The French Revolution, Part 2 of 2
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s simple enough to pinpoint the beginnings of the French Revolution in 1789, but far more diffi...
The French Revolution, Part 1 of 2
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
During the late 18th Century, a series of political, social, cultural, and economic issues reached b...
River Nile
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Snaking across 4,000 miles and 11 African countries, the River Nile is perhaps the most famous river...
Industrial Revolution
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
During the years 1760 to 1830, British industry exploded. Thanks to advances in machinery, and forwa...
The Ninja
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Remembered in popular culture as the ultimate type of assassin, the Ninja were ancient masters of se...
Michelangelo
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Michelangelo was one of the greatest artists of his time, with works such as the Sistine Chapel and ...
Queen Victoria
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Queen Victoria was Britain's longest reigning monarch until Queen Elizabeth II - her great great gra...
Petra
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The ancient city of Petra, in south-west Jordan, is one of the world’s most famous archaeological ...
Boudica
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The legend of Boudica has survived for two millennia, although much of her life still remains a myst...
Indian Ocean Tsunami
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the morning of December 26th, 2004, a massive earthquake struck the west coast of Sumatra, Indone...
The Whiskey Rebellion
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Just a few years after the Declaration of Independence, an uprising against a levy on liquor became ...
Introducing: Herod the Great Part 1: Ruler of Galilee
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Noiser presents Real Dictators: The Story of Herod the Great. You may well know the name from the Na...
Agatha Christie (Repeat)
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Retaining the title of the “Queen of Crime” to this day, Agatha Christie is the best-selling nov...
J.R.R Tolkien
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
J.R.R Tolkien is one of Britain’s most beloved authors, famous for creating the fantasy world ‘M...
The Colosseum
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Voted one of the seven modern wonders of the world, Rome’s Colosseum is an instantly recognizable ...
Winston Churchill
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Winston Churchill is one of the most recognizable figures of the 20th Century. Voted in 2002 as ‘t...
Highwaymen
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For centuries, stories have been told about highwaymen - dangerous rogues who attacked unsuspecting ...
Abolition of The British Slave Trade
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the mid-17th Century, Britain dominated the Slave Trade, shipping over 3 million enslaved African...
Charles Dickens
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charles Dickens is considered one of the greatest novelists of the Victorian Age. His works shone a ...
The Gunpowder Plot (Repeat)
05 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Gunpowder Plot is an epic tale of adventure and murderous revenge, a detective story complete wi...
Magna Carta
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Magna Carta is one of the most enduring documents from the Middle Ages. Reluctantly signed by King J...
Jane Austen
22 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jane Austen is arguably the most famous female writer in history. Her novels have gone on to inspire...
Congo River
15 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Congo River is the world’s deepest and most powerful waterway. In its basin, a wilderness bigg...
Margaret Thatcher
08 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Margaret Thatcher was one of the most controversial figures of the 20th Century. Praised by some as ...
Boston Tea Party
01 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In December, 1773, hundreds of angry Bostonians charged into the harbor at Griffin’s Wharf, and to...
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
24 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 2011, Japan was hit by the worst earthquake in the country’s history. Enormous tremors caused d...
Joan of Arc
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Joan of Arc is a historical superstar, a peasant who rose above her rank and gender to help free Fra...
Suez Canal
10 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Suez Canal is one of the world’s most famous waterways - connecting the Red Sea to the Mediter...
Marilyn Monroe
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marilyn Monroe was one of the most famous screen actors of all time. Known for her charisma and beau...
The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial
27 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The discovery at Sutton Hoo of the ship burial of an Anglo-Saxon king and his lavish treasure is one...
Charlie Chaplin
20 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The first truly global celebrity, Charlie Chaplin was once the most famous man in the world. The kin...
Women’s Football
13 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Football is the most popular sport in the world, and is played anywhere from pitches marked out in d...
Introducing: Real Survival Stories - Abandon Ship (Part 1 of 2)
06 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Noiser presents a brand-new podcast: Real Survival Stories. Hosted by John Hopkins, the show brings ...
The Battle of Britain
30 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the summer of 1940, the Battle of Britain saw 3,000 airmen risk their lives to defend British sho...
The Great Depression
23 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Great Depression was the worst and deepest peacetime economic shock of the twentieth century. It...
The French Resistance
16 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
During the dark years of the Nazi occupation, many French and Allied citizens risked and sacrificed ...
Richard the Third
09 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Richard the Third was the last English king to die in battle. A key figure in the Wars of the Roses,...
Hadrian’s Wall
02 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nineteen hundred years ago, Hadrian’s Wall was built to defend against the northern tribes, and ma...
The Wright Brothers
25 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As long as humans have observed creatures in flight, we have dreamed of taking to the skies ourselve...
The Golden Age of Athens
18 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
While the Roman Republic was still in its infancy, the Greek city-state of Athens rose from the ruin...
Female Spies of World War Two
11 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
During World War Two, dozens of British-trained women were deployed as spies and saboteurs, to infil...
The Renaissance
04 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Renaissance of the 15th and 16th centuries was a time of rediscovery. With Florence as its epice...
Thomas Edison
28 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas Edison was one of history’s greatest inventors, who gave the world not only electric light ...
Angkor
21 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Built by the Khmer kings centuries ago, Angkor in modern Cambodia had a footprint bigger than presen...
The Soviet Union, Part 2 of 2
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Despite its troubled infancy and the hardship faced during World War 2, in the second half of the 20...
The Soviet Union, Part 1 of 2
14 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From its initial creation in 1922, the Soviet Union was perhaps the most ambitious political experim...
Alexander the Great
07 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Though he ruled for just 13 years, Alexander the Great is as famed for his hedonistic lifestyle as h...
The Crown Jewels
30 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The British Crown Jewels is a priceless collection of items gathered over eight turbulent centuries....
The Blitz
23 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From September 1940, Germany’s Luftwaffe subjected Britain to an intense bombing campaign lasting ...
The Wild West
16 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Think of the Wild West, and you’ll imagine cowboys, shootouts, bank robberies and saloons. But it ...
British Castles
09 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For over 600 years, castles played a leading role in the story of Britain. From the Norman Conquest ...
Muhammad Ali
02 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From the day he burst onto the scene, Muhammad Ali changed boxing history. But he also influenced th...
Introducing: Detectives Don’t Sleep - Murder in Paradise (Part 1 of 2)
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From Noiser, comes the brand-new podcast Detectives Don’t Sleep. The show takes you beyond the pol...
The Dinosaur Rush
26 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When Edward Cope and OC Marsh began their race to identify and name new species of dinosaur in the 1...
Frida Kahlo
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Frida Kahlo is as much a modern icon for her personal flair as she is for her paintings. But how did...
St Patrick
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Though St Patrick is honoured by millions of revellers worldwide every year, few know more about him...
The Trans-Siberian Railway
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Trans-Siberian railway is the longest train line in the world, spanning 5700 miles, seven time z...
The Bayeux Tapestry
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Since it was created 900 years ago, the Bayeux Tapestry has survived war, revolution and the ravages...
The Real Robinson Crusoe
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Defoe’s 1719 novel Robinson Crusoe is one of the most widely published books in history. Th...
The Mona Lisa
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is the most famous painting in the world. 500 years old and just 77x...
The Partition of India
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 1947, the British divided up its former colony of India into two provinces. What followed was con...
D.B. Cooper
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At approximately 8:13 p.m. on November 24th, 1971, a hijacker exited Northwest Airlines flight 305 a...
Agatha Christie
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Retaining the title of the “Queen of Crime” to this day, Agatha Christie is the best-selling nov...
The Irish Potato Famine
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Between 1845 and 1852, Ireland suffered an appalling famine after the repeated failure of the potato...
Las Vegas
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Best known for its world-class casinos and lavish hotels, the desert city of Las Vegas, Nevada has a...
Shakespeare
01 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
No single writer has shaped the way we speak and think more than William Shakespeare. Whether we’r...
The Christmas Truce of 1914 (Repeat)
25 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Christmas eve, 1914. On the Western Front, a British soldier peers out across No Man’s Land...
Pocahontas
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pocahontas is probably the best known Native American in history. But the true story of her life has...
Abraham Lincoln
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Abraham Lincoln’s life reads like an American folk tale. The story of a boy born into poverty, who...
The Rosetta Stone
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 1799, French soldiers in Egypt unearthed what would become one of the world’s most famous artef...
The Tower of London
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Tower of London has been a symbol of the authority and power of the British crown for almost a t...
Easter Island
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
First inhabited by the Rapa Nui people a thousand years ago, Easter Island is best known for its hun...
Vincent Van Gogh
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Vincent van Gogh was one of the most important and influential figures in the history of art. Though...
The Conquistadors
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From the end of the 15th century, the Conquistadors changed the face of the Americas. Invading first...
Albert Einstein
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Albert Einstein overhauled our understanding of the universe—from the sub-atomic level to beyond t...
The Great Train Robbery
23 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Great Train Robbery of 1963 saw a gang of career criminals stage a daring heist of the multi-mil...
Cleopatra
16 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The last of the Ptolemaic Pharoahs, the enduring legend of Cleopatra has captivated imaginations for...
The Conquest of Everest
09 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Standing over 29,000ft above sea level, the peak of Everest is the highest point on the planet. To ...
The Mongol Empire
02 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the late Middle Ages, the Mongol Empire became the largest the world had ever seen. At its peak, ...
The Real Peaky Blinders
25 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Between the 1890s and 1910s, the British city of Birmingham was in the grip of a gang: the Peaky Bli...
Queen Elizabeth the Second, Part 2 of 2 (Repeat)
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To mark the passing of the Queen, Noiser brings you this episode from the archive of Short History O...
Queen Elizabeth the Second, Part 1 of 2 (Repeat)
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To mark the passing of the Queen, Noiser brings you this episode from the archive of Short History O...
The Wars of the Roses, Part 3 of 3
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After the death of King Edward IV, the heir to the throne, Edward V, is left under the protection of...
The Wars of the Roses, Part 2 of 3
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With his father Richard of York’s head now on a spike, Edward’s determination to snatch the crow...
The Wars of the Roses, Part 1 of 3
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Almost 600 years ago, two rival branches of the ruling house of Plantagenet dragged England into unp...
Introducing: Napoleon
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Noiser presents Napoleon, a new podcast examining the life and times of one of history’s most intr...
The Spanish Armada
21 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English navy is often recounted as a ‘David and Goliath’...
Stonehenge
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Older than the pyramids and just as cryptic, the prehistoric British site of Stonehenge has dominate...
Amelia Earhart
07 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As one of the great pioneers of air travel, Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across th...
Marco Polo
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the thirteenth century, Marco Polo spent decades travelling the world. His adventures took him fr...
The Spartans
24 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 480BC, the Spartans secured their place in history when 300 of their soldiers fought to the death...
Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail
17 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Covering thousands of miles in the Andes, the Inca Trail was the backbone of the ancient empire, con...
The Great Fire of London
10 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In September 1666, the Great Fire of London consumed hundreds of acres of houses, shops, churches, a...
Queen Elizabeth the Second, Part 2 of 2
05 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the Queen’s family life becomes more complex, the relationship between palace and press intensi...
Queen Elizabeth the Second, Part 1 of 2
29 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Spanning seventy years, Queen Elizabeth II’s reign has seen the world change beyond recognition. A...
The Terracotta Army
22 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After its initial discovery in 1974, the Terracotta Army became the unofficial eighth wonder of the ...
Chernobyl
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 1986, the Chernobyl power plant became the site of the worst nuclear disaster in history. Poisono...
Henry VIII
08 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 1509, at just seventeen years old, Henry VIII was crowned King of England. Over the next four dec...
Pearl Harbor, Part 3 of 3
01 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the smoke clears after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the blame game begins. President Roos...
Pearl Harbor, Part 2 of 3
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chaos reigns in the immediate aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. While the true exten...