The world’s most popular history podcast, with Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. Join The Rest Is
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook are live at the Chalke Valley History Festival to discuss the cult
The slaughter and bloodshed on the Western Front in World War One helped shape the narrative of the
From the Ice Age to the Winter of Discontent, climate and weather have hugely impacted historical ev
“A war begun for no wise purpose.” This description of the First Anglo-Afghan War, fought in the ear
In the first of a two-part series exploring the history of Afghanistan, Tom Holland and Dominic Sand
Once there was darkness and then there was light. What was the Enlightenment and why did it matter?
The games afoot! Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss the world’s favourite consulting detectiv
Even the memory of them is enough to make most people shudder. As thousands of British students wait
60 years ago this month, the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) began building a barrier that
What does it mean to be a Spartan? How much of this Spartan image is real and how much is based on p
Tom and Dominic continue their journey through the history of the Olympics, turning their attention
In 1896 the Olympic Games were reborn in Athens. Here we look at the forgotten tales and little know
With the Games underway in Tokyo, Tom and Dominic look back to the Ancient Olympics. They discuss th
Statues: Parliament SquareIn the final part of their epic trilogy, Tom and Dominic arrive at Parliam
Tom and Dominic continue their tour of London’s statues, arriving in Whitehall. War leaders, useless
In the first of a three part series Tom and Dominic take a walking tour of central London to examine
Tom and Dominic are joined by historian William Dalrymple to tell the fascinating and shocking story
Henry VIII had the most notorious marital relations of any king in history. Tom and Dominic discuss
No country has enjoyed a greater influence on the English than Italy. Ahead of the European Champion
No war has divided public opinion more than the conflict in Vietnam. Andrew Preston, Cambridge Unive
