the streets of Con...