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Publisher |: Goalhanger Podcasts

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: History

Categories Via RSS |: History

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

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People |: Tom Holland (@holland_tom),; Dominic Sandbrook (@dcsandbrook)
Country Of Origin |: United Kingdom
Produced In |: London, England /; Oxfordshire, England
Premiere Date |: 2020-10-28
Related Hashtags |: #BPGAwards,; #RIHLive
Frequency |: Weekly
Explicit |: No

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350 Available Episodes (350 Total) / Average duration: 00:47:08

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350 Available Episodes (350 Total)Average duration: 00:47:08

Apr 24, 2023

00:45:40

It's 1975, and in the final act of the Vietnam War, the U.S. have ordered all remaining civilian and military personnel to be withdrawn from South Vietnam. The communist Viet Cong are closing in on the city of Saigon, the hub of America’s presence, as choppers evacuate the 6000 Americans left in the city. Thousands of Vietnamese storm the U.S. embassy, as Saigon descends into chaos. Join Tom and Dominic as they explore the horror and devastation left in the wake of America’s intervention in Vietnam.

*The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*:

Tom and Dominic are going on an international tour in 2023 and performing in London, Edinburgh, Salford, Dublin, Washington D.C. and New York!

Buy your tickets here: restishistorypod.com

Twitter:

@TheRestHistory

@holland_tom

@dcsandbrook

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 20, 2023

00:53:11

Rin Tin Tin, born on the Western Front in 1918, became one of the biggest movie stars of the silent film era. Greyfriars Bobby gained his fame for guarding his masters' grave for 14 years, until the day he died.

Bounce, Admiral Collingwood’s loyal companion, would hide below deck during the Napoleonic Wars, and Collingwood would sing to him after battle, to calm his nerves. Nixon's dog Checkers saved his political career, but never lived to see the White House.

The wolfhound Gelert, who died protecting his master's infant son, and Blondi, Hitler's German Shepherd, were both put to death by their owners.

Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss history's most famous dogs.

*The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*:

Tom and Dominic are going on an international tour in 2023 and performing in London, Edinburgh, Salford, Dublin, Washington D.C. and New York!

Buy your tickets here: restishistorypod.com

Twitter:

@TheRestHistory

@holland_tom

@dcsandbrook

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 17, 2023

01:03:09

The German Democratic Republic was born in the ashes of the Second World War, and described itself as a socialist “workers’ and peasants’ state”. The country struggled for much of the latter half of the 20th century, relying on economic support and political backing from the USSR, until its dissolution in 1990. But what was life like for the average East German? In today's episode, Tom and Dominic are joined by historian Katja Hoyer as they discuss living standards, police surveillance, access to luxury goods, elections and political unrest in the now defunct East Germany.

*The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*:

Tom and Dominic are going on an international tour in 2023 and performing in London, Edinburgh, Salford, Dublin, Washington D.C. and New York!

Buy your tickets here: restishistorypod.com

Twitter:

@TheRestHistory

@holland_tom

@dcsandbrook

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 13, 2023

00:46:09

The Black Prince has gained lands in Aquitaine and Gascony through his brutal and thorough attacks. But faced with financial difficulties, sickness, and a notable family death, can he retain his territories? Listen to Tom and Dominic as they conclude this epic four-part series on The 100 Years War.

*The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*:

Tom and Dominic are going on an international tour in 2023 and performing in London, Edinburgh, Salford, Dublin, Washington D.C. and New York!

Buy your tickets here: restishistorypod.com

Twitter:

@TheRestHistory

@holland_tom

@dcsandbrook

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 10, 2023

00:50:01

As the spectre of the Black Death haunts Europe, a more tangible foe terrorises the French king and his subjects: the Black Prince, Edward of Woodstock. After his great victory leading the vanguard at Crécy, he continues with his regular incursions into France, before eventually being cornered by John II and his vast army at Poitiers in 1356: has the Black Prince’s luck finally run out?

*The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*:

Tom and Dominic are going on an international tour in 2023 and performing in London, Edinburgh, Salford, Dublin, Washington D.C. and New York!

Buy your tickets here: restishistorypod.com

Twitter:

@TheRestHistory

@holland_tom

@dcsandbrook

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 06, 2023

00:50:48

State of the art military technology. Blind battle commanders. Iconic kingly lines. Tom and Dominic continue to delve into the 100 Years' War, as they patriotically explore the mighty battles of Sluys and Crécy.

*The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*:

Tom and Dominic are going on an international tour in 2023 and performing in London, Edinburgh, Salford, Dublin, Washington D.C. and New York!

Buy your tickets here: restishistorypod.com

Twitter:

@TheRestHistory

@holland_tom

@dcsandbrook

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 03, 2023

00:47:45

Dynastic turmoil, inconvenient treaties with Scotland, tales of knights, longbows and the golden age of chivalry. In a time of chaos across Europe, England, a minor power of the time, takes on the mighty kingdom of France. Join Tom and Dominic to learn how the Hundred Years' War began.

*The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*:

Tom and Dominic are going on an international tour in 2023 and performing in London, Edinburgh, Salford, Dublin, Washington D.C. and New York!

Buy your tickets here: restishistorypod.com

Twitter:

@TheRestHistory

@holland_tom

@dcsandbrook

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 30, 2023

00:49:37

A story spanning modern-day Ghana, Angola, and Benin, historian Luke Pepera joins Tom and Dominic to discuss the tradition of African queens, female warriors, and military commanders. Through the lives of Queen Nzinga of Ndongo, the Dahomey warriors, and the Ashanti Queen mothers, our hosts look at how these figures interacted with their male counterparts, their subjects, and European colonisers.

*The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*:

Tom and Dominic are going on an international tour in 2023 and performing in London, Edinburgh, Salford, Dublin, Washington D.C. and New York!

Buy your tickets here: restishistorypod.com

Twitter:

@TheRestHistory

@holland_tom

@dcsandbrook

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 27, 2023

00:47:18

It's 1718, an English Quaker lands in Barbados. He is soon horrified to discover the treatment of people working the plantations there. Treatment the Marquis de Sade saw as the only cruelty that could rival that of the ancients. Listen to discover how Benjamin Lay became the first abolitionist, performing many stunts to shock and convince his fellow Quakers and humans that slavery was abhorrent and wrong.

This episode contains graphic details of the torture of enslaved people, including mentions of suicide. This content is not intended for younger audiences, and listener discretion is advised.

*The Rest Is History Live Tour April 2023*:

Tom and Dominic are going on tour in April 2023 and performing in London, Edinburgh, and Salford! Buy your tickets here:

https://robomagiclive.com/the-rest-is-history/

Twitter:

@TheRestHistory

@holland_tom

@dcsandbrook

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 23, 2023

00:50:14

From claims that the alphabet was originated by Atlantians, Francis Bacon using the story as a model of utopia, to the Nazis co-opting Atlantis as the birthplace of the Aryan race, everyone seems to have wanted a slice of the Atlantian pie. Join Tom and Dominic as they explore the academics and the amateurs who lay claim to discovering the real Atlantis.

*The Rest Is History Live Tour April 2023*:

Tom and Dominic are going on tour in April 2023 and performing in London, Edinburgh, and Salford! Buy your tickets here:

https://robomagiclive.com/the-rest-is-history/

Twitter:

@TheRestHistory

@holland_tom

@dcsandbrook

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 24 | 00:45:40

324. Fall of Saigon: The Nightmare Begins

Apr 20 | 00:53:11

323. History's Greatest Dogs

Apr 17 | 01:03:09

322. East Germany: Life Behind the Iron Curtain

Apr 13 | 00:46:09

321. Hundred Years' War: A Storm of Swords

Apr 10 | 00:50:01

320. Hundred Years' War: The Black Prince

Apr 06 | 00:50:48

319. Hundred Years' War: Triumph of the Longbow

Apr 03 | 00:47:45

318. Hundred Years' War: A Game of Thrones

Mar 30 | 00:49:37

317. African Amazons

Mar 27 | 00:47:18

316. The First Abolitionist

Mar 23 | 00:50:14

315. Atlantis: Legacy of the Lost Empire

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