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Thematic / Biographical series

34 Episodes 11 Series 4 Figures 2 Events 114 Books 96 Authors

This thematic/biographical era spans prehistory to modern political history, grouping episodes by topic or life to illuminate specific events, movements, and leadership. Series include "12 (or 13) Days of Christmas" (significant events from Dec 25–Jan 4, from early Christian history to African modernization), "America in 1968" (Vietnam, political upheaval, social change), "American Crusades" (Christianity’s influence on US foreign policy and warfare), "Amsterdam" (city’s rise from a 13th‑century fishing village to a financial hub), and "Australian Prime Ministers" (federal politics from 1901 onward). Sample episodes cover Britain’s greatest prime ministers, Viking history and popular culture, church architecture, French history in film, Rome’s worst emperor and Jacobite uprisings. Figures and topics discussed include Jeffrey Parker, Amani Reynos, Eva Perón’s secret burial (1955), poll taxes, Doggerland submergence, the Younger Dryas, Neanderthal extinction, and the Cretaceous–Paleogene event. Recommended books cited include The Geometry of Love, Face of Battle, History of the English‑Speaking Peoples, and A History of the World.

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2026

8 episodes

Dawn of the Samurai: Bloodbath at the Bridge (Part 2)

Dawn of the Samurai · Part 2

In this episode of The Rest Is History, Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook continue their multi‑part series on the rise …

RIHC: The Hitler Interviews

In this episode of The Rest Is History, hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook welcome historian and author Richard Ev…

The Ku Klux Klan: Birth of a Nation (Part 3)

The Ku Klux Klan

In this episode Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook examine the rise of the second Ku Klux Klan in the United States, a m…

London’s Golden Age: Sex and Scandal in Georgian Britain (Part 2)

London's Golden Age · Part 2

In this episode Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace James Boswell’s whirlwind early career in 18th‑century London, …

London’s Golden Age: The Shadow of the Madhouse (Part 4)

London's Golden Age · Part 4

In this episode Tom Holland explores the complex relationship between Samuel Johnson and the Thrale family, focusing on…

RIHC: Resisting the Nazis, Evading Hitler, and Traitorous Informers

Dominic Sandbrook interviews Jonathan Friedland about his book The Traitor's Circle, which recounts a group of mostly u…

Greatest Paintings: The French Revolution - Millet's Angelus - FULL EPISODE

Great Paintings from History · Part 4

This episode — the final instalment in a short series on great paintings — is a focused conversation between host Tom H…

The Book Club: Wuthering Heights

The Book Club · Part 1

Dominic and Tabitha (Tabby) introduce a new show, The Book Club, a weekly series that will explore major novels — alter…

2025

4 episodes

RIHC: Historical Love Affairs, Totemic History Books, and the Naming of Wars

This New Year’s Eve Rest Is History bonus episode is a members' Q&A in which Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook recap th…

RIHC: Iconic Episodes, Unforgettable Heroes, and History’s Greatest Apples

This special episode, recorded in Sydney to mark the podcast being named Apple’s 2025 Show of the Year, features hosts …

Jack The Ripper: Horror in Whitechapel (Part 2)

Jack the Ripper - The Whitechapel Murders · Part 2

In Part 2 of our journey into the horrors of Victorian London, Dominic and Tom delve into Jack the Ripper's second vict…

Jack The Ripper: The Killer Strikes Again (Part 3)

Jack the Ripper - The Whitechapel Murders · Part 3

Dominic and Tom delve into how Jack the Ripper managed to kill twice in one night without capture. They explore the pos…

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Series in this era

11 series

Jack the Ripper - The Whitechapel Murders

5 episodes Aired: 2025-12-08

London's Golden Age

2 episodes Aired: 2026-03-09

Dawn of the Samurai

1 episode Aired: 2026-04-05

Great Paintings from History

1 episode Aired: 2026-02-25

Great World Cup Saga

1 episode Aired: 2022-11-25

London Week

1 episode Aired: 2022-07-18

Oil

1 episode Aired: 2022-03-24

Royal Albert Hall Orchestral Shows

1 episode Aired: 2025-01-01

The Book Club

1 episode Aired: 2026-02-23

The Ku Klux Klan

1 episode Aired: 2026-03-23

Historical figures

4 tagged

Armand D'Angor

1 episode

Jeffrey Parker

1 episode

John Klee

1 episode

Mike Macbeth

1 episode

Historical events

2 tagged

Quaternary Ice Age (ongoing)

1 episode

Younger Dryas

1 episode

Books

114 tagged

The Five

Author: Hallie Rubenhold

4 episodes

Dracula

Author: Bram Stoker

2 episodes

Flashman (series )

Author: George MacDonald Fraser

2 episodes

Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution

Author: Stephen Knight

2 episodes

Martin Chuzzlewit

Author: Charles Dickens

2 episodes

Sherlock Holmes

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle

2 episodes

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Author: Robert Louis Stevenson

2 episodes

The Complete History of Jack the Ripper

Author: Philip Sugden

2 episodes

The Great Gatsby

Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald

2 episodes

The Sign of Four

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle

2 episodes

Authors

96 tagged

Hallie Rubenhold

4 episodes

Arthur Conan Doyle

3 episodes

Charles Dickens

3 episodes

Philip Sugden

3 episodes

Unknown

3 episodes

Alexandre Dumas

2 episodes

Bram Stoker

2 episodes

F. Scott Fitzgerald

2 episodes

George MacDonald Fraser

2 episodes

Robert Harris

2 episodes