History isn’t just the tale of kings and queens, of armies and empires. It’s also the story of how we’ve suffered, how we’ve punished, and how far humanity has gone to make death a spectacle.In this Halloween special, The Hungry Histori...

"If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he's dead, then maybe he was a great man." - James DeanBefore he was a legend frozen in time, James Dean was a small-town boy with a hunger for something greate...

"The men were simply mown down. They advanced in lines which seemed to melt away under the enemy’s fire." — British officer reflecting on the Battle of LoosIn this episode join The Hungry Historian as he turns back to September ...

"Assassination has never changed the history of the world." - Benjamin DisraeliFrom Abraham Lincoln’s fateful night at Ford’s Theatre, to the near-misses that almost changed the course of American politics forever, presidential assassina...

“Travellers intending to embark on the Atlantic voyage are reminded that a state of war exists between Germany . . . and Great Britain . . . and that travellers sailing in the war zone on ships of Great Britain or her allies do so at their own ...