The Rest Is History
Take a deep dive into History’s biggest moments with Tom Holland & Dominic Sandbrook. Explore the stories of History’s most brutal rulers, deadly battles, and world-changing events. From the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the Nazi conquest of Europe, and Hitler’s evil master plan for world domination, to the French Revolution, the sinking of the Titanic, or the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, Tom and Dominic
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- 1 BritsPeter Taylor · 1× across 1 episode
- 2 For Whom the Bell TollsErnest Hemingway · 1× across 1 episode
- 3 Masters of Rome seriesColleen McCulloch · 1× across 1 episode MO
- 4 Say NothingPatrick Radden Keefe · 1× across 1 episode
- 5 Watching the DoorKevin Myers · 1× across 1 episode
705. Queen Victoria’s Revenge: The Mad Emperor of Abyssinia (Part 1)
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704. Roman Civil War: Master of the Republic (Part 4)
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Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
Tom Holland
that was from rubicon by our very own tom holland describing an ominous moment in the descent of the roman republic into its first civil war ▶ tap to play from here
703. Roman Civil War: Marching on the Senate (Part 3)
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702. Roman Civil War: The Barbarian Invasion (Part 2)
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Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
Tom Holland
well dear listeners it was our very own tom holland in his book rubicon the book that catapulted him to greatness ▶ tap to play from here
701. Roman Civil War: Rise of the General (Part 1)
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MO
Masters of Rome series
Colleen McCulloch
and she wrote this roman sequence in which the marius sulla rivalry played a huge part ▶ tap to play from here
700. The Troubles: Bloody Sunday (Part 4)
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Brits
Peter Taylor
so there's um in peter taylor's book brits about the experience of the army he talks about this um young officer who flew into belfast for the first time in august nineteen seventy one ▶ tap to play from here
Watching the Door
Kevin Myers
i mentioned in the last episode kevin myers the rte journalist his memoir watching the door there's a moment in that a very sort of evocative passage ▶ tap to play from here
Say Nothing
Patrick Radden Keefe
can i just ask about the officers 'cause i i don't know if you've seen um the adaptation of say nothing i've not i've read the book but not sort of ▶ tap to play from here
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Ernest Hemingway
the emblematic novel of the spanish civil war which is ernest hemingway's book for whom the bell tolls ▶ tap to play from here
The Troubles: Return of the IRA (Part 3)
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Watching the Door
Kevin Myers
so there's a wonderful book actually about northern ireland in the seventies called watching the door by an irish column ▶ tap to play from here
Loyalists
Peter Taylor
in his um book loyalists peter taylor gives the example of one man called martin snodden ▶ tap to play from here
Reggie
Lewis Baston
and his biographer lewis baston so lewis baston came on a bonus last year ▶ tap to play from here
The Troubles: The Brink of Civil War (Part 2)
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Armed Struggle: The History of the IRA
Richard English
there's a brilliant book on all this by richard english is probably the definitive history of the ira called armed struggle ▶ tap to play from here
Loyalists
Peter Taylor
so there's a great book called loyalists by peter taylor ▶ tap to play from here
The Northern Ireland Problem
Denis Pinder
he wrote a book about it or had a book ghostwritten for him in the early nineteen seventies about it can't remember what it's called the problem of ulster or something like that ▶ tap to play from here
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Ernest Hemingway
ernest hemingway's book for whom the bell tolls ▶ tap to play from here
Brits
Peter Taylor
in peter taylor's book brits he has um a quotation from uh an interview with a soldier in belfast ▶ tap to play from here
The Troubles: Murder in Belfast (Part 1)
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Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: Killing the Queen of Scots (Part 6)
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Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart
John Guy
and to quote john guy with his from his wonderful and biography of mary like elizabeth mary enjoyed two courses at both dinner and supper ▶ tap to play from here
The Watchers
Stephen Alford
what do we know about this guy this yellow haired man is stephen alford in his great book the watchers says he's secret and secretive ▶ tap to play from here
Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: The Shadow War (Part 5)
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Astrophel and Stella
Philip Sidney
that sonnet sequence is called astrophel and stella ▶ tap to play from here
A Double Life
Alan Stewart
and alan stewart in his biography of of of philip sidney a double life suggests that maybe ▶ tap to play from here
Philip Sidney: A Double Life
Alan Stewart
and alan stewart in his biography of of of philip sidney a double life suggests that maybe ▶ tap to play from here
Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: A Treacherous Conspiracy (Part 4)
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Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: England’s Greatest Hero (Part 3)
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Nelson: A Dream of Glory / Nelson: The Sword of Albion
John Sugden
author of the two volume biography of nelson which we both we drew on a lot for our series on nelson ▶ tap to play from here
Fox's Book of Martyrs
John Foxe
he has books in his cabin so he's got the bible of course he's got fox's book of martyrs that great compendium of of protestant martyrs ▶ tap to play from here
Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: A Massacre in Paris (Part 2)
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The Massacre at Paris
Christopher Marlowe
christopher marlowe in his tragedy the massacre at paris ▶ tap to play from here
The Watchers
Stephen Alford
stephen orford wrote a brilliant book about the kind of the the the espionage war called the watchers ▶ tap to play from here
God's Traitors
Jessie Childs
jesse charles in her wonderful prize winning book god's traitors which is all about the uh the recusance in elizabethan england ▶ tap to play from here
Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: The Queen’s Spymaster (Part 1)
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Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel
people who've read wolf hall and the successor books might be reminded of thomas cromwell ▶ tap to play from here
A Murderous Affair: Death at Mayerling (Part 2)
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A Nervous Splendor
Frederic Morton
frederick morton in his book a nervous spenders says the reason is that rudolph is postponing this ▶ tap to play from here
Flashman on the March
George MacDonald Fraser
flashman isn't it there's a flashman book about it flashman on the march ▶ tap to play from here
A Murderous Affair: The Habsburgs’ Greatest Scandal (Part 1)
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A Nervous Splendor
Frederic Morton
so that is the climactic scene from frederick norton's great book a nervous splendor which is a portrait of fantasy echler ▶ tap to play from here
The Habsburgs: To the Ends of the Earth
Martin Rady
there's a great book on the habsburgs by martin rady um and he has this whole thing about how this is the age when people are drawing up censuses ▶ tap to play from here
The Odyssey: Return of the King (Part 2)
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The Odyssey
Homer
and this is in the first of the twenty four books that constitute homer's great epic the odyssey ▶ tap to play from here
The Iliad
Homer
now that's actually not from the odyssey it's from the iliad as translated by robert fagel's ▶ tap to play from here
The Odyssey: Hero of the Trojan Horse (Part 1)
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The Iliad
Homer
it ranks alongside homer's other great poem the iliad uh composed in the eighth or the seventh century b c ▶ tap to play from here
The Bible
Various Authors - Compiled by Mark T
and of course the bible as an absolute building block ▶ tap to play from here
Arabian Nights
Unknown
the story of sinbad the sailor um in the arabian nights ▶ tap to play from here
The Raft of Odysseus
Carol Dougherty
so there is a brilliant book on this by um a scholar called carol dowte the raft of odysseus ▶ tap to play from here
Circe
Madeline Miller
actually have you read madeline miller's novel about cersei ▶ tap to play from here
Jefferson: The Betrayal of Liberty (Part 4)
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American Sphinx
Joseph Ellis
a brilliant biography of jefferson that was published as late as nineteen ninety eight by joseph ellis american sphinx ▶ tap to play from here
A Game of Thrones
George R. R. Martin
george rr martins a game of thrones the first book in his song of ice and fire sequence ▶ tap to play from here
A Song of Ice and Fire
George R.R. Martin
a game of thrones the first book in his song of ice and fire sequence ▶ tap to play from here
The Leopard
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
the leopard by giuseppe tomasi de lampedusa ▶ tap to play from here
Circe
Madeline Miller
we talk about circe where we delve into a particular part of the odyssey ▶ tap to play from here
The Thirty-Nine Steps
John Buchan
and then after that we are doing the thirty nine steps ▶ tap to play from here
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