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Historian Tom Holland Debunks Putin's Historical Inaccuracies in Tucker Carlson Interview
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We've reached peak The Rest Is History - Tom Hanks miming Tom Holland's JFK impression is Dominic's dream come true 😍
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x The Rest Is History, coming soon…
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The Rest is History has arrived in Washington DC
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50,000,000 downloads! 🍾🎉🎊
Thanks so much to everyone who has shared, reviewed, recommended, or listened to the podcast over the last two years.
Here’s to 2023, if you want to see
@dcsandbrook
+
@holland_tom
on tour, click the link below:
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On 21st February, Vladimir Putin declared that Ukraine was entirely created by Russia.
The truth is, of course, rather different.
Although Russia and Ukraine have an interlinked history, a distinct Ukrainian national sensibility is centuries-old.
Here’s the history:
🇺🇦 🧵 ⬇️
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🇵🇸🇮🇱The Balfour Declaration & The Origins of the Israel-Palestine Conflict
Earlier this year on
@EmpirePodUK
, the great Anita Anand and William Dalrymple looked at how the Declaration planted the seeds of the conflict that continues to this day.
@tweeter_anita
@DalrympleWill
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“For my money, the very best podcast there is” 🎉🎊🍾
A massive thanks to
@j_amesmarriott
for including us in
@thetimes
top 25 podcasts of 2022! 🔥
Read more here 👇
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The Fall of the Aztecs.
EIGHT episodes.
First ep out on Monday.
ALL EIGHT episodes available to friends of the show from Monday.
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"The British Academy – the national body for humanities and social sciences – has awarded its 2023 President’s Medal to a podcast: The Rest is History, for the first time ever."🏆🎉🙌
A HUGE congratulations to
@dcsandbrook
and
@holland_tom
for achieving this enormous honour -…
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In honour of this award, three years and 500+ episodes, here's the origin of the name that launched a thousand podcasts.
Did we get it right?!
@holland_tom
@dcsandbrook
@jackwdavenport
@tonypastor70
The British Academy has awarded its 2023 President’s Medal to a podcast: The Rest is History, for the first time ever. The prize recognises the podcast’s work to promote and popularise history to a global audience.
Congratulations!
@TheRestHistory
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TODAY MARKS AN HISTORIC OCCASION - It has been 2 YEARS since we started our beloved THE REST IS HISTORY CLUB! Thank you to all our devoted members, upon whom the very foundations of this podcast are built
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Can you win a Golden Boot for podcasting? If you can,
@holland_tom
and
@dcsandbrook
most definitely deserve one.
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Have you just seen Oppenheimer? Or you’re planning to go soon?
Listen to
@dcsandbrook
&
@holland_tom
in our two part special on the man and his work for added context:
Oppenheimer (Ep 1):
Oppenheimer (Ep 2):
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40,000 followers!
Thanks so much to everyone who has tweeted us, recommended the pod to a friend or simply listened to the show - this is an almost sacral moment...
Hope you're all enjoying the first Oil pod today and looking forward to the Falklands series next week!
🎙 🎧 📖
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We’re on a tour of Londinium today.
@dcsandbrook
&
@holland_tom
bestride the great city like Roman conquerors
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Captain Cook’s cottage in Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne.
No sign of his 🐐, sadly 🇦🇺
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🚨The Moonwalkers with TOM HANKS!!🚨
🚀 It would take 11 missions of astonishing danger to reach the goal laid out by President John F. Kennedy in 1962: to LAND A MAN ON THE MOON.
👨🚀 Then, on July 21st, 1969, the unimaginable happened, as Neil Armstrong became the first man to…
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Tom Hanks’ odd encounter with a London taxi driver 😂
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He’s ready for tonight’s live show. A dozen roses in his dressing room and we’ve removed all the brown M&Ms.
@holland_tom
#RIHLive
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There was space on it for two 😤
Titanic 'door' prop that kept Rose alive sells for $718,750
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"Let's have bank holidays and a five-and-a-half day working week"
Learn how George Cadbury pioneered workers' rights
@CadburyUK
#ad
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This is what I imagine every podcast duo looks like
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To lose one podcaster in Washington is unfortunate. Two, is careless…
@holland_tom
&
@dcsandbrook
record our episodes on Oscar Wilde in the sunshine beside the Potomac river.
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Too soon 😤
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And so to Leadenhall Market, where Scrooge sent an “intelligent boy! A remarkable boy!” for a turkey to send to Bob Cratchett.
#AChristmasCarol
@holland_tom
@dcsandbrook
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New Zealand and Australia - IT’S A WRAP 🎊🍾✅
Auckland, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, and Perth 😅
Thank you so much everyone, we’ve loved every minute!
Until next time 🇦🇺🇳🇿
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For today’s The Rest is History, we turn to J.R.R. TOLKIEN, his life, and impact on Britain and the world in the 20th century.
From his childhood to his religion, and the influences all this had on the creation of ‘Middle Earth’, make sure to listen below ⬇️
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We’ve just put together our first attempt at a YouTube version of the podcast - let us know what you think!🗣️
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In today's episode, Tom and Dominic delve into the Chilean Coup of 1973 against Chile’s socialist president Salvador Allende, led by General Pinochet with the support of Richard Nixon. This remains a seismic chapter in the history of Latin America, from the rise of Allende, the…
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The Rest is We Have Ways at the Oval
@holland_tom
@James1940
@dcsandbrook
@almurray
@WeHaveWaysPod
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🚨MARTIN LUTHER🚨
⚡️ One of history’s most transformative figures.
🌏 The man who launched a religious revolution of such bombastic magnitude that it would change the world forever; shattering Christendom and dividing Europe in ways that still reverberate today.
⛪️ But, before…
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Fabulous crowd in for The Rest is History Live in Washington DC
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@dcsandbrook
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“Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.”
@dcsandbrook
@holland_tom
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Our first ever recording from the Southern Hemisphere ✅
@holland_tom
+
@dcsandbrook
discuss the history of the massive lad, Aztec gold, and much, much more…
It’s a bonus episode, out Wednesday.
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🌎 THE REST IS HISTORY GOES GLOBAL! 🌍
Some incredibly exciting news to start the week - we're extending our live tour to the Republic of Ireland and the USA 🇮🇪🇺🇸
16th May - Dublin
5th June - Washington DC
7th June - New York City
Ticket info here:
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Vladimir Putin claims Ukraine was invented by Bolshevik Russia.
The reality is far more complicated.
It involves Vikings, Mongols, Cossacks, and the chaos of the 20th century
@dcsandbrook
&
@hollandtom
attempt to unpick a brutal & fractured history
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The death of the Queen at the age of 96 brings to an end seven decades of her reign over Britain and the Commonwealth. In the first of two episodes, we look back at the early years of her remarkable life.
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We kick off 2024 with an epic new series on the NAZIS IN POWER, and today we look at the bloody story of THE NIGHT OF THE LONG KNIVES.
Why did Hitler turn against his stormtroopers? Was Ernst Röhm really planning a coup? How did the Nazis win army support?
Venomous rivalries,…
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All 8 Aztec episodes are out now for friends of the show 😎
WARNING: This bumper release amounts to 3 WEEKS' worth of episodes in your feed. If you're going to binge them, you know the risks...
In the words of the great Captain Cook/Neil Warnock:
The Fall of the Aztecs.
EIGHT episodes.
First ep out on Monday.
ALL EIGHT episodes available to friends of the show from Monday.
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The Rest Is History: the book!
Coming this autumn - pre-order your signed copy now!
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Today on The Rest is History, we are joined by
@hoyer_kat
to discuss EAST GERMANY.
We cover living standards, police surveillance, access to luxury goods, elections, political unrest, and the eventual demise of the country across its 40 year lifespan.
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Today we begin our four-part series on THE RISE OF THE NAZIS, exploring just how far back the roots of the movement can be traced.
Do the origins lie with the Second Reich? Hitler’s time in Vienna? The First World War?
Listen ⬇️
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In today’s podcast Tom and Dominic discuss ANCIENT CARTHAGE: LORDS OF THE SEA. The origins of this strange and sophisticated city-state lies in an equally mysterious people - the Phoenicians. Merchants, artisans and masters of the waves, who were the Phoenicians? Did they truly…
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Spotted at Plough Lane tonight!
The Rest is History live 🤝 AFC Wimbledon vs Stevenage.
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In today's landmark 400th episode, Tom and Dominic are joined by best-selling author Zadie Smith to discuss the case of the Tichborne Claimant, the greatest trial of British history: in 1854 Roger Tichborne, heir to a vast fortune, died at sea ....Or did he? Was Arthur Orton, the…
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Thank you The Most Sacral Discourse of Wangs for sending us this MAGNIFICENT CAKE to celebrate 500 episodes of TRIH!!🎉🎂💯💯💯💯💯
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The most important object in the universe, but an almost invisible presence in the Bible, the Ark of the Covenant has fuelled stories for millennia.
Today we explore the mystery of the LOST ARK, kicking off our journey into the tales of Indiana Jones.
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🚨MINI SERIES🚨
This week we're talking the Soviet Union, Russia and Putin.
Monday:
YOUNG PUTIN, THE KGB, AND THE SOVIET UNION
Tuesday:
THE FALL OF THE SOVIET EMPIRE
Wednesday:
DRUNKEN YELTSIN, ECONOMIC CHAOS AND PRESIDENT PUTIN
Thursday:
PUTIN'S RUSSIA
See you tomorrow!
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Schoolboy error! 👞
The day takes a calamitous turn, as I realise I am WEARING THE WRONG SHOES!!!!
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Is this Scrooge’s house? Is this the door upon which Marley’s face appeared? A new The Rest is History being recorded - in search of A Christmas Carol.
@holland_tom
@dcsandbrook
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In today’s episode, Tom and Dominic discuss the RISE OF ROME. From minor backwater to the supreme power of antiquity, how did it achieve this extraordinary ascent? Was it the radical shift from monarchy to republic? Or the sacred nature of Roman citizenship, with its unified…
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Today, Dominic and Tom begin their EPIC 7 part investigation into the life and death of JFK💥 starting with the Kennedy clan and the victim himself - JFK's upbringing, his crippling illnesses, his sexual escapades and his romance with the woman who became his wife, Jackie.
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🇺🇦"If there's any people who deserve a break, it's the Ukrainians"
@dcsandbrook
Their history is complicated, bloody, and sad.
Our attempt to explain it all in an hour 👇
Apple:
Spotify:
Others:
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“Now I become death, the destroyer of all worlds.”
On today’s The Rest is History we delve into the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the man tasked with creating the world’s first atomic bomb.
Tune in tomorrow to hear part two of this extraordinary story.
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Just recorded an incredible double header…
VLADIMIR PUTIN AND THE FALL OF THE USSR
THE RISE OF PUTIN’S RUSSIA
In your podcast feeds next week 🔥
@holland_tom
@dcsandbrook
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What happened in Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union?
How did we get from there to where we are today?
We start with Yeltsin becoming the first Prime Minister of Russia... and end with Putin.
🧵⬇️
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A fabulous tour of Washington DC after a morning of recording episodes. The Rest is History enjoying the extraordinary history of the United States
@dcsandbrook
@holland_tom
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The Fall of the Aztecs is out TOMORROW
Friends of the show can listen to ALL EIGHT EPISODES AT ONE GO
Starting Monday on
@TheRestHistory
- our biggest and most epic series yet. Eight spectacular episodes on THE FALL OF THE AZTECS ...
We're running them over the next three weeks - but if you can't wait, you can subscribe in seconds at .
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16 GODS, ONE WINNER
Welcome to The Rest Is History’s
🏆WORLD CUP OF GODS🏆
Voting starts tomorrow
@dcsandbrook
@holland_tom
@jonawils
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People Thought Islam Would Conquer Europe During The Middle Ages
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And the winner of the listeners' choice of episode topic is...
HISTORICAL JESUS
Congratulations to
@holland_tom
(or maybe to
@dcsandbrook
), we'll fit that episode into our already bustling schedule!
Thanks to all those who voted, an exemplary showing of digital democracy 🗳️
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16 Monarchs.
84,000 votes cast.
But only one winner.
The Greatest Monarch in England’s history is…
ATHELSTAN!
#KingsAndQueensWorldCup
Here we go!
The final. The one we’ve all been waiting for.
It’s down to you.
#KingsAndQueensWorldCup
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Today on The Rest is History,
@Freedland
joins us to discuss THE MAN WHO ESCAPED FROM AUSCHWITZ.
This is the incredible story of Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler, who escaped from Auschwitz in April 1944.
Listen ⬇️
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A mysterious death on the Nile, an unconventional love affair, a Roman-Greek hero turned God - the story of Hadrian and Antinous is full of intrigue.
Listen as we delve into the story of the wall-mongering Emperor and his teenage lover.
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New to the
@TheRestHistory
?
Here are some of our favourite episodes to get you started...
WATERGATE/NIXON
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
DAN CARLIN
PUTIN & RUSSIA
Happy listening 🎧
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It’s showtime! Tom and Dominic are LIVE onstage tonight at Hammersmith's Eventim Apollo - tweet your questions for
@holland_tom
+
@dcsandbrook
to answer in the 2nd half of the show using the hashtag
#RIHLive
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Thanks to all our listeners for all your support this year!
Over 100 podcasts, a few World Cups, making headlines across the world… its been quite something!
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In 1718, an English Quaker landed in Barbados. Benjamin Lay was horrified to discover the treatment of people working the plantations there.
Listen to discover how Lay became the first abolitionist, convincing others that slavery was abhorrent and wrong.
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In today's podcast, Tom and Dominic solve the infamous case of the Man in the Iron Mask - one of history’s greatest mysteries. Who was this enigmatic figure, imprisoned for life by the brilliant but sinister King Louis XIV of France? Why was he forced to wear a mask of steel at…
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📢 TRIH EPISODE ANNOUNCEMENTS 📢
JFK
The Crucifixion
The Mongols
The Cultural Revolution
Agatha Christie
Herodotus
Walt Disney
The Habsburgs
Robin Hood
Orwell
Dunkirk
Cleopatra
The Puritans
Swinging London
The Jewish Revolt...
...And much, much more!
Just out of an epic scheduling meeting for
@TheRestHistory
. Coming soon: JFK, the Crucifixion, the Mongols, the Cultural Revolution, Agatha Christie, Herodotus, Walt Disney, the Habsburgs, Robin Hood, Orwell, Dunkirk, Cleopatra, the Puritans, Swinging London, the Jewish Revolt...
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🎄Happy Christmas! In today’s episode, Tom and Dominic look at whether Christmas as we know it is merely an invention, created by plagiarising from rival cults during the days of the Roman Empire. Or has Christmas always been an authentically Christian celebration, born of its…
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Thank you to everyone who came to a lovely evening in Bath for The Rest is History live! 🎉 🍾
Let us know what you thought in the replies👇
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In today’s podcast, Tom and Dominic discuss one of England’s most controversial King’s: Richard II. The former boy hero with a taste for finery, favourites and fashion. How did the shadow of his legendary father, the Black Prince, impact the man he became? Did the Peasants’…
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Following on from Monday’s episode, today’s The Rest is History turns to Tolkien’s THE LORD OF THE RINGS.
Written from 1937 to 1949, we discuss the theme of encroaching industrialisation, to whether the Scouring of the Shire was an allegory for post-war Attlee Britain...
👂⬇️
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In today’s podcast, Dominic and Tom discuss one of the darkest and most dramatic years in British history: 1974. Industry was failing, Trade Unions clamouring, and the economy tanking as oil prices soared. Meanwhile, another war raged closer to home with the escalation of…
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We're currently in the middle of a mammoth recording session for a series on...
THE FALKLANDS WAR.
All episodes will be with you next week! 🔥
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We start our four part sweep through the history of PORTUGAL on today’s The Rest is History, beginning with Romans, Visigoths, the Reconquista, alliances with England, and much, much more...
Listen ⬇️
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Thanks so much Melbourne!
If you came along this evening, what did you think of the show?
Tonight’s
@TheRestHistory
show in Melbourne is just hours away! Questions please with the hashtag
#RIHLive
…
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Thanks for joining us across this literal World Cup marathon.
From Dr Valverde, to Diocletian, to the Somerton Man, to beavers, it has been epic.
We hope you’ve enjoyed them all.
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In the final episode of our JFK epic, Tom and Dominic solve the mystery and reveal WHO KILLED KENNEDY! Step by step they trace the murderer's journey to the killing ground, unmask his conspirators and delve into the psychology of a killer…
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“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”
On today’s The Rest is History, we begin a two-parter on Oscar Wilde, covering his journey from the heights of brilliant success to the depths of notoriety and suffering.
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In today's podcast, Tom and Dominic transport us to a galaxy far, far away as they discuss ROMANS IN SPACE! From Star Wars and Dune to Foundation and the Hunger Games, which moments from history inspired these epic Sci-Fi stories of good and evil, the rise and fall of empires,…
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We’re so excited to be featured by
@ApplePodcasts
as one of the "Shows We Love" picks for 2023!
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Today, Dominic and Tom describe a pivotal moment in Kennedy’s murder investigation. Lee Harvey Oswald has been arrested and imprisoned, with plans to move him to the county jail. Meanwhile, a dubious nightclub owner, Jack Ruby, mourns Kennedy’s death and decides to avenge the…
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Eclectic traditions, obscure codes and cryptic ancient languages: in today’s episode, we explore how the world of Harry Potter has captivated the imagination of children from all backgrounds for decades. In the first part of our series, we trace the historical roots of J.K.…
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In today’s podcast, Tom and Dominic are joined by historian James Holland to discuss the Italian Campaign of 1943: the Savage Storm. This brutal phase of WWII saw Allied troops crossing into Southern Italy to push Axis forces north. A bloody attritional meat-grinder unfolded,…
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In episode 2 of our series on 1974 - one of the most calamitous years in British history - Dominic and Tom discuss the tumultuous February election of that year, and the terrible IRA violence that overshadowed it. Running for power were Harold Wilson, Edward Heath, and the…
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In the final part of our series on the Peasants’ Revolt, Tom and Dominic discuss the founding father of English literature: Geoffrey Chaucer. A trailblazer of social change, Chaucer lived through the most tumultuous events of his time - the Hundred Years’ War, the Black Death…
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