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The Rest Is History

The world’s most popular history podcast, with Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. Join The Rest Is

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Total: 711

71. England v Denmark

2021/7/6

Ahead of the two countries’ encounter at Wembley, Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss Anglo-Da

70. Children’s History

2021/7/5

Tom and Dominic discuss how to write history books for kids. What topics are they interested in? Wha

69. England v Ukraine

2021/7/2

On the eve of a huge sporting encounter in Rome between the English and Ukrainian football teams, To

68. The British Empire

2021/7/1

The British Empire: good, bad or neither? And how does its legacy shape us today? Journalist Sathnam

With England and Germany set to do sporting battle once again, Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook exp

66. Ghosts

2021/6/24

Settle down by the fire and prepare to be haunted. Roger Clarke, author of A Natural History of Ghos

Jeremy Thorpe was the most flamboyant politician of his day. Leader of the Liberal Party for nine ye

In the second part of our examination of Adolf Hitler, Sir Ian Kershaw joins Dominic Sandbrook to di

He was “the embodiment of modern political evil” according to historian Sir Ian Kershaw. In this fir

62. Magna Carta

2021/6/10

Does the Magna Carta enshrine the liberties of every free-born Englishman? Or is it now irrelevant?

61. California

2021/6/7

No state in America captures the imagination quite like California. With its glitz and glamour and a

60. Muhammad

2021/6/3

Who was Muhammad, where did he come from and what was the historical context for his life? Tom Holla

Competition for top deity hots up as we look back on the knock out stages of the Rest is History Wor

In one of the most anticipated contests of the year, sixteen gods battled for the crown of ultimate

57. Paris

2021/5/27

It may just be the most popular city on earth. Throughout history Paris has maintained a grip on the

56. Nero

2021/5/24

He remains one of the great characters in all history. But was he depraved, corrupt and evil? Or an

It promises to be the biggest event of the summer - The Rest is History World Cup of Gods.Sixteen co

Did Oliver Cromwell save Britain from tyranny or was he a killjoy and military dictator? Paul Lay, a

53. Game of Thrones

2021/5/17

What, if anything, can we learn about medieval history from Game of Thrones? Or is George R R Martin

51. Aztecs

2021/5/13

Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook talk to award-winning writer Camilla Townsend, author of the revel