Latest Episodes
Most Recent
The Rest Is History Club
Join The Rest Is History Club:
- Exclusive bonus episodes
- Ad-free listening
- Early access to full series
- Presale tickets for live shows
- Members' newsletter
- Discount book deals
- Members' chat community on Discord
More Episodes
Today we're dropping an episode from our friends at Noiser. Their podcast brings us to Munich, Germany. November 1923. The Nazis have just attempted to launch a revolution. But instead, Adolf Hitler n...
· 53 min 16 sec
Did you think smuggling in Britain was confined to the Jamaica Inn and the beaches of the Cornish coast? If so, you might want to listen to today's podcast, where Tom and Dominic are joined by author...
· 1 hr 11 min 55 sec
In the second of two episodes on the Vikings in the East, Tom and Dominic investigate their role in the birth of Russia.Producer: Dom JohnsonExec Producer: Jack DavenportJoin The Rest Is History Club...
· 52 min 29 sec
In this week's episode, Tom and Dominic take a look at the actions, influence and brutalisation of the Vikings in Eastern Europe, including their role in the formation of Russia and Ukraine.Producer:...
· 42 min 56 sec
How devastating were European arrivals to the Americas in terms of deaths and the introduction of new infectious diseases?Tom and Dominic are joined by Professor Kyle Harper from the University of Okl...
· 41 min 47 sec
The way we die has been utterly transformed.There have been around 10,000 generations of human beings, but only in the last 3 or 4 have infectious diseases not been an expected and accepted cause of d...
· 41 min 40 sec
Greatest city on earth. Den of iniquity. Imperial oppressor. Wealth and power.The ancient city of Babylon has been mythologised for millenia, but how much do we actually know and why does it still res...
· 1 hr 1 min 32 sec
Tune in to hear the second part of The Rest Is History's take on the execution of Charles I and its aftermath.Charles I was executed 373 years ago to the day on 30th January. But was his killing a sin...
· 47 min 4 sec
Charles I was executed 373 years ago to the day on 30th January. But was his killing a sinful act of treason or merely one of retributive justice?Tom and Dominic welcome back Professor Ted Vallance fr...
· 57 min 34 sec
What happened to Gordon at Khartoum?Described by Dominic as the 'greatest media event of the Victorian era', this second parter is not to be missed.Producer: Dom JohnsonExec Producer: Tony Pastor*The...
· 1 hr 1 sec
Who was General Gordon? Tune in to hear about the life and times of the 'emblematic martyr of the Victorian age'.Producer: Dom JohnsonExec Producer: Tony Pastor*The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*:Tom...
· 43 min 27 sec
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