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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

Episodes

Total: 711

50. Teenagers

2021/5/10

“They’re wasting their money and having sex with each other.” Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland expl

49. Food Glorious Food

2021/5/6

Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook tuck into the history of British food with author Pen Vogler. They

48. The French Revolution

2021/5/3

With France facing economic struggles and rising unemployment revolution was in the air. But who was

47. The Seven Years' War

2021/4/29

Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook are joined by historian and broadcaster Dan Snow to discuss the bi

46. Culture Wars

2021/4/26

The battle lines are drawn as Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook get involved in this most timely of

45. Top Ten Eunuchs

2021/4/22

Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook cross their legs and rank the best Eunuchs in history.From religio

44. 1066

2021/4/19

It is perhaps the best known year in English history. But why has it endured in the national conscio

43. 1940

2021/4/15

It is arguably the most important year in modern history. With the British Expeditionary Force trapp

42. The Wild West

2021/4/12

Podcasting’s answer to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - that’s Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook

41. Persia

2021/4/8

It is one of the truly great civilisations in world history and yet the story of Persia has faded fr

From re-enactment to reinforcing capitalism through the board game Monopoly. Dominic Sandbrook and T

39. Elizabeth I

2021/4/1

She famously claimed to have the heart and stomach of a king and remains one of Britain’s most talke

38. Communism

2021/3/29

It was one of the great political ideologies of the 20th century, vying with capitalism for supremac

History is littered with stories of espionage and its capacity to change the course of events. But d

In our last episode we debated the merits of British Prime Ministers through the centuries. But who

Who is the greatest British Prime Minister of them all? The bookmakers have Winston Churchill favour

34. St Cuthbert’s Day

2021/3/20

March 20th marks the annual Feast day of the Northumbrian Saint Cuthbert. But why should we care abo

33. The Beautiful Game

2021/3/18

It has been described as the most universal cultural mode there has ever been, but is football a wor

32. What if?

2021/3/15

Counterfactuals are the great what ifs of history.Imagine the Nazis winning World War 2, or the Roma

31. The Second Reich

2021/3/11

It emerged from the Prussian victory over France in 1870 and was destroyed by the First World War le