Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Was Alexander the Great as bad a person as Hitler? What was the greatest army of all time? Which U.S. President was the worst? Hardcore History discusses the issues and questions history fans love.

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Tuesday May 08, 2007

Blood-sucking Scythian warriors, tattooed ice mummies, Amazons killing so they can mate, pot smoking head-hunters, scalp-taking, koumiss-drinking Mongols, Turks, Huns, and Aliens. What's not to like?

Wednesday Apr 11, 2007

We almost called this show "Things about Churchill that have interested Dan". Dan takes a look at various elements of the dramatic life and career of the great British leader.

Tuesday Mar 13, 2007

How might history have been changed if the events of the momentous year 1066 had turned out differently? Dan examines Normans, Vikings, Saxons, Bastards, Conquerers, Confessors, Godwinsons and Hardratas.

Friday Feb 16, 2007

What was the cause of the collapse of the Bronze Age? War? Famine? Natural disaster? Sauron the Dark Lord? Dan looks at all the potential villains...except for Sauron.

Saturday Jan 27, 2007

Dan looks at the shock and awe caused by the First World War and marvels at how connected we still are to the empire-shattering effects of the conflict contemporaries simply referred to as The Great War.

Wednesday Dec 27, 2006

Napoleon is supposed to have said that “History is a set of lies agreed upon”. With that in mind, Dan looks at some of the alternative and pseudo history ideas that many people embrace.

Friday Dec 08, 2006

Spartans, Athenians, Persians and references to Star Trek all make appearances in this look at the dramatic and extremely consequential Greek and Persian wars.

Tuesday Nov 14, 2006

Dan meanders through a conversation about causes and effects of the Cold War without ever talking much about the actual events of the conflict.

Tuesday Oct 24, 2006

Native American chief Tecumseh and Gallic king Vercingetorix both tried to unify their tribal peoples to face overwhelming foes. Dan examines the romance of their lost causes.

Wednesday Oct 04, 2006

The early 20th century League of Nations stood for peace, cooperation, disarmament and international understanding. What happened?

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