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.
The Rest Is History
NEW EPISODE
The First World War: Germans Behaving Very Poorly In Belgium
Tom and Dominic discuss:
🇧🇪 Just how bad did the Germans behave in Belgium?
🧢 Is the sight of a peaked Prussian helmet a scary or reassuring one?
🧑⚕️Was Edith Cavell a British spy or an innocent victim of war?
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NEW EPISODE
🚢The First World War: The Submarine Strikes🚢
Tom and Dominic discuss:
🇩🇪Why did Germany sink the Lusitania?
🇺🇸Did it bring the USA into the war?
🇫🇷What dastardly things were the French people on board the ship up to?
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NEW EPISODE
🇮🇹The First World War: Italy's Doomed Campaign🇮🇹
Tom and Dominic discuss:
🤔Why was Italy so useless?
😱Was it tricked into fighting in the first place?
🚽The worst thing about fighting on the Italian Front
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Our new series on WWI, taking the story into 1915, is now available in its ENTIRETY for the members of the channel: youtube.com/channel/UCUYK0BJZF3yNb2fw1EdAXUQ/join
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📣NEW SERIES
🔫THE FIRST WORLD WAR: BLOOD IN THE TRENCHES🔫
Tom and Dominic discuss:
🍞The man who responded to an poison-gas attack by calling for a pot of marmalade
😳When the British accidentally gassed their own troops
🥳Why lots of people actually loved the trenches
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🥳 SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE
🎸Tom Holland Meets Paul McCartney🎸
Tom and Paul discuss:
⛴️Why The Beatles could only have come out of Liverpool
👦How Paul's childhood influenced his music
🤔Is there such a thing as accurate history?
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📣NEW EPISODE 📣
👨🎨The Mystery of the Mona Lisa👨🎨
Five centuries on and still staring back at the world. Tom and Dominic discuss:
🤔Who was she really?
🇮🇹Why did Leonardo never let her go?
🖼️How did a portrait of a Florentine merchant’s wife become the most famous painting in the world?
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Do you have a question for Tom and Dominic?
We're doing a Q+A about the Battle of Marathon, Ancient Greece, & Ancient Persia.
Drop your questions below...
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Fan’s of history and political punditry alike will enjoy the interview Dominic has given to our newsletter, on how he got so interested in post-war Britain in the first place, as well as the similarities between the 1970s and our own political moment.
Sign up here so you'll get the whole interview when it drops: therestishistory.com/newsletter
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If you loved our first episode on Britain in the 70s, the whole series is already available to members of the channel. What are you waiting for?
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