History Extra podcast

Juliet Nicolson reveals how the frozen winter of 1962 helped change Britain for good.

Dr Kathleen Neal explains what we can learn about Edward I, the famously militaristic “Hammer of the Scots”, from his letters

Mark Glancy reveals how Cary Grant made the journey from working-class Bristol lad to the most celebrated actor in Hollywood.

Jeremy Crang investigates reports on British morale made during the Second World War and considers what they can tell us about the ‘Blitz spirit’

Professor John Hatcher answers listener questions about the medieval pandemic, and reflects on how the Covid-19 crisis might shape our understanding of the plague

Margaret MacMillan gives a lecture on the reasons for conflict throughout history – and how warfare has shaped the human story.

From Thor to Odin, Carolyne Larrington discusses the legendary figures of Viking mythology

Peter Stothard reveals how Julius Caesar’s assassination triggered a brutal power struggle, one that would transform ancient Rome.

Daniel Ogden explores the origins of the werewolf legend in stories from ancient Greece and Rome.

Historian Ian Mortimer discusses how a vast chasm between rich and poor marked society in the early 19th century