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 bring the past to life with gripping storytelling and expert analysis, as they unpack the high-drama moments that shaped our world.


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12 Days: Death of Edward the Confessor and the ...
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12 Days: Solomon Northup and Albert Camus
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12 Days: Martin Luther and J.R.R. Tolkien
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12 Days: Reconquest of Spain and the Old Queen ...
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12 Days: Nero's succession and the fall of the ...
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12 Days: Jean-Bédel Bokassa and the memory of p...
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12 Days: The Battle of Wakefield and Emperor Ka...
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12 Days: The Murder of Thomas Becket and the Wo...
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12 Days: Massacre of the Innocents and the Tay ...
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12 Days: Port wine and Darwin sets sail
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12 Days: Good King Wenceslas and the first Gilb...
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12 Days: Coronation of Charlemagne and the coll...
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133. Christmas churches
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132. A Christmas Carol
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The 1960s (preview)
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131. Burgundy: Europe's forgotten superpower
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130. Superheroes
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129. Cricket
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History's greatest clubs (preview)
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128. Rasputin
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127. Neanderthals
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126. Napoleon in Egypt
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125. The CIA
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124. World Cup of Kings and Queens part 2
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123. World Cup of Kings and Queens part 1
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