logo
episode-header-image
Sep 2024
42m 20s

The Declaration of Independence: History...

History Hit & Assassin's Creed
About this episode
tail spinning
Up next
Oct 16
Why Did The Great Wall Of China Fail To Keep Out The Mongols?
How long is the Great Wall of China? When was it built? Are there really skeletons buried inside it?Matt Lewis poses these questions and many more to Dr Jeremiah Jenne, co-host of the Chinese history podcast, Barbarians at the Gate. Together they recount the storied development o ... Show More
50m 29s
Oct 2
What Happened To The French Crown Jewels?
What really happened to the French crown jewels? On the 19th October, 2025, a gang of thieves disguised as construction workers broke into the Louvre. Their target: the Gallery of Apollo, where the French Crown Jewels were on display. They made off with eight pieces of the crown ... Show More
52m 32s
Sep 18
Life During The Russian Revolution
What were the main causes of the Russian Revolution? Why were the Romanovs murdered?Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia transports us to the tense atmosphere of World War One as Russia made the difficult transition from an imperial state to a socialist republic. But what was it l ... Show More
55m 47s
Recommended Episodes
Jan 2025
The Declaration of Independence
Episode Description:In this episode, we talk about the Declaration of Independence and why it’s so important. We’ll learn how it was written, who helped create it, and why America wanted to be free from Britain. We’ll also explore the big ideas about freedom and fairness that mad ... Show More
7m 54s
Sep 2023
President Thomas Jefferson
<p>Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, so how did it work out when he became the leader of this nation that he was so instrumental in founding?</p><br><p>For the third episode in American History Hit's special series about the Presidents, ... Show More
42m 7s
Jun 2024
158. The American Revolution: Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness (Ep 3)
The Declaration of Independence establishes the ideals on which this break away nation founds itself on. But it’s full of contradictions. It complains of white colonists being enslaved by King George III, yet its signatories own enslaved Africans. It declares all men are created ... Show More
58m 56s
Feb 2024
Who’s Your Founding Father? with David Fleming
Are you ready to question what you know about America’s founding? Today’s guest, David Fleming, shares all about a delicious slice of history in his new book, “Who’s Your Founding Father?” We dive into the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, a conspiracy theory, and possible ... Show More
40m 3s
Aug 2023
The Magna Carta in America
<p>What does a document written in 1215 in England have to do with the United States? The Magna Carta has supposedly influenced foundational documents like the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.</p><br><p>In this episode, Don is joined by Eleanor Janega, the new co ... Show More
29m 39s
Jul 2023
349: The Birth of the United States (Part 3)
“O ye that love mankind! Ye that dare oppose, not only the tyranny, but the tyrant, stand forth!” The U.S. Congress votes for independence on the 2nd of July 1776, and George Washington reads the Declaration of Independence to his troops a few days later, after which they pull do ... Show More
48m 8s
Jul 2021
What you might not know about the Declaration of Independence | Kenneth C. Davis
In June 1776, a little over a year after the start of the American Revolutionary War, the US Continental Congress huddled together in a hot room in Philadelphia to talk independence. Kenneth C. Davis dives into some of the lesser known facts about the process of writing the Decla ... Show More
3m 42s
Aug 2024
Lafayette: The Marquis and the American Revolution
<p>Why did an aristocratic French man fight for American freedom? How influential was Lafayette? And what did he do on his return visit to the United States 200 years ago this year?Don is joined by Chuck Schwam, Executive Director of the American Friends of Lafayette. You can fin ... Show More
26m 19s
Dec 2024
Lexington & Concord: The First Battles of the Revolutionary War
<p>The shot heard ‘round the world'; the start of the American Revolution. An event that would have profound consequences for world history, especially western democracy. Who’d have thought that something of such magnitude would begin in a small settlement with as many cows as pe ... Show More
42m 55s
Listen to millions of songs and podcasts on Anghami