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Absolute History
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Welcome to Absolute History - the home of fun, shocking and curious tales from throughout history. From Tony Robinson's Worst Jobs in History to Suzannah Lipscomb's Hidden Killers, join us to learn about our history the entertaining way.
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What Was Life Like When Dinosaurs Roamed The Earth? | Secrets of the Exhibit
6d ago01:12:17Tap to summarizeThe relics and artefacts of dinosaurs that walked the Earth are explored.It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit to start watching now https://bit.ly/45CPh5uThis channel is part of the Little Dot Studios Network. Any queries please contact: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Body Destroying Effects Of Victorian Beauty | Hidden Killers | Absolute History
6d ago00:40:18Tap to summarizeGo back in time with Suzannah Lipscomb to the Victorian times, the Edwardian era and the 50s and see what hidden killers most affected women.It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit to start watching now https://bit.ly/45CPh5uThis channel is part of the Little Dot Studios Network. Any queries please contact: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Art of the Airplane | Secrets of the Exhibit EP3
6d ago01:12:17Tap to summarizeExplore the history of the legendary aircraft.It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit to start watching now https://bit.ly/45CPh5uThis channel is part of the Little Dot Studios Network. Any queries please contact: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Backbreaking Daily Labor Of Housework Before Modern Technology
6d ago00:58:11Tap to summarizeIn 1950, the average British woman spent her life in a kitchen virtually unchanged from her grandmother's era—hauling coal, scrubbing laundry by hand, and shopping every single day to prevent food from rotting in the larder. By 1959, that same room was a "Technical Wonderland."💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NR📺 You can now become a History Hit member right here on YouTube! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more.Get an exclusive release every week by signing up here: https://bit.ly/4pyExynThis channel is part of the History Hit Network. Any queries please contact: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com#AbsoluteHistory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Scotland Yard Files: Investigating The 1952 Ash Vale Railway Murder
6d ago00:58:14Tap to summarizeThis is the grizzly true crime story of James Olcott. After being pardoned for a murder in Germany, Olcott found work on the railways. He returned to his old ways, casing a busy ticket officer before carrying out a brutal, planned attack on fellow railwayman Jeffrey 'Dixie' Dean to rob the day's takings.💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NR📺 You can now become a History Hit member right here on YouTube! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more.Get an exclusive release every week by signing up here: https://bit.ly/4pyExynThis channel is part of the History Hit Network. Any queries please contact: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com#AbsoluteHistory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Science Behind A Renaissance Feast | Absolute History
6d ago01:04:58Tap to summarizeDuring the fourteenth century the Renaissance started in Italy, and slowly spread throughout Europe. As shown in this episode, the refreshing Renaissance era indicates an intellectual, philosophical, artistic and religious revolution and is mainly influenced by humanism. The objective of this movement to improve humanity also had its effect on the kitchen and dinner table. Strict table manners and consumption of imported vegetables are examples of the many culinary changes discussed in the episode.It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit to start watching now https://bit.ly/45CPh5uThis channel is part of the Little Dot Studios Network. Any queries please contact: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Modern Day Bakers Make Cakes From 1900
6d ago01:08:04Tap to summarizeStep back in time as four modern-day baking professionals tackle 63 years that utterly transformed their trade and our diet: the Victorian Age. Watch the team manage a busy 1900 high-street shop, grapple with complex new recipes (and shocking ingredients like beef tongue and lard), and navigate the intense competition, social mobility, and international influences (like German immigrant bakers) that define the birth of the modern bakery.💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NR📺 You can now become a History Hit member right here on YouTube! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more.Get an exclusive release every week by signing up here: https://bit.ly/4pyExynThis channel is part of the History Hit Network. Any queries please contact: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com#AbsoluteHistory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Egypt's Most Controversial Pharaoh | Absolute History
2w ago00:32:12Tap to summarizeAkhenaten is ancient Egypt's most mysterious and puzzling pharaoh - for no apparent reason he destroyed the established religion of Egypt and moved 50,000 people to a lonely bay on the edge of the Nile, where he built a magnificent city from scratch. Why Akhenaten unleashed this astounding revolution has never been fully explained. Now the Egypt Detectives set about uncovering the real portrait of the rebel pharaoh. It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit to start watching now https://bit.ly/45CPh5uThis channel is part of the Little Dot Studios Network. Any queries please contact: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Blackbeard: The Mysterious Terror of the Atlantic
2w ago01:21:00Tap to summarizeHe is the most infamous pirate to ever sail the seven seas, yet almost everything we think we know about him is a lie. Was Edward Teach a high-born intellectual, a disgruntled war veteran, or a calculated madman who used theater to terrify his enemies?💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NR📺 You can now become a History Hit member right here on YouTube! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more.Get an exclusive release every week by signing up here: https://bit.ly/4pyExynThis channel is part of the History Hit Network. Any queries please contact: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com#AbsoluteHistory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Chilling Legacy Of The Great Plague of 1666
2w ago00:31:48Tap to summarizeJoin historian Rebecca Rideal and Helen Castor at the site of one of London’s largest plague pits as they uncover the harrowing reality of 17th-century life during the pestilence. From the "madness" that gripped the infected to the wealthy who fled the city and the poor left to face the "arrows of death," we explore the dehumanizing symptoms, the myth of the Great Fire "ending" the plague, and the chilling legacy of the most famous disease in history.💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NR📺 You can now become a History Hit member right here on YouTube! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more.Get an exclusive release every week by signing up here: https://bit.ly/4pyExynThis channel is part of the History Hit Network. Any queries please contact: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com#AbsoluteHistory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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