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History + bad accents, with @Holland_Tom & @DCSandbrook. From @GoalhangerPods
The Mists of Time
Joined November 2020
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An unbelievably dramatic moment in this week's issue of the @spectator. The first public hint of a hitherto secret NEW PODCAST that will one day be regarded as a landmark in the history of human civilisation.
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Why did Éamon de Valera come out on top when he lost the Civil War?
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We're delighted that friends of the show, Apple Podcasts have selected us as one of their 20 shows they love, to celebrate their 20th anniversary. Check out their special curated collection of episodes in the reply to their post ⬇️.
2020: @TheRestHistory 💜. How do you make history feel modern? Ask hosts @dcsandbrook and @holland_tom, who use their @GoalhangerPods podcast to discuss (and at times, debate) the past, using primary sources and archives to add detail to their colorful descriptions.
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Join Tom and Dominic as they retell the story of one of the most shameful episodes in English history.
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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨. 🌳The Body In The Woods: A Medieval Murder Mystery🌳. In 12th century Norwich, a young boy was found murdered in a wood. Was it a ritual killing? Who was responsible, and why was the blame baselessly cast on the Jewish community?. This chilling case sparked the
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RT @dcsandbrook: Thank you @RMcGreevy1301 for this lovely article about it what it’s like to be on @TheRestHistory. It was a joy to have yo….
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Join Tom, Dominic, and historian Ronan McGreevy as they recount the dramatic Battle of Dublin, the tragic death of Michael Collins, and the lasting scars of Ireland’s civil war. 🎙️: 📺:
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🚨NEW EPISODE 🚨. 🇮🇪The Irish Civil War: The Killing of Michael Collins🇮🇪. In the wake of Sir Henry Wilson’s assassination and the divisive Anglo-Irish Treaty, Ireland spiralled into civil war. The split ran deep: was the Irish public truly for or against the Treaty? Could
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🇮🇪New Bonus Episode🇮🇪. Irish Kings, Medieval Magic, and the Norman Invasion of Ireland. @holland_tom is joined by @medievalgill to discuss:. ⚔️What Ireland was like before the English arrived.✍️Why poets were the most revered people in medieval Irish society.🐈⬛The special legal
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Who ordered the killing which started the Irish Civil War?. After 100 years, @RMcGreevy1301 unmasks the mastermind.
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Join Tom, Dominic, and historian Ronan McGreevy as they delve into the life, death, and legacy of Sir Henry Wilson, the man whose murder changed Irish history forever. 🎙️: 📺: (premiering at 2pm BST/9am ET)
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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨. 🇮🇪The Irish Civil War: The Assassination of Sir Henry Wilson🇮🇪. Who was Sir Henry Wilson, the British field marshal whose shocking assassination in 1922 lit the fuse for the Irish Civil War? Sometimes called the 'Franz Ferdinand of the Irish Civil War', why has
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Join Tom and Dominic as they unpack one of the most dramatic and decisive moments in British history: the Anglo-Irish Treaty. 🎙️: The YouTube version will be premiering later today.
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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨. THE IRISH WAR OF INDEPENDENCE: SHOWDOWN IN LONDON. In December 1921, after months of tense negotiations, the Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed, creating the Irish Free State but leaving Ireland partitioned and under the British Crown. How did Lloyd George, Winston
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