Entirely Unofficial Rest is History Catalogue and Interrogator

High & Late Middle Ages

101 Episodes 28 Series 114 Figures 63 Events 285 Books 197 Authors

Covering roughly the 11th–15th centuries, the High & Late Middle Ages era treats political consolidation, religious conflict, urban and commercial growth, and the expansion of empires. Series include "1066" (political turmoil and the Norman Conquest), "Amsterdam" (the city's development from a 13th‑century fishing village to a major financial centre), "Cathars and the Albigensian Crusade" (heresy and crusade in Languedoc), "Genghis Khan" (Temüjin’s rise and the Mongol Empire), and "Henry IV" (usurpation and contested kingship). Episodes cover Harun al‑Rashid and Baghdad, the Princes in the Tower, Macbeth’s historical basis, Anglo‑French truces and Exeter 1067. Discussed figures and works include Innocent III, Henry IV, Vlad the Impaler, Ibn al‑Haytham, The War on Heresy and Worlds of Arthur.

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2025

12 episodes

The Body in the Woods: A Medieval Murder Mystery

Hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook examine the medieval text The Life and Miracles of St. William of Norwich by Th…

RIHC: Irish Kings, Medieval Magic, and The Norman Invasion of Ireland

This bonus episode features historian Gillian Kenny discussing the social, legal and ecclesiastical world of Ireland be…

The Medici: Masters of Florence (Part 1)

Medici · Part 1

Hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook introduce a multi-episode series on the Medici, beginning with Cosimo de' Medic…

RIHC: The Medieval World, Mystical Manuscripts, and the Red Book of Bath

This on-location bonus episode (recorded at the British Library) features curator Julian Harrison unveiling five mediev…

RIHC: The Fall of the Roman Empire, Edward the Confessor’s True Heir, and Vikings Abroad

This bonus Q&A episode of The Rest Is History features hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook answering listener quest…

The Golden Age of Japan: Lady Murasaki and the Shining Prince (Part 1)

Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss The Tale of Genji as both a literary masterpiece and a historical window into…

The Golden Age of Japan: Secrets of the Imperial Court (Part 2)

The episode examines Heian-period Japanese court culture through two seminal literary works: The Pillow Book by Sei Shō…

RIHC: 1066 and The Norman Conquest EXTRA

This bonus episode of The Rest Is History (hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook) reassesses the consequences of 1066…

1066: The Shadows of War (Part 1)

Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss the lead-up to 1066, beginning with Edward the Confessor’s declining health, …

1066: Slaughter at Stamford Bridge (Part 2)

Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook narrate and analyse the run-up to and fighting at the Battle of Stamford Bridge (25 S…

1066: The Norman Conquest (Part 4)

This episode concludes the hosts' multi-episode account of 1066 and the Norman Conquest, examining the immediate afterm…

1066: The Battle of Hastings (Part 3)

Hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace the build-up, conduct and contested details of the Battle of Hastings (14…

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Series in this era

28 series

1066

5 episodes Aired: 2025-04-06 – 2025-04-22

Joan of Arc

5 episodes Aired: 2026-01-05 – 2026-01-14

The Hundred Years' War (S2)

5 episodes Aired: 2024-08-25 – 2024-09-10

12 (or 13) Days of Christmas

4 episodes Aired: 2021-12-25

The Hundred Years' War (S1)

4 episodes Aired: 2023-04-03

The Road to 1066

4 episodes Aired: 2025-03-17

Cathars and the Albigensian Crusade

3 episodes Aired: 2023-02-06

Dawn of the Samurai

3 episodes Aired: 2026-04-05

Great World Cup Saga

3 episodes Aired: 2022-11-28 – 2022-12-13

The Peasants' Revolt

3 episodes Aired: 2024-01-29

Historical figures

114 tagged

Edward III of England

26 episodes

William I of England (William the Conqueror / William, Duke of Normandy)

23 episodes

Henry V of England

20 episodes

Richard II of England

20 episodes

Harold Godwinson (Harold II of England)

18 episodes

Edward the Confessor

16 episodes

Henry IV of England (Henry Bolingbroke)

16 episodes

Harald Sigurdsson (Harald Hardrada, Harald III of Norway)

15 episodes

Cnut the Great (Canute)

13 episodes

Edward, the Black Prince (Edward of Woodstock)

13 episodes

Historical events

63 tagged

Hundred Years' War (1337–1453, Western Europe)

29 episodes

Battle of Hastings (1066)

18 episodes

Battle of Agincourt (25 October 1415)

15 episodes

Norman Conquest

14 episodes

Battle of Stamford Bridge (1066)

12 episodes

Battle of Crécy (26 August 1346)

11 episodes

Black Death (c.1347–1351)

11 episodes

Battle of Poitiers (19 September 1356)

10 episodes

Peasants' Revolt (1381, England)

10 episodes

Albigensian Crusade

7 episodes

Books

285 tagged

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Author: Traditional Attribution or Various

8 episodes

Millennium: The End of the World and the Forging of Christendom

Author: Tom Holland

8 episodes

Holy Blood and the Holy Grail

Author: Michael Baigent; Richard Leigh; Henry Lincoln

6 episodes

Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic

Author: Tom Holland

5 episodes

The Canterbury Tales

Author: Geoffrey Chaucer

5 episodes

The Da Vinci Code

Author: Dan Brown

5 episodes

Henry V

Author: William Shakespeare

4 episodes

The Last English King

Author: Julian Rathbone

4 episodes

1066 and All That

Author: W. C. Sellar & R. J. Yeatman

3 episodes

A Most Holy War: The Albigensian Crusade and the Battle for Christendom

Author: Mark Gregory Pegg

3 episodes

Authors

197 tagged

Traditional Attribution or Various

24 episodes

Tom Holland

16 episodes

William Shakespeare

9 episodes

Dominic Sandbrook

7 episodes

Geoffrey Chaucer

6 episodes

Michael Baigent; Richard Leigh; Henry Lincoln

6 episodes

Dan Brown

5 episodes

Charles Dickens

4 episodes

Julian Rathbone

4 episodes

Snorri Sturluson

4 episodes