Articles by History Extra podcast

Sam Willis and James Daybell take a sideways look at the Tudors era, exploring everything from gloves to priest holes. Historyextra.com/podcast

Richard J Evans responds to listener queries and popular search enquiries about the Third Reich. Historyextra.com/podcast

Elma Brenner explores some of the diseases that afflicted people in the Middle Ages, and the steps they took to heal the sick and avoid becoming ill in the first place. Historyextra.com/podcast

John Barton considers the historical background to the most influential book in western culture, exploring how it fits into the histories of Judaism and Christianity. Historyextra.com/podcast

Steven Johnson tells the story of the infamous 17th-century pirate Henry Avery, whose audacious raid on an Indian treasure ship sparked a global manhunt. Historyextra.com/podcast

Marion Turner explores the life of the 14th-century poet, arguing that we need to look beyond his status as the ‘father of English literature’. Historyextra.com/podcast

Mark Stoyle responds to listener queries and popular search enquiries about the conflict between Royalists and Parliamentarians that wracked the British Isles in the middle of the 17th century. Historyextra.com/podcast

Chris Woolgar presents a broad survey of what, when and how people ate during the middle ages. Historyextra.com/podcast

Ghee Bowman tells the stories of a group of Muslims in the British Expeditionary Force who were part of the famous evacuation of 1940. Historyextra.com/podcast

Historian Rémy Ambühl discusses his new research into the fate of captives during the era of the Hundred Years’ War. Historyextra.com/podcast