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23. The 90s

2021/2/15

Ecstasy, emails and economic stability. Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland discuss the 1990s, a decad

22. Weird Wars

2021/2/11

The Rest is History brings you the top ten strangest conflicts of all time. Obscure, little-known, d

What is history’s take on the future? Oracles, prophecies, apocalypse, scientific projection. Tom Ho

20. China

2021/2/4

Broadcaster and historian Michael Wood joins Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook to discuss the world’

19. King Arthur

2021/2/1

It remains the most romantic historical story of all time, but is the legend of King Arthur a myth?

England has long been divided by an invisible line somewhere north of Watford and south of the Merse

17. Fascism

2021/1/25

What is fascism and where did it come from? No one admits to being a fascist yet it continues to be

16. Pompeii

2021/1/21

PompeiiWhy does Pompeii continue to hold such a fascination for so many people? And which secrets ar

15. Walls and Borders

2021/1/18

From the Great Wall of China to the Berlin Wall, history is littered with the building of barriers a

14. Historical Fiction

2021/1/11

Is the author’s responsibility to the quality of the novel or the truth of history? What makes a gre

13. Stephen Fry and Troy

2021/1/7

Stephen Fry is our guest on The Rest is History as he tells Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook about

12. Conspiracy Theories

2021/1/4

History is littered with conspiracy theories, from Popish plots to JFK’s assassination. But what mak

11. Brexit

2020/12/28

As Britain leaves the EU, Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook look at the best & worst comparisons

10. Christmas

2020/12/21

Is Christmas an ancient ritual or was it invented by Dickens? Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland disc

Whose fault was it? Does the question even make sense? Are wars always somebody's "fault"? Was it re

Social media has colonised the world but is it really a new phenomenon? Tom Holland and Dominic Sand

7. The Lessons of History

2020/11/30

Can we truly learn from history? And if we can - do we?It’s one of the big questions this week as To

6. Troy

2020/11/23

It’s been described as the most legendary story ever told. But did the Trojan War actually happen? A

5. 1981

2020/11/16

As a new series of The Crown arrives on Netflix, returning viewers to the 1980s, we look back at the

Plague, pestilence and statue smashing are back in business. Has 2020 turned out to be the 17th Cent