NEW DISCOVERY: Royal Navy Shipwreck

How do you turn a Royal Navy warship into an underwater reef? The Sinking of Scylla follows years of planning by the National Marine Aquarium, culminating in the deliberate sinking of HMS Scylla off Cornwall in 2004

Dan Snow travels down the Solent to explore some of the last surviving remnants of D-Day in Britain. On 6 June 1944, Allied forces undertook the largest air, land and sea invasion in history. On D-Day, more than 150,000 allied troops stormed five assault beaches in Normandy, attempting to break through Hitler's Atlantic Wall. Dan is on a mission to explore some of the last surviving remnants of D-Day in Britain. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world-renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more.

Step inside the daring world of the 1963 Great Train Robbery - the audacious heist that shocked Britain and made criminal history. Discover how a gang of master thieves orchestrated the perfect plan to stop a Royal Mail train, evade police, and vanish with over £2.5 million - the largest haul ever taken from a British railroad. This gripping documentary unravels every twist: from ingenious tactics like cutting communication lines and using fake military vehicles, to the meticulous planning that left investigators scrambling for clues. Meet infamous figures like Ronald Biggs and Bruce Reynolds, explore their criminal networks, and see how one mistake at a remote farmhouse led to a nationwide manhunt.

In 1860, the world’s most powerful naval superpower faced a terrifying threat: a new generation of French ironclads. Britain’s response was the HMS Warrior, a ship so advanced it rendered every other warship on Earth obsolete overnight. Costing the equivalent of £1.5 billion ($1.9 billion) today, this "Black Snake" was the first armor-plated, iron-hulled battleship powered by a massive 4,000-horsepower steam engine—making it the fastest and most lethal predator on the high seas. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 📺 You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more.

Launched on 14 February 1939, the German flagship and pride of the Kriegsmarine, Bismarck was launched. In the darkness of the early morning of the 19 May 1941, Bismarck slipped out of harbour on the Baltic coast and started making its way on its maiden voyage, Operation Rheinubung. The German Navy High Command's plan was to disrupt and attack Allied merchant shipping, to starve Britain of precious materials and food. Prinz Eugen (the ship accompanying Bismarck) had a film crew on board - Bismarck’s first action was going to be filmed. Desperate to protect its Atlantic trade routes, the admiralty of the Royal Navy sent her best battleships, including the mighty HMS Hood to intercept the German sortie and sink Bismarck. This is a definitive account of the Royal Navy's ultimate success in sinking the Bismarck. Featuring Andrew Choong, curator at the National Maritime Museum, naval historian Nick Hewitt and Angus Konstam, author of 'Hunt the Bismarck'. Presented by Dan Snow.

Aboard the World's Largest Wooden Sailing Ship! | Götheborg Of Sweden' In the summer of 2022, the Götheborg - a replica of an 18th century Swedish East India Company ship which sank in the port of Gothenburg in 1745 - docked at Canary Wharf in London. It holds the title of the world's largest wooden sailing ship. The replica, constructed in 1995 and launched in 2003, was built on a one-to-one scale to the original trading vessel. It requires numerous crew members to operate on the open seas. Most crew members are volunteers or paying 'deckhands' who join the ship in the various ports she stops at, learning the skills of 18th century sailors. This year she will be sailing through Europe and will continue to Asia in 2023 on a two-year long expedition, following a similar route to East India trading vessels of the 1700s. It will be the Götheborg's second trip to Asia, the first ending in Shanghai, China in 2007. In this video, History Hit presenters Louee Dessent and Luke Tomes were given exclusive access to the