Apr 2020

HATFIELDS & MCCOYS Ep. 3 | "Retaliation"

A brutal attack pushes Devil Anse Hatfield to an extreme act of revenge. The feud enters its bloodiest phase, and the consequences force the governors of Kentucky and West Virginia into a showdown. Join Black Barrel+ for bingeable seasons with no commercials: blackbarrel.supporti ... Show More

30m 26s

Apr 2020

HATFIELDS & MCCOYS Ep. 4 | "A Savage Region"

A deadly raid on New Year’s Day launches the bloodiest month of the feud. The Hatfields inflict more casualties on the McCoys, but then the McCoys unleash “Bad” Frank Phillips to hunt down the Hatfields. While raiding parties race across the Tug River, the governors of Kentucky a ... Show More

29m 5s

Apr 2020

HATFIELDS & MCCOYS Ep. 5 | "The Final Battle"

Weeks of firefights and arrests lead to the Battle of Grapevine. A party of McCoy supporters led by “Bad” Frank Phillips clashes with a party of Hatfield supporters. The consequences push the states of Kentucky and West Virginia to the Supreme Court. The last fight of the feud ha ... Show More

35m 44s

Mar 2024

Season 4 | 6. The Battle of Lewes

When Queen Eleanor makes a move to restore Plantagenet power, the barons launch into all out war. Simon de Montfort assembles a small but powerful army to take on Henry and his family on a hillside in Southern England. The future of the entire Plantagenet dynasty hangs in the bal ... Show More

26m 55s

Jul 2024

Season 5 | Bonus: Beasts at feasts

To mark the launch of season 5, we are dishing out a free sample of This is History Plus. Each week Dan and producer Georgia explore strange tangents and delicious Medieval gossip. This episode serves up some of the most excessive Mediaeval shopping lists and feasts includin ... Show More

27m 6s

May 2025

Episode 621: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Part I - All The World's a Stage

<p>The boys are back for a classic historical true-crime deep dive, this time on a fascinating story that's often forgotten about in American History - This week we begin the story of the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, starting with the backstory of the man who took the life o ... Show More

1h 50m

Jun 2025

304: America’s Oldest Ghost Tour: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

In the 1970s Shirley Dougherty moved to Harpers Ferry West Virginia and started experiencing strange occurrences. And she wasn’t alone. Residents were quick to tell her their own encounters with the paranormal, and she eventually complied them into a book - a text that became the ... Show More

1h 7m

Feb 2024

Season 4 | 2. Brothers in Arms

Henry III’s younger brother Richard returns from victory abroad and is rewarded with a wealthy area of English land. There’s just one problem: Henry has already granted key pieces of that land to someone else. This insult sends a furious Richard down the well-trodden path to fami ... Show More

31m 47s

Mar 2025

Once Upon A Time…

<p>Every story has to start somewhere. Whether it’s with “once upon a time” or “when tigers used to smoke tobacco”, storytellers have been setting the scene for their audiences in beautiful and interesting ways. Join us as we dig into the origins of story beginnings AND endings!< ... Show More

51m 13s

Aug 2023

166: History, Horror & Haunts ft. Two Girls One Ghost Podcast: Gettysburg National Military Park

Today we are teaming up with Corinne and Sabrina from Two Girls One Ghost to investigate just what makes Gettysburg one of the most haunted locations in America. This episode is all about the supernatural side of Gettysburg! We talk free range ghosts, afterlife matchmaking and pa ... Show More

1h 34m

HATFIELDS & MCCOYS Ep. 2 | "Forbidden Lo...