Historian Dan Snow investigates the 'how' and 'why' of history's defining moments.From the Colosseum
Dan explains how Canada has resisted many American attempts at annexation since the Revolution in 17
As the Second World War neared its bloody climax, Allied bombers unleashed a devastating firestorm o
This is the story of Suleiman the Magnificent's attempt to conquer Malta, the headquarters of a Cath
80 years ago, on the rocky volcanic island of Iwo Jima, the vicious battle for the Pacific reached e
For centuries, Nostradamus has been hailed as the man who saw the future—his cryptic quatrains alleg
Episode 2/2. This week, we have a two-part series on the catastrophic English Civil War in the 17th
Episode 1/2. This week, we have a two-part series on the catastrophic First English Civil War. We tr
Episode 1/2. King Charles I's decision to rule without Parliament was just one of the many reasons t
Every day Rudolf Höss oversaw the killing of thousands of people at the death camp and then went hom
By the early 1990s, the Colombian city of Medellín was at the centre of the world's largest drug em
On January 27th 1945, the Red Army liberated the concentration camp at Auschwitz unveiling its almos
What is the history of the Panama Canal and why does Trump think he can 'take it back'? Dan is joine
J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth is perhaps the most captivating fantasy world ever created. His mythol
Charlemagne was king of the Franks and Emperor of the mighty Carolingian Empire. His unusually long
Napoleon Bonaparte is a household name; a rare example of someone who is as well remembered by his s
It sounds outlandish that President-Elect Donald Trump has said he wants to buy Greenland but this i
Roald Amundsen was surely one of history's greatest explorers. He beat Scott to the South Pole, and
Dan tells the epic story of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, whose daring voyages at the turn of t
What would it have been like to go on a medieval crusade? What dangers would you have faced on the g
