The Rest Is History

Goalhanger Podcasts

Take a deep dive into History’s biggest moments with Tom Holland & Dominic Sandbrook. Read more

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Episodes

578. The Irish War of Independence: Bloody Sunday (Part 3)

06/29/2025 00:59:46577. The Irish War of Independence: The Violence Begins (Part 2)

06/25/2025 01:04:37 576. The Irish War of Independence: Rise of the IRA (Part 1)

06/22/2025 01:11:58575. The Medici: The Bonfire of the Vanities (Part 4)

06/19/2025 01:11:09574. The Medici: Curse of the Mad Monk (Part 3)

06/15/2025 01:01:33 Show all episodes

Our take on The Rest Is History podcast

The Rest is History is a production of two accomplished historians, Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, who dig into their archives to teach us more about history and about all those events that shaped our world but we don't know about. The hosts: Tom Holland is a bestselling author who works on medieval and classical history and the origins of Islam. In addition, he has created and hosted historical television documentaries for BBC. Dominic is also a seasoned former lecturer of history at the University of Sheffield, a columnist, author and TV presenter. He has also been a visiting professor at King's College in London and a senior fellow of the Rothermere American Institute at Oxford.

Producer
Goalhanger Podcasts

Host
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook

Country
United Kingdom

Episodes count
600

Frequency
Several times a week

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Listener reviews

Jean Morrison - 05/03/2025
Outstanding, entertaining, informative, and absolutely my whole family's favorite podcast. We love the banter, thorough research and wonderful guests. Don't stop because I'm an addict...

Sarah Gimigliano - 09/11/2023
Love it, absolutely brilliant