1.9K reactions · 130 comments | Join Dr Kate Lister as she navigates the astronomical impact of gin in the 18th century, who was drinking it and how they were making it. Kate also tries to figure out why everyone was so obsessed with the regency’s most famous bad boy, Lord Byron, was he really mad, bad and dangerous to know? All of this will help to unearth the real lives of the people stomping the streets, pubs and back alleys of these lavish Georgian cities. | History Hit | Facebook

134K views · 1.5K reactions | "You need to be quick. Anything more than two or three moves and it's not the man in front who gets you, it's his mate to the left or right or behind..." Andy Deane from the Royal Armouries in Leeds teaches novice swordsman Dan Snow some basic moves that would've been used at the Battle of Hastings. Watch a longer version of this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcpXmIgmDRY | History Hit | Facebook