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Historical Fiction

Historical Fiction


Historical Fiction

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Length:
30 episodes
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Description

In History Hit's Historical Fiction podcast, authors of newly published novels talk about their work, historians and writers discuss how great historical figures are depicted in fiction, and commentators explore contemporary concerns about "fake news" and "post-truth". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Episodes1 - 10 of 30 episodes

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A Serial Killer Rocks Ancient Rome: The Grove of Caesars

In 1st century Rome, public gardens created by Julius Caesar have become dangerous haun...

28 minutes
Sep 30, 2020

Degas in New Orleans: Estelle

When the painter Edgar Degas visits his French-Creole relatives in New Orleans in the 1...

15 minutes
Sep 28, 2020

Constantine’s Conquest of Rome: The Conqueror

In the year AD312 Rome is teetering on the brink of war and Constantine's army is on th...

33 minutes
Sep 23, 2020

The Rise of Richard the Lionheart

In 1179, rebellion was brewing against King Henry II. The King’s son Richard earns his ...

28 minutes
Sep 21, 2020

Nazi Collaborator or Victim: Finding Klara

In the aftermath of World War Two, Clara – once a Nazi icon and heiress to the Falkenbe...

29 minutes
Sep 16, 2020

Philopoemen: The Last Greek

In 209 BC, as the most powerful empires in the world brawled over the spoils of a fadin...

30 minutes
Sep 14, 2020

A Young Girl in Restoration London: The Strange Adventures of H

In 1660, with Charles II restored as King after Oliver Cromwell’s Commonwealth, an orph...

20 minutes
Sep 09, 2020

Evacuating Museums in World War II: The Animals at Lockwood Manor

In August 1939, Hetty Cartwright is tasked with taking a natural history museum’s colle...

20 minutes
Sep 07, 2020

A Jewish assassin, a boxer and Kristallnacht: Champion

On 7 November 1938, 17-year old Polish Jew Herschel Grynszpan shot a Nazi official dead...

29 minutes
Sep 02, 2020

A Viking Dystopia: Loki’s Wager

In an alternative version of reality, Britain’s culture and traditions are rooted in th...

25 minutes
Aug 31, 2020