The Rest Is History

The world’s most popular history podcast, with Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. Join The Rest Is History Club (www.therestishistory.com) for ad-free listening to the full archive, weekly bonus episodes, live streamed shows and access to an exclusive chatroom community. Here are some of our favourite episodes to get you started: WATERGATE/NIXON apple.co/3JrVl5h ALEXANDER THE GREAT apple.co/3Q4FaNk HARDCORE HISTORY'S DAN CARLIN apple.co/3vqkGa3 PUTIN & RUSSIA apple.co/3zMtLfX

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30. A Royal Row

Episode Date: March 9, 2021

With the British monarchy under intense scrutiny following an interview with Harry and Meghan conducted by Oprah Winfrey, Tom Holland and Dominic Sand...

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29. Americanisation

Episode Date: March 8, 2021

Has America taken over the world? Did the dollar and Hollywood enable the US to replace the British empire as the dominant international influencer? A...

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28. The Kings of Comedy

Episode Date: March 4, 2021

Comedian Al Murray joins Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook to discuss the history of comedy as well as the funny side of history. Has comedy changed t...

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27. Tutankhamun

Episode Date: March 1, 2021

Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook ask why Tutankhamun remains the best known of the Egyptian pharaohs. They examine the discovery of the tomb by Howar...

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26. Witches

Episode Date: February 25, 2021

Suzannah Lipscomb joins Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook to discuss the history of witches and witchcraft. Why did society see witches as a threat an...

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25. Empires

Episode Date: February 22, 2021

Is the age of empires over? And are they always a bad thing? Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland explore empires through history, examining the modern a...

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24. Sex in the City

Episode Date: February 18, 2021

Everything you wanted to know about sex in the 18th and 19th Century but were afraid to ask. Hallie Rubenhold, author of The Covent Garden Ladies and...

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23. The 90s

Episode Date: February 15, 2021

Ecstasy, emails and economic stability. Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland discuss the 1990s, a decade which brought us Oasis, Tony Blair, Monica Lewin...

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22. Weird Wars

Episode Date: February 11, 2021

The Rest is History brings you the top ten strangest conflicts of all time. Obscure, little-known, downright strange. Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Hollan...

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20. China

Episode Date: February 4, 2021

Broadcaster and historian Michael Wood joins Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook to discuss the world’s oldest civilisation. What were the great moments...

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19. King Arthur

Episode Date: February 1, 2021

It remains the most romantic historical story of all time, but is the legend of King Arthur a myth? Was he even English? And will he rise again when t...

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18. The North South Divide

Episode Date: January 28, 2021

England has long been divided by an invisible line somewhere north of Watford and south of the Mersey. But do northerners really have more in common...

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17. Fascism

Episode Date: January 25, 2021

What is fascism and where did it come from? No one admits to being a fascist yet it continues to be a term of abuse hurled on a regular basis. Tom Hol...

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16. Pompeii

Episode Date: January 21, 2021

Pompeii Why does Pompeii continue to hold such a fascination for so many people? And which secrets are still to be uncovered from beneath the ashes?...

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15. Walls and Borders

Episode Date: January 18, 2021

From the Great Wall of China to the Berlin Wall, history is littered with the building of barriers aimed at keeping people out, and sometimes in. Do t...

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14. Historical Fiction

Episode Date: January 11, 2021

Is the author’s responsibility to the quality of the novel or the truth of history? What makes a great historical novel and which authors have contrib...

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13. Stephen Fry and Troy

Episode Date: January 7, 2021

Stephen Fry is our guest on The Rest is History as he tells Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook about his enduring fascination with the Greek myths. Lea...

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12. Conspiracy Theories

Episode Date: January 4, 2021

History is littered with conspiracy theories, from Popish plots to JFK’s assassination. But what makes people believe in them and how do they gain cur...

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11. Brexit

Episode Date: December 28, 2020

As Britain leaves the EU, Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook look at the best & worst comparisons from history that have been made to Brexit.  Learn mo...