History Extra podcast

Anna Whitelock explores the contradictions of the Virgin Queen’s private live in a lecture recorded on our recent Tudors Day

Chris Skidmore describes how the first Tudor king seized the crown from Richard III at Bosworth, while Brendan Simms examines Europe’s past, present and future. Matt Elton presents

Charlotte Hodgman pays a visit to the set of the award-winning Horrible Histories TV series to find out the secrets of the show’s success. Rob Attar presents

Arne Westad discusses the challenges of writing global history, while Sean McGlynn describes how a French invasion nearly overthrew King John

Jason Crowley discusses some of Athens’ fiercest fighters, while Charlotte Hodgman heads to Wiltshire to meet the reconstructors of some Neolithic buildings. Rob Attar presents

Lucy Worsley explores the health problems of past British monarchs, while Charles Emmerson explores the world of 1913. Rob Attar presents

Britain’s last surviving member of the Dambusters raid, ‘Johnny’ Johnson, recalls his adventures. Plus Sam Willis reveals how Antigua became Nelson’s Caribbean hellhole. Rob Attar presents

Professor Hew Strachan considers the ideologies that propelled combatants in the 1914–18 war, in a lecture delivered at BBC History Magazine’s First World War day event. Rob Attar presents

Yehuda Koren and Eilat Negev relate the sad story of a group of dwarves during the Holocaust. Plus Janina Ramirez explains how the Vikings changed the culture of the British Isles. Rob Attar presents

Rob Attar takes a tour of the British Museum’s major new Pompeii and Herculaneum exhibition in the company of curator Paul Roberts. Plus we broadcast the winning entries of our Young Historians’ Podcast Competition. Rob Attar presents