Entirely Unofficial Rest is History Catalogue and Interrogator

High & Late Middle Ages

96 Episodes 25 Series 109 Figures 62 Events 283 Books 196 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 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…

The Last Viking: Warrior of the New Rome (Part 2)

The Last Viking (Hardrada) · Part 2

Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss the career of Harald Hardrada, contrasting colourful Icelandic saga accounts …

The Last Viking: The Saga of Harald Hardrada (Part 1)

The Last Viking (Hardrada) · Part 1

This episode introduces the early life and dramatic career of Harald Hardrada (Harald Sigurdsson). Using saga material …

The Road to 1066: Anglo-Saxon Apocalypse (Part 1)

The Road to 1066 · Part 1

Hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook introduce a multi-episode series on the Norman Conquest, centring on the dramat…

The Road to 1066: Revenge of the Vikings (Part 2)

The Road to 1066 · Part 2

This episode shifts focus from England to Scandinavia in the run-up to 1066, tracing the transformation of Viking socie…

The Road to 1066: Rise of the Normans (Part 3)

The Road to 1066 · Part 3

Hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss the rise of the Normans from their origins in Normandy through their ex…

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Series in this era

25 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

Great World Cup Saga

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

The Peasants' Revolt

3 episodes Aired: 2024-01-29

Baghdad

2 episodes Aired: 2023-10-09

Historical figures

109 tagged

Edward III of England

25 episodes

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

23 episodes

Richard II of England

20 episodes

Harold Godwinson (Harold II of England)

18 episodes

Henry V 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

62 tagged

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

29 episodes

Battle of Hastings (1066)

18 episodes

Norman Conquest

14 episodes

Battle of Agincourt (25 October 1415)

13 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

283 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

196 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