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Thematic / Biographical series

26 Episodes 6 Series 4 Figures 2 Events 87 Books 77 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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2025

9 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: 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…

Jack The Ripper: From Hell (Part 4)

Jack the Ripper - The Whitechapel Murders · Part 4

In this chilling episode, Tom and Dominic delve into the horrifying details of Jack the Ripper's final murder, dissecti…

Jack The Ripper: History's Darkest Mystery (Part 1)

Jack the Ripper - The Whitechapel Murders · Part 1

In the first part of a series on Jack the Ripper and the Whitechapel murders, Tom and Dominic explore the infamous case…

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 Unmasked (Part 5)

Jack the Ripper - The Whitechapel Murders · Part 5

In this gripping fifth installment, Dominic and Tom delve into the prime suspects behind the infamous Jack the Ripper, …

RIHC: Rome’s Worst Emperor, The Jacobite Uprising, and Consequential Battles

This episode is a listener Q&A with hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. They address whether the term "Victorian" …

RIHC: Famous Composers, Mozart’s Requiem, and Musical Riots

Royal Albert Hall Orchestral Shows · Part 2

This New Year bonus episode features hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook with guest conductor Oliver Zeffman. They …

2024

3 episodes

Mozart: History's Greatest Prodigy LIVE at the Royal Albert Hall

This episode is a live, staged Rest Is History show recorded at the Royal Albert Hall focused on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozar…

RIHC: Tudor Scuba Diving, Dinosaur Hunters and Britain's Greatest Cartoonist

Dominic Sandbrook interviews historian and social-media creator Alice Loxton about her work popularising history via sh…

RIHC: Vikings, Last of the Mohicans, and Nuclear Ragnarök

This bonus Q&A episode of The Rest Is History features hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook (joined briefly by Tabby…

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Series in this era

6 series

Jack the Ripper - The Whitechapel Murders

5 episodes Aired: 2025-12-08

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

World Cup of Kings and Queens

1 episode Aired: 2021-11-27

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

87 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 Sign of Four

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle

2 episodes

The Three Musketeers

Author: Alexandre Dumas

2 episodes

Authors

77 tagged

Hallie Rubenhold

4 episodes

Arthur Conan Doyle

3 episodes

Charles Dickens

3 episodes

Philip Sugden

3 episodes

Alexandre Dumas

2 episodes

Bram Stoker

2 episodes

George MacDonald Fraser

2 episodes

Robert Harris

2 episodes

Robert Louis Stevenson

2 episodes

Stephen Knight

2 episodes