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The Rest Is History

Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook are interrogating the past to de-tangle the present. The Rest Is History is a Goalhanger Podcasts production.

Sounds,120 episodes

Episodes

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Nelson: Bonaparte Prepares to Strike (Part 4)
Join Dominic and Tom on Nelson after Copenhagen, scandals and battles with Napoleon.
09 Jan 2026,64 mins
Nelson: The Battle of Copenhagen (Part 3)
Join Dominic and Tom as they discuss the First Battle of Copenhagen
06 Jan 2026,61 mins
Nelson: The Gathering Storm (Part 2)
After 2 years at sea, what happened when Nelson returned home, to his wife and father?
02 Jan 2026,56 mins
Nelson: Slaughter in Naples (Part 1)
Join Dominic and Tom as they voyage deeper into the life of Nelson
30 Dec 2025,77 mins,
Nelson’s Lover: The Scandalous Lady Hamilton
Who was Emma Hamilton, Nelson’s strikingly beautiful, and famously fashionable mistress?
26 Dec 2025,69 mins,
Enoch Powell: Rivers of Blood
Who was Enoch Powell, the deeply controversial British conservative politician?
23 Dec 2025,72 mins,
Greek Myths: Jason & The Quest for the Golden Fleece (Part 4)
What trials did Jason and the Argonauts have to overcome to win the Golden Fleece?
19 Dec 2025,58 mins
Greek Myths: Sex, Drugs & Tragedy (Part 3)
Who was Dionysus, the son of Zeus, and Greek god of ecstasy, revelry and madness?
16 Dec 2025,60 mins,
Greek Myths: The Riddle of the Sphinx (Part 2)
Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss one of the most famous Greek myths of all time.
12 Dec 2025,61 mins,
Greek Myths: Zeus, King of the Gods (Part 1)
What are the mythic origins of Zeus, King of the Olympians, and the other Greek gods?
11 Dec 2025,55 mins,
The Fall of the Aztecs: The Last Emperor (Part 8)
Tenochtitlan, once the glittering jewel of the mighty Aztec Empire, has fallen.
28 Nov 2025,54 mins,
The Fall of the Aztecs: War to the Death (Part 7)
Tom & Dominic tell the Siege of Tenochtitlan, the Aztecs’ last stand as Spanish close in.
25 Nov 2025,35 mins,
The Fall of the Aztecs: The Night of Tears (Part 6)
Trapped and starving in Tenochtitlan, Cortés and his men plan a desperate escape by night…
21 Nov 2025,40 mins,
The Fall of the Aztecs: The Festival of Blood (Part 5)
Tom & Dominic lead us deeper into darkness as the story takes a nightmarish turn...
18 Nov 2025,46 mins,
The Fall of the Aztecs: Prisoners of Montezuma (Part 4)
The Spaniards explore Tenochtitlan, from busy markets to blood-soaked temple pyramids.
14 Nov 2025,41 mins,
The Fall of the Aztecs: The City of Gold (Part 3)
Cortés defies orders, heading inland for gold and the empire of mysterious Montezuma.
11 Nov 2025,46 mins,
The Fall of the Aztecs: The Woman Who Changed The World (Part 2)
Cortés has a secret weapon: a woman whose very name has become a byword for treachery...
07 Nov 2025,50 mins,
The Fall of the Aztecs: The Adventure Begins (Part 1)
Join Tom & Dominic as they follow Cortés to the Caribbean in a quest for gold and glory.
04 Nov 2025,48 mins,
The First World War: Downfall of the Habsburgs (Part 6)
The fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire...
31 Oct 2025,56 mins,
The First World War: The Eastern Front Explodes (Part 5)
The First World War explodes on the Eastern Front
28 Oct 2025,60 mins,
The First World War: The Massacre of the Innocents (Part 4)
Dominic and Tom discuss the terrible Battle of Ypres
24 Oct 2025,50 mins,
The First World War: The Miracle on the Marne (Part 3)
Dominic and Tom discuss one of the most astounding clashes of WW1...
21 Oct 2025,61 mins,
The First World War: The Battle of the Frontiers (Part 2)
The bloody Battle of the Frontiers
17 Oct 2025,56 mins,
The First World War: The Invasion of Belgium (Part 1)
How did the outbreak of the First World War unfold?
14 Oct 2025,56 mins,
The Fight of the Century
The history behind England's greatest and most violent boxing contest
10 Oct 2025,54 mins,
Mad Victorian Sport
The history of the world's strangest sport...
07 Oct 2025,52 mins
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: Manhunt for the Killer (Part 2)
The hunt for Abraham Lincoln's assassin
03 Oct 2025,61 mins,
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: Death at the Theatre (Part 1)
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln
30 Sep 2025,59 mins
Mary, Queen of Scots: Downfall (Part 6)
The downfall of Mary Queen of Scots' reign
26 Sep 2025,63 mins,
Mary, Queen of Scots: The Mystery of the Exploding Mansion (Part 5)
The mysterious murder of Lord Darnley, Mary Queen of Scots' husband.
23 Sep 2025,55 mins,