David Mitchell ROASTS History's Most Overrated Monarchs

Dan Snow's History Hit • June 5, 2025

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British Historian and TV presenter Dan Snow gives you a deep dive into history's defining moments. Every Thursday Dan and his expert guests delve into the rise and fall of the greatest empires, what really happened in the Titanic's last moments, who were the best and worst rulers and make sense of why the world is the way it is. 🎧 Get more Dan Snow's History Hit with our audio podcast, releasing new episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, wherever you get your podcasts. Dan Snow's History Hit - a podcast by History Hit, the world's best history channel and creators of award-winning podcasts The Ancients, Gone Medieval, and Betwixt the Sheets. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.

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David Mitchell joins Dan in today's episode to ask the all-important question - who was England's greatest monarch? From the 'overrated' William the Conqueror to the tantrum-throwing Henry VIII, anyone is up for grabs. David's book Unruly: A History of England's Kings and Queens speaks to just how faulty these monarchs were, from horrible people to downright silly. This episode was produced by Mariana Des Forges & the channel manager is Vilde Øksnes. Join Dan and the team for the first-ever LIVE recording of Dan Snow's History Hit on Friday 12th September 2025! To celebrate 10 years of the podcast, Dan is putting on a special show of signature storytelling, never-before-heard anecdotes from his often stranger-than-fiction career as well as answering the burning questions you've always wanted to ask! Get tickets here, before they sell out: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words/dan-snows-history-hit/ You can find more Dan Snow's History Hit on the audio podcast here: https://lnkfi.re/DSHH Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. All music from Epidemic Sounds.