Yesterday

Frida Kahlo: life of the week

The arresting gaze, the stark monobrow, the intricate ribbons woven through the dark hair – Frida Kahlo's unmistakable image is recognised around the world today. Yet the woman behind the vivid self-portraits was far more complex than the icon she became. In conversation with Dan ... Show More

53m 20s

Aug 23

How the Americas transformed Tudor England

What did Tudor England really gain from its early encounters with the Americas? In this episode, Elinor Evans speaks to historian Dr Lauren Working about her new book A Golden World, exploring the overlooked exchange of ideas, materials and knowledge between Indigenous peoples an ... Show More

35m 42s

Aug 22

Preview: Master the medieval art of knowing yourself

How can the past help us live better, happier, healthier and more productive lives today? That's the question at the heart of our series Life Lessons from History, which is back for a new run – and today on the HistoryExtra podcast, we're bringing you a taste of what's on offer. ... Show More

13m 56s

Feb 2021

This Land Is Whose Land?

When Simon Winchester takes on a big subject, he takes on a big subject. His new book, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/books/review/land-simon-winchester.html" target="_blank">“Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World,”</a> travels through ... Show More

1h 1m

Sep 2023

The Dig: Long Land War w/ Jo Guldi

Featuring Jo Guldi on the global history of the long land war—a war over everything from agrarian reform to tenant rights, from India and China to England and Ireland, from the late 19th century through the present—and into the future. Support The Dig at <a href="htt ... Show More

2h 19m

Sep 2018

Vol 1 Ep 12 - Hunter-gatherers

A look back at our changing diet and the ways and means in which we had to evolve ourselves and our technologies to succeed in the ever changing and differing environments of the world.

39m 23s

Sep 2018

Vol 1 Ep 15 - The origin of agriculture

We try to unravel the mystery of the human transition from the success of nomadic hunter-gathering, to the laborious risks of sedentary agriculture and farming.

39m 49s

Mar 2022

The Enclosures

The enclosure of the commons was a centuries-long process. Gradually, through a combination of legal degrees and private acts, the land across Britain moved from a system of open field system to larger, enclosed farms. This was a transformative political, social and agricultur ... Show More

29m 53s

Oct 2020

Trailer

Hosted by historians Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, The Rest is History dives deep into history's most dramatic moments and fascinating figures - exploring the stories of great empires, epic battles, and world-changing events. From the rise and fall of the Roman Empire to the ... Show More

4m 46s

Apr 2023

EP25 The Long View

Dan tries focusing a much wider historical lens on perennial human issues like war, land ownership, immigration, ethnicity, environmental worries and the double-edged sword that is human inventiveness. 1. Agricola and Germania by Tacitus 2. A Most Dangerous Book: Tacitus's German ... Show More

1h 12m

May 2024

The Atomic Bomb & Civil War Cigars: Greatest 'What Ifs' from History

We think of history as a neat chain of predictable events; but what if the truth is far wilder than that? Today, we're talking about the pivotal forces of randomness and chance, and how tiny moments can change the course of our human story. Dan is joined by Brian Kla ... Show More

29m 28s

Jan 2011

1.1 Change and Calamity

This is the story of late antique Britain. How in the 3rd to 5th centuries, Britain went through two waves of economic dislocation and transformation, that changed the face of British society.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey; ... Show More

33m 22s

How our hunger for land shaped history