The Haitian Revolution is the only successful, permanent slave revolt in history, resulting in the creation of an independent state.

Haiti is also the first modern nation of the world to permanently abolish slavery.

So what happened the August night of 1791 when the enslaved people of what was known as Saint-Domingue, rose up and started burning plantations?

It's a history that involves American and French Revolutions, with the British and Spanish also waging in on the fighting.

Joining Anthony and Maddy is Marlene Daut, Professor of French and African Diaspora Studies at Yale University and author of several books on Haiti, including Awakening the Ashes: An Intellectual History of the Haitian Revolution.

This episode was edited by Hannah Feodorov. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.

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The French Revolution was famously inspired by ideals such as republicanism and individual liberty. Yet, for all its promises of freedom, the Revolution also descended into what is often considered its darkest chapter... the Reign of Terror.

Today's guest is Dr Michael Rapport, a Reader in Modern European History at the University of Glasgow and is author of works including ‘The Napoleonic Wars: A Very Short Introduction’, ‘1848: Year of Revolution’ and most recently ‘City of Light, City of Shadows: Paris in the Belle Epoque’.

This episode was edited by Hannah Feodorov. Produced by Stuart Beckwith and Tom Delargy. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.

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Wuthering Heights, written by Emily Brontë in 1847, depicts a gothic world full of violence and passion, set against the wild Yorkshire Moors.

So how did the daughter of a clergyman create such a story? How was it received at the time? And what darkness and intrigue happened in the Brontê's lives that could have influenced such stories?

With a new Wuthering Heights film being released, Anthony and Maddy are exploring that world with you in today's episode.

It’s one of relentless death and tragedy, wild creativity, and supernatural belief, all to the backdrop of an industrial Victorian England.

If you're interested to find out more, you can watch the documentary Death at the Parsonage: The Brontês, on HistoryHit.com.

This episode was edited and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.

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