Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Step into the shadows of the past—where truth is more disturbing than fiction. The Dark History Podcast drags the forgotten, the forbidden, and the downright horrifying stories of our world into the light. From blood-soaked streets of Victorian London to the twisted minds of history’s most ruthless figures, every episode plunges you into an immersive narrative built on meticulous research and haunting detail.
Hosted by Rob Bradley, Dark History doesn’t just tell stories—it makes you feel them. Each episode unravels real events that shaped our world in ways you were never taught, told through vivid storytelling that grips you from the first word to the last breath.
History isn’t always written by the victors. Sometimes, it’s whispered from the gallows, buried beneath ruins, or etched in blood.
If you crave the truth behind the horror, and the stories history tried to forget—welcome to The Dark History Podcast.
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Episodes
98 episodes
S4 E19 The Black Monk of Pontefract: Britain’s Most Violent Haunting | Halloween Special
This Halloween, The Dark History Podcast takes you inside one of the most terrifying true hauntings in British history — the Black Monk of Pontefract. In the 1960s, the Pritchard family’s ordinary council house at 30 East Drive became ...
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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27:26
S4 E18 Vanished Without a Trace: Four Strange Disappearances
What happens when a person simply ceases to exist? When one moment they are here—walking to work, stepping onto a train, or marching into history—and the next, they’re gone? No struggle, no evidence, just a void where a life should be.In...
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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23:38
S4 E17 Lincoln’s Counterfeiters: Crime, Chaos, and the Birth of the Secret Service
During the American Civil War, the nation was bleeding on the battlefield—but another war was being waged in the shadows. Counterfeiters flooded the Union with fake money, threatening to destroy its fragile economy from within. Amid the chaos, ...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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1:04:46
S4 E16 1914: Sleepwalking into Catastrophe – Are We Making the Same Mistakes Today?
The summer of 1914 was dazzling. Electric lights blazed in great cities, ocean liners crossed the Atlantic in record time, and the world was bound together by telegraph wires and trade. Politicians, scholars, and ordinary people alike told them...
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Episode 16
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31:45
S4 E15 The Batavia: Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Massacre
In 1629, the Dutch East India Company’s flagship Batavia set sail from Amsterdam, loaded with silver and ambition. She was meant to be a vessel of wealth, glory, and trade. Instead, she became the stage for one of the most horrif...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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27:21
S4 E14 The Invisible Killer: Gas, Grief, and the New London School Explosion
The Invisible Killer: Gas, Grief, and the New London School ExplosionOn March 18th, 1937, an ordinary school day in East Texas became one of the darkest tragedies in American history. At 3:17 p.m., a massive natural gas explosion ...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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21:40
S4 E13 Ezzelino III da Romano: The Butcher of the March
Step into the blood-soaked streets of 13th-century northern Italy, where political rivalry was a death sentence and mercy was a forgotten word. In this episode of The Dark History Podcast, we uncover the chilling story of Ezze...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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27:54
S4 E12: The Oubliette: Trapped, Tortured, Forgotten – Inside the Darkest Prison of the Middle Ages
Trapped in total darkness. No sound, no escape—just the slow breakdown of your body and mind. In this chilling episode of The Dark History Podcast, we descend into the terrifying world of the oubliette, one of the m...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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32:44
S4 E 11 Stolen to Sea: The True Story of Shanghaiing
In this gripping episode of The Dark History Podcast, we dive deep into one of the most chilling and overlooked forms of human trafficking in history: shanghaiing. From the mid-1800s to the early 20th century, thousands of men w...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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29:13
S4 E10 The Kingdom of the Damned: Münster’s Apocalyptic Rebellion
In this gripping episode of The Dark History Podcast, we journey back to 16th-century Germany and uncover one of the most terrifying uprisings in religious history — the Anabaptist Rebellion in Münster.It’s 1534. The Protestant ...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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37:52
S4 E9 Episode Swap: A Gothic Dive into Nosferatu with Midday Movies
Whilst I continue with my recovery, I’m handing things over this week to the brilliant team at Midday Movies — part of the Umbrella Collective and one of the sharpest film podcasts out there. In this episode, Stephe...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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56:19
S4 E8 Episode Swap: Mysterious PNW's Seattle Death Museum
While I'm recovering from a slipped disc (and slowly crawling back to normal), this week’s episode comes courtesy of the incredible Mysterious PNW Pod — part of the Umbrella Collective family. They've kindly stepped in with a fascinating...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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59:37
S4 E7 The Harpe Brothers - A Brutal Reign of Terror on the Frontier
Dive into the chilling true story of Micajah "Big" Harpe and Wiley "Little" Harpe, America's first documented serial killers, in this gripping episode of The Dark History Podcast. Born in the brutal backcountry of 18th-century North Ca...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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24:26
S4 E6 Vanished - The Argentine Dirty War
Thousands vanished without a trace. Pulled from their homes, their schools, their lives—never to be seen again.In this powerful and deeply unsettling episode of The Dark History Podcast, we take you into the heart of Argentina’s...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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33:14
S4 E5 The Great London Beer Flood: When Ale Became a Deadly Force
In 1814, a catastrophic industrial accident sent a deadly tidal wave of beer through the streets of London. A massive vat at the Meux & Co. Brewery burst, unleashing over 1.4 million liters of beer in a flood that destroyed homes, demolishe...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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28:22
S4 E4 The Blood-Soaked Reign of Idi Amin: Uganda’s Darkest Chapter
Step into the depths of history as Dark History Podcast uncovers the terrifying rule of Idi Amin, one of the most ruthless dictators of the 20th century. From a military enforcer in British-controlled Uganda to the self-proclaim...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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37:31
S4 E3 The Zannanza Affair: Egypt’s Ancient Murder Mystery
A foreign prince was about to become Pharaoh of Egypt—until he vanished. The Zannanza Affair is one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of the ancient world, a tale of power, betrayal, and murder that history tried to erase.After the deat...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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31:16
S4 E2 Surviving the Ancient Era: The Brutal Reality of Life Before Modern Comforts
Would you survive the ancient era? Disease, starvation, brutal medical practices, and deadly jobs—life in the past was anything but romantic. In this episode of Dark History, we uncover the terrifying struggles of daily existence befor...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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35:42
S4 E1 Boots Of The Boer War
Step into the dusty battlefields of South Africa, where imperial ambition collided with fierce resistance, and humanity's darkest instincts came to the surface. In this episode of Dark History, Rob takes you deep into the Second Boer W...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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36:25
S3 E30 The Avalanche of Christmas Past (Bonus Episode)
As the festive season wraps us in warmth and cheer, nature reminds us of its unpredictable power in this chilling Christmas bonus episode of Dark History. Join Rob and special guest Leon McAnally, author of A Guide to Dark Attracti...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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8:20
S3 E29 Jingle Bells and Peculiar Tales: The Strange History of Christmas Traditions
Dive into the chilling shadows of the holiday season with this special Christmas episode of Dark History. Beneath the twinkling lights and festive cheer lies a world of strange, eerie, and unsettling traditions that have s...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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28:36
S3 E28 The Dancing Plague of 1518: Madness or Mass Hysteria?
Dive into one of history’s most bizarre and chilling mysteries with Dark History Podcast's latest episode: The Dancing Plague of 1518: Madness or Mass Hysteria?Picture this—a bustling city in the summer of 1518, gripped b...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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33:08
S3 E27 Beyond the Murders Where Did Jack Go?
Step into the shadowy alleys of Victorian London in "Beyond the Murders: Where Did Jack Go?" This episode of Dark History goes beyond the blood-soaked crimes and into the unsettling mystery of Jack the Ripper’s disappearance. ...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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46:32
S3 E26 : Echoes of Rebellion: The Irish War of Independence and the Legacy of Michael Collins
In this special collaborative episode, Dark History teams up with Ireland Crimes and Mysteries to bring you an in-depth exploration of one of the most transformative and tumultuous chapters in Irish and British history—the Iri...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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36:06
S3 E25 The Gunpowder Plot: Treason, Tragedy, and the Night That Shook England
In this explosive episode of Dark History, we’re taking a deep dive into one of the most infamous conspiracies in English history – the Gunpowder Plot. Join us as we unravel the twisted story of Guy Fawkes and his band of conspirators,...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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37:48