The Rest Is History
By Goalhanger Podcasts
Historians Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook are interrogating the past, and attempting to de-tangle the present.
They question the nature of Greatness, why the West no longer has civil wars and whether Richard Nixon was more like Caligula or Claudius.
They're distilling the entirety of human history, or, as much as they can fit into about fifty minutes.
Join The Rest Is History Club (www.restishistorypod.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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240. Young Churchill: Soldier of Empire
Join Tom and Dominic in the second episode of our mini-series on Young Churchill as they dive into his imperial exploits. From Cuba to Sudan, they explore his obsession with adventure, the ambiguities that existed within his own moral universe, an… -
239. Young Churchill: Born to Lead
‘The child is the father of the man.’In the first episode of this mini-series on Young Churchill, Tom and Dominic explore the early life of Winston Churchill. They discuss the cruelty of his parents, his deeply imbued sense of destiny, … -
238. The Regency Revolution
How were the bonnets, corsets, and empire line dresses of the Regency period expressive of a revolutionary era?In this episode, Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook are joined by Hilary Davidson to discuss fashion in early 19th century Bri… -
237. Marilyn Monroe
Actress, singer, model and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe has long been associated with old school Hollywood glamour and American pop culture. But why is she worth studying historically? Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss Marilyn's relationship to th… -
236. China and World War II - Part 2
Tom and Dominic welcome back special guest Rana Mitter to discuss China's position during World War Two.This episode covers the Rape of Nanjing by Japanese forces, the military tactic of flooding the Yellow River, th… -
234. China and World War II - Part 1
Friend of the show Rana Mitter joins Tom and Dominic this week to discuss the role of China in the Second World War.In the first of two episodes, Rana, Tom and Dominic cover the fall of the last Emperor and the … -
233. Germans Behaving Badly
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 playwright Friedrich Schiller. Andrea Wulf joins Dominic and Tom in today's episode to discus… -
232. The Loch Ness Monster
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 Tom and Dominic as they discuss how a few 'sightings' of a mysterious creature took the… -
232. Queen Elizabeth II - part 2
In February 1952, on the death of her father King George VI, the 25-year-old Elizabeth became Queen. During her long reign she was served by 15 Prime Ministers and met an extraordinary array of people. Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland here examine h… -
231. Queen Elizabeth II - part 1
The death of the Queen at the age of 96 brings to an end seven decades of her reign over Britain and the Commonwealth. In the first of a two-part series, Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland look back at the early years of Elizabeth’s life, leading up t…
