HistoryExtra Podcast

Max Adams pieces together the evidence to uncover what happened after the fall of Roman Britain. (Image by Getty Images)

The Dark Ages: a ‘black hole’ in Britain’s history

Juliet Nicolson reveals how the frozen winter of 1962 helped change Britain for good. (Image by Getty Images)

1962: London’s big freeze

Dr Kathleen Neal explains what we can learn about Edward I, the famously militaristic “Hammer of the Scots”, from his letters. (Image by Getty Images)

Edward I’s letters

Mark Glancy reveals how Cary Grant made the journey from working-class Bristol lad to the most celebrated actor in Hollywood. (Image by Getty Images)

Cary Grant: from humble beginnings to Hollywood icon

Jeremy Crang investigates reports on British morale made during the Second World War and considers what they can tell us about the ‘Blitz spirit’. (Image by Getty Images)

Second World War

Blitz spirit or broken morale?

Illustration of the Black Death from the Chroicles of Gilles Li Muisis (1272-1352), Abbaye Saint-Martin de Tournai (Photo by Alamy)

The Black Death: everything you wanted to know

Margaret MacMillan gives a lecture on the reasons for conflict throughout history – and how warfare has shaped the human story (Photo by Getty Images)

Why do we fight wars?

From Thor to Odin, Carolyne Larrington discusses the legendary figures of Viking mythology. (Image by Getty Images)

A guide to the Norse gods

Peter Stothard reveals how Julius Caesar’s assassination triggered a brutal power struggle, one that would transform ancient Rome. (Image by Getty Images)

The hunt for Caesar’s killers

origins of the werewolf legend in stories from ancient Greece and Rome. (Image by Getty Images)

General ancient history

Werewolves of the ancient world

Historian Ian Mortimer discusses how a vast chasm between rich and poor marked society in the early 19th century. (Image by Getty Images)

Rich vs poor in Regency Britain

Ahead of the release of the new film The Dig, Professor Martin Carver discusses the real story of the 1939 excavation of Sutton Hoo. (Image by Getty Images)

Spectacular discoveries at Sutton Hoo

Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones responds to listener questions and popular internet search queries about one of the dominant powers of the ancient world, the Persian empire. (Image by Getty Images)

General ancient history

The Persian empire: everything you wanted to know

Charles Spencer on the HistoryExtra podcast

The shipwreck that sunk a royal dynasty

Susan Cohen discusses the highs and lows of the NHS, from its creation in 1948 to the challenges it faces today. (Image by Getty Images)

The NHS: a brief history