Historian Dan Snow investigates the 'how' and 'why' of history's defining moments. From the Colosseum of Ancient Rome and the battlefields of Waterloo to the tomb of Tutankhamun, Dan journeys ...

Historian Dan Snow reviews the top five historical movies of all time, as voted for by the public in a History Hit poll. First up, he reviews famous scenes from the Ridley Scott masterpiece Gladiator ...

Dan Snow examines the development of the railways from their beginnings as track-ways for coal carts in the early 18th century to the pivotal technology for modern Britain. Find out more about ...

Dan Snow breathes new life into incredible archaeological discoveries, including Egypt's Valley of the Kings and the Roman town of Pompeii. He explores how each discovery reached their crescendo, ...

The immediate problem with Atlantis: The Discovery with Dan Snow (Channel 5 ... remains the first resort of the lazier modern-history documentary, but by lavishly filmed walls, pottery, murals ...

Tristan Hughes explores what we do know about the Ninth Legion, tracking its history across Britain. In this documentary, Tristan Hughes tracks the history of the Ninth Legion across the British Isles ...

On 12th July 1346, a huge English invasion fleet landed on the shores of Normandy. The King of England was here to claim the ...

Historian and presenter Dan Snow introduces ... These short films are split into two categories - The Home Front and The Holocaust. They're suitable for teaching KS3 and KS4/GCSE history in ...

But of course, he was not a man without controversy or contradiction. In the second episode of The Leaders series, Dan and Professor Phillips O'Brien look at Churchill's biggest strategic moves of ...

In this third instalment of The Leaders series, Dan is joined again by Professor Phillips O'Brien, author of 'The Strategists'. They examine Mussolini's rise to power, the catastrophic decisions ...

Dan is joined by the great Kate Williams, a presenter, historian and professor at Reading University, to take us through the twists and turns of Mary's tumultuous life. Produced by James Hickmann ...