Bettany Hughes

Bettany Hughes follows in the footsteps of 18th century aristocrats going on a Grand Tour as she travels through France and Italy to see how ...

Unearthing the glittering, golden treasures of the pharaohs.

Historian Bettany Hughes has embarked on an epic, personal journey. Inspired by Homer’s The Odyssey, she will sail the unpredictable ...

The historian explores the land that inspired her passion for the past by embarking upon a 900-mile journey along the river Nile and examining ...

Exploring life in Pompeii during the final days of the doomed city.

Bettany Hughes relives eight pivotal days that defined the Roman Empire and made it the world’s first superpower.

Ancient Top 10 is a smart, fun countdown that details how ancient technology worked, how surprisingly advanced it was, and how it was kind of awesome!

Historian Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of three great thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world – Karl Marx, Frederick Nietzsche ...

Historian Bettany Hughes travels to India, Greece and China on the trail of three giants of ancient philosophy – Buddha, Socrates and Confucius.

Ancient Impossible, the new H2 series, picks up where HISTORY’s long running Ancient Discoveries left off. In this next generation of ...