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Homeschool History

by BBC Radio 4

Fun history lessons for all the family, presented by Horrible Histories' Greg Jenner. Full of facts and jokes, the series brings to life a broad range of historical topics, many linked to the school curriculum. Homeschool Histories is made by the producers of the much-loved Radio 4 podcast You're Dead To Me.

Latest episodes

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Mary Seacole

Join Greg Jenner for a fun Homeschool History lesson on the life of Mary Seacole. Follow her adventures as she travels the world in her ambition to always care for others

Mar 22 2021
13 min

Life in Roman Pompeii

Join Greg Jenner for a fun Homeschool History lesson on life in Roman Pompeii, as we share what archeologists have discovered from the town that was frozen in time 2000 y

Mar 15 2021
12 min

Mary Anning

Join Greg Jenner for a fun homeschool history lesson on the life of palaeontologist Mary Anning. Due to her gender and social standing, Mary’s vast contributions to pal

Mar 8 2021
12 min

The Scottish Wars of Independence

Join Greg Jenner for a fun history lesson on the medieval Scottish Wars of Independence. Why couldn’t England and Scotland get along? Why should you never battle on a bri

Mar 1 2021
12 min

Ancient Egyptian Religion

Join Greg Jenner for a fun homeschool history lesson exploring the many Gods and belief systems of Ancient Egypt. In a world of hippo-crocs and party cows (yes really!) d

Feb 22 2021
13 min

William Shakespeare

Join Greg Jenner in 16th century England to meet the bard himself, one of England's greatest writers, William Shakespeare. How did he go from the son of a glove maker i

Feb 15 2021
13 min

Leonardo da Vinci

Join Greg Jenner in 15th-century Italy to meet Leonardo da Vinci, one of the most influential artists to ever live. While Leonardo is renowned for creating the Mona Lis

Feb 8 2021
12 min

The Great Fire of London

Join Greg Jenner in 17th-century London as an out of control fire razes much of the city to the ground. Why did it spread so quickly? Why wasn't it extinguished immediate

Feb 1 2021
13 min

The First Emperor of China

Join host Greg Jenner and travel back over 2,000 years to meet the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huangdi. Learn all about the discovery of his world famous Terracotta A

Jul 6 2020
16 min

Cleopatra

Join Greg Jenner in Ancient Egypt to meet the famous Queen Cleopatra. Learn all about her remarkable reign, the reason she was prevented from ruling alone, and why she on

Jun 29 2020
14 min

The Stone Age

Join Greg Jenner in The Stone Age and meet the Neolithic people of Skara Brae - a perfectly preserved ancient settlement discovered in the Orkney Islands, which can still

Jun 22 2020
14 min

Roman Gladiators

Join Greg Jenner in Ancient Rome to meet the Gladiators. Discover the pros and cons of life as a Gladiator, how the rebellion of Spartacus led to improved conditions in G

Jun 15 2020
15 min

Mansa Musa

Join Greg Jenner in medieval West Africa for a fun homeschool history lesson on Mansa Musa, ruler of the Mali Empire and the richest man to ever live. Hear the story of

Jun 8 2020
14 min

The Battle of Hastings

Join Greg Jenner for a fun homeschool history lesson on The Battle of Hastings. Examine the events and all the key players in the lead up to 1066 - Harold, William, Tos

Jun 1 2020
14 min

Florence Nightingale

Join Greg Jenner for a fun homeschool history lesson on the woman who changed the face of healthcare forever, Florence Nightingale. Learn about how she forged her own p

May 25 2020
14 min

Pocahontas

Join Greg Jenner for a homeschool history lesson on Pocahontas, a Native American woman and daughter of prominent leader Wahunsenacawh, who was captured by British coloni

May 18 2020
15 min

Charles Dickens

We all know he wrote the original Muppet Christmas Carol, but what else is there to know about Charles Dickens? From a childhood working in the factories of Victorian L

May 11 2020
15 min

Mary Queen of Scots

What would you do if you became Queen when you were six days old, all your friends were called Mary, and your brother (and a lot of other powerful people) kept trying to

May 4 2020
15 min

The Space Race

Join host Greg Jenner as he skyrockets back to the 20th century for a homeschool history lesson on the space race. From ancient Assyrian astrology to modern spacecraft,

Apr 27 2020
14 min

The Restoration

Join host Greg Jenner for a rambunctious romp through 17th century Britain to learn all about Charles II and the restoration of the monarchy. As well as finding out wher

Apr 20 2020
14 min

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#51
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#171 ▲ 3 Kids & Family US

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I know this was a lockdown project, but I hope you will make some more! My kids genuinely love listening in the car, and we always pause after each question in the quiz. All the audio/post-production sounds are so well chosen, and always make the kids laugh. MORE PLEASE!

Sara_Scott · Jun 2024

I wish Greg Jenner would make more kids history podcasts. These are my 7 year olds favorites to listen to. We did 3 months straight listening over and over again to the podcasts. This is the best there is out there.

BlunderWoman's Biggest Fan · Mar 2024

Just stumbled across this and we all love it. Enough silly stuff for the kids without the whole thing becoming dumb, rambly, hard for adults to enjoy. Loveee the quizzes. The kids love it, honestly wish there were hundreds of episodes.

Dfgrdcgg · Oct 2023

Greg Jenna is a funny and detailed historian. The quizzes at the end were good too. Try if you like history.🥰😊The episodes are short and interesting with cool sound effects and perfect for entertainment on rainy or boring days. Hope this review helps!

Jlee0519 · Jul 2023

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