The Rest Is History

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238. The Regency Revolution

Episode Date: September 29, 2022

How were the bonnets, corsets, and empire line dresses of the Regency period expressive of a revolutionary era? In this episode, Tom Holland and Domi...

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237. Marilyn Monroe

Episode Date: September 26, 2022

Actress, singer, model and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe has long been associated with old school Hollywood glamour and American pop culture. But why is s...

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234. Germans Behaving Badly

Episode Date: September 15, 2022

Why is modern society so self-obsessed? The answer may be found in a group of late 18th century German rebels, including the writer Goethe and playwr...

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233. The Loch Ness Monster

Episode Date: September 12, 2022

Does the Loch Ness Monster exist? When was the first mention of it recorded in history? And who are the people who have claimed to have seen it? Join...

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226. The Lord of the Rings

Episode Date: September 1, 2022

Written in stages between 1937 and 1949, The Lord of the Rings is one of the best-selling books ever written, with over 150 million copies sold. Join...

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225. J.R.R. Tolkien

Episode Date: August 29, 2022

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien is one of the most prestigious authors in modern history, best known for writingThe Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. In th...

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224. Roman Holidays

Episode Date: August 25, 2022

Grand villas on the Bay of Naples, engraving names on Egyptian singing statues, and sightseeing tours of Biblical sights in the Levant. The fourth an...

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223. Sun, Sea, and Sex

Episode Date: August 22, 2022

The rise and fall of Butlin's, Benidorm and Franco, class, package holidays, bikinis, mass tourism and sunbathing. The third episode in our holiday se...

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222. Victorian Holidays

Episode Date: August 18, 2022

The birth of guide books, resorts, and the package holiday. In the second episode in our holidays series Tom and Dominic drill down into the story of...