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 un...
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424. Carthage vs. Rome: Total War (Part 4)
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423. Carthage vs. Rome: The Wolf at the Gates (Part 3)
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422. Ancient Carthage: Rise of a Superpower (Part 2)
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421. Ancient Carthage: Lords of the Sea (Part 1)
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420. Britain in 1974: Thatcher Enters the Ring (Part 4)
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419. Britain in 1974: Countdown to a Coup (Part 3)
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418. Britain in 1974: The Crisis Election (Part 2)
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417. Britain in 1974: State of Emergency (Part 1)
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416. The Canterbury Tales (Part 4)
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415. The Murder of Richard II (Part 3)
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414. The Peasants’ Revolt: London’s Burning (Part 2)
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413. The Peasants' Revolt: England Erupts (Part 1)
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412. Romans in Space: Star Wars, Dune and Beyond...
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411. The Man in the Iron Mask
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410. The Nazis in Power: The Night of Broken Glass (Part 7)
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409. The Nazis in Power: Hitler's War on the Jews (Part 6)
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408. The Nazis in Power: Hitler's Dream (Part 5)
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407. The Nazis in Power: The Conquest of Austria (Part 4)
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406. The Nazis in Power: Hitler’s Road to War (Part 3)
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405. The Nazis in Power: The Nuremberg Rallies (Part 2)
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404. The Nazis in Power: The Night of the Long Knives (Part 1)
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403. The Mystery of the Pregnant Pope
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402. Christmas: Pagan or Christian?
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401. Windrush: The Story of Black Britain
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400. Victorian Britain's Maddest Mystery
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399. The Savage Storm: World War II and The Battle for Italy
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398. JFK: The Mystery is Solved (Part 7)
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397. JFK: A Conspiracy Unmasked (Part 6)
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396. JFK: The Second Assassin Strikes (Part 5)
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395. JFK: Hunt for a Killer (Part 4)
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394. JFK: Death in Dallas (Part 3)
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393. JFK: Cuba, Camelot and the Cold War (Part 2)
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392. JFK: The Road to the White House (Part 1)
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391. The Fall of the Aztecs: The Last Emperor (Part 8)
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390. The Fall of the Aztecs: War to the Death (Part 7)
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389. The Fall of the Aztecs: The Night of Tears (Part 6)
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388. The Fall of the Aztecs: The Festival of Blood (Part 5)
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387. The Fall of the Aztecs: Prisoners of Montezuma (Part 4)
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386. The Fall of the Aztecs: The City of Gold (Part 3)
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385. The Fall of the Aztecs: The Woman Who Changed The World (Part 2)
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384. The Fall of the Aztecs: The Adventure Begins (Part 1)
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383. Young Napoleon: The Shadow of the Guillotine (Part 2)
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382. Young Napoleon: Teenage Revolutionary (Part 1)
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381. Captain Cook: To the Ends of the Earth (Part 2)
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380. Captain Cook: History’s Greatest Explorer (Part 1)
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379. Baghdad: The Arabian Nights (Part 4)
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378. Baghdad: The Golden Age (Part 3)
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377. Baghdad: Crossroads of the Universe (Part 2)
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376. Baghdad: The Forging of Islam (Part 1)
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375. Hitler and the Mitford Sisters
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