8 days ago • History Hit

Are you ready to get stuck into the trenches of the Somme? Luke Tomes returns in our latest episode of 'Could You Survive' as a British infantryman on the front lines of the Western Front!

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10 days ago • History Hit

Don't miss out on the new series on History Hit, Rome’s Disaster: The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest with Tristan Hughes. One of Rome's greatest disasters, The Battle of the Teutoburg forest stopped Roman expansion in its tracks. It’s a story of betrayal, of one man’s vehement desire to liberate his people from Roman rule and the brutal lengths he would go to achieve it. Sign up with code 'YOUTUBE' for a special offer and watch now 👉  @t 

12 days ago • History Hit

What a week of films we have coming up! From Hadrian's Wall to the trenches of the Somme, along with a unmissable episode of Historian Answers Google Questions, make sure to have your notifications on... 🔔

Episodes go live at 6:00 PM GMT on Monday, Wednesday and Friday! 

4 weeks ago • History Hit

🚨 NEW SERIES HAS LANDED! 🚨

Don't miss our latest 'Could You Survive' episode as Luke heads back to the mid-1800s to explore the life of a Victorian 'Navvy' and Artillery Volunteer stationed at Fort Nelson, one of the many fortresses built along the coasts of Britain to defend against a potential French invasion by Napoleon III.

Check out the video 👉  https://youtu.be/27oXiH3OgTc 

4 weeks ago • History Hit

Explore beautiful northern Jordan as Dan Snow travels through the history of this fascinating region - from the Greeks to the Romans, Byzantines, the coming of Islam, the era of the crusades and even the First World War. 

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1 month ago • History Hit

This is one of the most extraordinary pieces of Roman armour EVER FOUND! ⚔️

The History Hit team headed behind the scenes at the British Museum to discover how the curators carefully rebuilt this 2,000 year old armour, discovered in 2017 in Kalkriese, Germany.

Watch the full video! 👉  https://youtu.be/kFnAMhlX5jw 

1 month ago (edited) • History Hit

'Could You Survive' is BACK for a new series! 

Next week, Luke travels back to the 1800s to explore the life of a Victorian 'Navvy' and Artillery Volunteer stationed at Fort Nelson, one of the many fortresses built along the coasts of Britain to defend against a potential French invasion by Napoleon III.

Let us know where else you'd like to see Luke go, or what period of history you'd like exploring in the comments below. 👇

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1 month ago • History Hit

Professor Suzannah Lipscomb takes us to the heart of the Tudor court through the works of a genius artist in History Hit's latest release. She goes to Buckingham Palace to enter the gallery of the Royal Collection where a brilliant exhibition of Hans Holbein’s works takes us to the very heart of life in the Tudor court - meeting the men and women who witnessed and changed history, Anne Boleyn, Thomas More, Jane Seymour.  Thanks to the amazingly characterful drawings of Hans Holbein the Younger we can look them in the eye, weigh them up, consider their motives. Sign up with code 'YOUTUBE' for a special offer 👉   https://www.historyhit.com/subscription 

2 months ago • History Hit

The 14th Century is often called the worst century in the whole of British history - plague, war and famine! And amidst all this chaos, the first recorded act of public rebellion in English history sent revolutionary ripples across the entire medieval world. This uprising is remembered as the “Peasants Revolt” of 1381. Join History Hit’s medieval expert, Matt Lewis, in a new 3-part series which reveals the previously unknown stories of the ordinary folk of the Peasants Revolt. Sign up with code 'YOUTUBE' for a special offer 👉   https://www.historyhit.com/subscription/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=YouTube2024 

2 months ago • History Hit

Prof Suzannah Liscomb takes us through an extraordinary Tudor life-story in our latest documentary "A Tudor Wonder: Hardwick Hall". Suzannah explores the life of the Bess of Hardwick and goes into the incredible home that she built. Sign up with code 'YOUTUBE' for a special offer 👉   https://www.historyhit.com/subscripti.. .