Videos from the team at HistoryExtra, home of BBC History Magazine and the HistoryExtra podcast

What was life like for ordinary Victorians? Historian Ruth Goodman explains
19:29
What was life like for ordinary Victorians? Historian Ruth Goodman explains
Lord Lucan | The case of the disappearing earl
1:09
Lord Lucan | The case of the disappearing earl
How Stalin won WW2 | HistoryExtra Podcast
38:13
How Stalin won WW2 | HistoryExtra Podcast
Sharks in Gladiator 2?! Historian Reveals the Truth Behind the Sequel
9:53
Sharks in Gladiator 2?! Historian Reveals the Truth Behind the Sequel
Cocaine: a Victorian sensation | HistoryExtra Podcast
33:44
Cocaine: a Victorian sensation | HistoryExtra Podcast
Was Richard II a tyrant?
1:09
Was Richard II a tyrant?
Florence Nightingale's life and legacy | HistoryExtra podcast
40:53
Florence Nightingale's life and legacy | HistoryExtra podcast
The life of Justinian: power and plague | HistoryExtra podcast
54:14
The life of Justinian: power and plague | HistoryExtra podcast
Dismemberment & disgrace: the grisly fate of Simon de Montfort | HistoryExtra Podcast
50:10
Dismemberment & disgrace: the grisly fate of Simon de Montfort | HistoryExtra Podcast
Roman slavery: a brutal life in the ancient empire | HistoryExtra Podcast
25:25
Roman slavery: a brutal life in the ancient empire | HistoryExtra Podcast
Did conkers help win the First World War?
1:20
Did conkers help win the First World War?
Why did people kill for Hitler? | HistoryExtra Podcast
31:08
Why did people kill for Hitler? | HistoryExtra Podcast
The 1851 Great Exhibition: everything you wanted to know | HistoryExtra Podcast
38:44
The 1851 Great Exhibition: everything you wanted to know | HistoryExtra Podcast
Tea history: Everything you wanted to know | HistoryExtra podcast
44:05
Tea history: Everything you wanted to know | HistoryExtra podcast
How did Michelangelo create his David? Historian explains
2:05
How did Michelangelo create his David? Historian explains
Prehistoric stone circles: everything you want to know | HistoryExtra Podcast
37:27
Prehistoric stone circles: everything you want to know | HistoryExtra Podcast
An audacious escape from slavery
39:05
An audacious escape from slavery
A guide to Michelangelo: life, career & famous work | HistoryExtra Podcast
28:40
A guide to Michelangelo: life, career & famous work | HistoryExtra Podcast
Ben Macintyre on the Iranian embassy siege: an SAS hostage drama in London | HistoryExtra Podcast
37:39
Ben Macintyre on the Iranian embassy siege: an SAS hostage drama in London | HistoryExtra Podcast
Saladin's life, reputation and legacy | HistoryExtra Podcast
53:02
Saladin's life, reputation and legacy | HistoryExtra Podcast
The Battle of Megiddo: ancient Egypt's greatest victory? | HistoryExtra Podcast
29:06
The Battle of Megiddo: ancient Egypt's greatest victory? | HistoryExtra Podcast
The plague that brought the Roman empire to its knees | HistoryExtra podcast
39:58
The plague that brought the Roman empire to its knees | HistoryExtra podcast
How ancient Romans tackled a DEADLY plague
5:55
How ancient Romans tackled a DEADLY plague
False rumps & rotten teeth: 400 years of bizarre beauty practices | HistoryExtra Podcast
32:08
False rumps & rotten teeth: 400 years of bizarre beauty practices | HistoryExtra Podcast
Beowulf: everything you wanted to know | HistoryExtra Podcast
40:25
Beowulf: everything you wanted to know | HistoryExtra Podcast
Swashbuckling Crusaders: the pirates who sailed the Holy Land's high seas
5:29
Swashbuckling Crusaders: the pirates who sailed the Holy Land's high seas
Toilets through time | 10-minute tour, from sponges on sticks to medieval communal privies
10:41
Toilets through time | 10-minute tour, from sponges on sticks to medieval communal privies
Practical magic: curses, spells & cunning folk | HistoryExtra podcast
34:38
Practical magic: curses, spells & cunning folk | HistoryExtra podcast
How to recreate a popular medieval love spell
2:50
How to recreate a popular medieval love spell
The Spartans: Everything You Wanted to Know | HistoryExtra podcast
50:05
The Spartans: Everything You Wanted to Know | HistoryExtra podcast