History Now

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Episodes: 14

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Author and historian Guy Walters presents a Mail+ history podcast talking to top experts on stories from the past which still have an impact on our lives today


Episode Date
The real Game of Thrones: The true story of John of Gaunt
May 13, 2021
Hitler's hoard: The real place where looted Nazi treasures still lie hidden
May 06, 2021
The real enigma: Why every story you have heard about Alan Turing is a lie, by Dermot Turing
Apr 29, 2021
'Never greater slaughter': The ancient battle which spelt life or death for the English
Apr 22, 2021
Crumbs! The curious history of a very British treat - the biscuit
Apr 18, 2021
The real Great Escape: The very different true story behind the stirring Hollywood tale
Apr 08, 2021
The swords and the stone: The tiny bead which tells us so much about the Vikings
Apr 06, 2021
Heil school: The Nazi finishing school in East Sussex (and other British friends of the Third Reich)
Mar 27, 2021
That woman: The real story of Wallis Simpson and Edward VIII
Mar 20, 2021
Two minutes to midnight: How the human race came close to the brink in 1953
Mar 13, 2021
How my grandfather walked out of the 'escape-proof' POW camp Colditz, by Sebastian Neave
Mar 06, 2021
Digging deeper: Are there other treasure hoards like Sutton Hoo waiting to be found in Britain?
Feb 27, 2021
Jab wars: The long, strange history of the anti-vaccine movement
Feb 04, 2021
History Now: Churchill and ‘The Prof’
Dec 04, 2020