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Today Tom and Dominic are joined by historian Dan Jackson to talk about one of the greatest inventions known to man - the railways.Where were they first created? When did they arrive in England? And h...
· 58 min 21 sec
Who killed the Princes in the Tower? The inspiration behind Shakespeare's Richard III, their murder remains one of the greatest mysteries in English history. In the second of two episodes, all eyes tu...
· 1 hr 10 sec
Who killed the Princes in the Tower? The inspiration behind Shakespeare's Richard III, their murder is one of the greatest mysteries in English history. In the first of two episodes, we start with the...
· 51 min 24 sec
In part 2 of this centennial episode, Tom and Dominic cover the triggering of the Irish Civil War, the birth of the BBC, and Howard Carter's 'Tutmania'. Plus, have you ever wondered how many stars Dom...
· 1 hr 5 min 42 sec
2022 marks 100 years since one of the most important years in modern history. In part 1 Tom and Dominic discuss all things 1922: Bolshevism, fascism, and the significance of The Waste Land and Ulysses...
· 57 min 6 sec
Now ready to take on Pompey and the Senate, Julius Caesar must take the final step and cross over into Italy with his legion.Join The Rest Is History Club for early access, ad-free episodes, bonus con...
· 39 min 20 sec
Julius Caesar crossed the banks of the Rubicon river with his legion on this day (maybe) over 2000 years ago. In the first of a two-parter, Tom explains how Caesar rose to become powerful enough to ta...
· 41 min 32 sec
A key battle in the history of England and a forgotten uprising in 17th century London round off our 12 (13) Days of Christmas. Back with to our regular schedule next Monday 10th January.*The Rest Is...
· 32 min 40 sec
The catalyst for the upheaval of 1066 and one of the most controversial episodes in French history happened on this day in history.*The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*:Tom and Dominic are back on tour...
· 33 min 8 sec
Tom analyses the historical importance of Solomon Northup's story, made famous by Steve McQueen's '12 Years A Slave'. Then, Dominic delves into the death of French philosopher and author Albert Camus....
· 29 min 16 sec
Luther's excommunication from the Catholic church and the birth of the author of Lord of the Rings happened on this day.*The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*:Tom and Dominic are back on tour this autum...
· 27 min 15 sec
The conquest of the kingdom of Grenada by Christian forces reclaimed southern Spain from the Moors, and the forgotten monarchs of Hawaii.*The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*:Tom and Dominic are back o...
· 33 min 10 sec
In a distinctly Roman start to 2022, Tom sets the scene for Rome's "Year of the four Emperors", while Dominic recounts a battle which was the beginning of the end for the Byzantine Empire.*The Rest Is...
· 34 min 4 sec
It's New Year's Eve - switch off the Hootenanny and tune in to hear Dominic recount extraordinary tales of coups, cousins and the rise of an emperor in the Central African Republic. Later on in the po...
· 29 min 29 sec
Tom dissects the Battle of Wakefield and the subsequent fall of Richard, Duke of York, while Dominic talks us through the last ‘great’ Habsburg emperor, Karl I of Austria.*The Rest Is History Live Tou...
· 32 min 38 sec
Tom takes us through the murder of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral in 1170, while Dominic looks at one of the United States' most tragic massacres: the 1890 Battle of Wounded Knee.*The Rest Is H...
· 40 min 33 sec
In a suitably festive edition, Tom recounts the biblical story of King Herod's massacre of babies in Jerusalem, and Dominic remembers a rail disaster from 1879 and the hilariously bad poetry it inspir...
· 26 min 59 sec
How the English's fondness for Portuguese fortified wine began, and the unlikely story of the voyage which inspired Charles Darwin's natural philosophy.*The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*:Tom and Dom...
· 31 min 46 sec
Was Wenceslas good? Was he a king? And Dominic remembers the popular Victorian light opera maestros first production "Thespis".*The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*:Tom and Dominic are back on tour thi...
· 24 min 26 sec
To kick off our 12 Days of Christmas mini-series, Tom and Dominic remember the birth of the Holy Roman Empire and Mikhail Gorbachev's resignation*The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*:Tom and Dominic ar...
· 38 min 42 sec