Entirely Unofficial Rest is History Catalogue and Interrogator
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Period
1,300 CE - 1,500 CE
This on-location bonus episode (recorded at the British Library) features curator Julian Harrison unveiling five medieval manuscripts recen…
Open episodeThis bonus episode is a free-form visit to the British Library by Tom Holland with guest Tabby Syrett filling in for the absent Dominic San…
Open episodeTom Holland interviews historian Helen Castor about her new book The Eagle and the Heart: The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV. They re-e…
Open episodeThis episode surveys the lead-up to Henry V's 1415 invasion of France, situating his campaign in the context of French internal collapse. T…
Open episodeThis episode chronicles Henry V's 1415 campaign in Normandy: the surprise landing at Harfleur, the prolonged and destructive siege, and the…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook continue their multi-part examination of the Agincourt campaign, focusing on the immediate build-up…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook conclude their multi-episode study of Henry V by examining the immediate aftermath of Agincourt and Henry…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss the life and reign of Henry IV of England, using Shakespeare's Henry IV plays as their launching …
Open episodeThis episode examines the crisis years of Henry IV’s reign, focusing on the 1403 Battle of Shrewsbury and the Prince of Wales’ apprenticesh…
Open episodeThis bonus Q&A episode of The Rest Is History features hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook answering listener questions and trading ane…
Open episodeThis bonus Q&A episode of The Rest Is History features hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook answering listener questions and previewing …
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace the causes and early outbreak of the 1381 Peasants' Revolt. Placing the uprising in the wider conte…
Open episodeThis episode examines the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, focusing on the dramatic events around Blackheath, Mile End, London and the Tower of Lo…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook narrate the rise and fall of Richard II, tracing how his personality, favourites and political choices—se…
Open episodeThis episode examines Geoffrey Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales as both a literary masterpiece and a vivid window onto late 14th-century En…
Open episodeThis episode of The Rest Is History (hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook) examines the life, mystical experiences, and political influe…
Open episodeThis is a bonus episode recorded without Dominic Sandbrook; Tom Holland is joined by Theo (the show's producer) to discuss listener feedbac…
Open episodeHosts discuss the cultural and political background to the outbreak of the Hundred Years' War, opening with a reading from Arthur Conan Doy…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss the early campaigns of the Hundred Years' War, focusing on Edward III's strategy of taking the wa…
Open episodeIn this episode Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook continue their series on the Hundred Years' War, examining how chivalric culture and the …
Open episodeThis episode of The Rest Is History (hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook) examines the aftermath of the English victories at Crécy and …
Open episodeIn this episode of The Rest Is History hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook welcome Bart van Loo to discuss Jan van Eyck and Flemish art…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook visit the National Archives with treason expert Ewan Roger to preview the new exhibition 'Treason: …
Open episodeThis episode inaugurates a multipart history of Portugal. The hosts trace Portugal's long, layered past from ancient times—Carthaginian con…
Open episodeThis Valentine's Day special of The Rest Is History (hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook) traces the complex origins and cultural evolu…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook introduce the story of the Princes in the Tower, concentrating on the family and political dynamics…
Open episodeThis episode is the second part of The Rest Is History’s examination of the Princes in the Tower. Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace e…
Open episodeIn this episode Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook continue their "12 Days of Christmas" mini-series by marking anniversaries on December 30…
Open episodeThis festive episode of The Rest Is History (the second of two holiday specials) features hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook with gues…
Open episodeThis episode is an extended interview with Bart (van Leeuw) about the Dukes of Burgundy and the rise and fall of the Burgundian polity in t…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook interview historian Camilla Townsend about her book The Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs. Townsend …
Open episodeIn this episode Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook examine Game of Thrones as a cultural phenomenon and a lens on popular understandings of …
Open episodeIn this episode Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook host historian Seb Falk to discuss medieval science and to challenge the stereotype of th…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook introduce a multi-episode series on the Medici, beginning with Cosimo de' Medici (born 1389). The e…
Open episodeThis is a live Rest Is History stream in which hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook recap their recent US tour, describe several talks t…
Open episodeIn this on-the-road episode recorded in Adelaide, Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook answer listener questions and discuss current and recen…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook continue their multi-episode examination of the origins and cultural resonances of Harry Potter by …
Open episodeThis Rest Is History Club episode is a walking tour of Amsterdam that traces the city’s rise from a 13th‑century fishing and peat settlemen…
Open episodeThis bonus live episode features hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. They speak to the podcast's community, acknowledge Discord/club c…
Open episodeThis bonus episode is hosted by Tom Holland with guests Tony Pasta (Goalhanger head) and Theo. The conversation opens on the recent BBC–Gar…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook continue their World Cup marathon with an episode focused on Korean culture, specifically the gisae…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook explore the origins, evolution and cultural afterlife of the Robin Hood legend. They begin with ear…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook continue their multipart discussion about when — and how — the Roman Empire ended. They examine the…
Open episodeThis episode of The Rest Is History runs through the hosts' "World Cup of Kings and Queens of England," recapping the earlier rounds and de…
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Period
1,000 CE - 1,300 CE
This bonus episode of The Rest Is History (recorded at Goalhanger) features hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook answering listener ques…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook examine the medieval text The Life and Miracles of St. William of Norwich by Thomas of Monmouth and…
Open episodeThis bonus episode features historian Gillian Kenny discussing the social, legal and ecclesiastical world of Ireland before the Anglo-Norma…
Open episodeThis bonus Q&A episode of The Rest Is History features hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook answering listener questions collated from T…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss The Tale of Genji as both a literary masterpiece and a historical window into Japan's Heian perio…
Open episodeThis bonus episode of The Rest Is History (hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook) reassesses the consequences of 1066 and the Norman Conq…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss the lead-up to 1066, beginning with Edward the Confessor’s declining health, the dedication of We…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook narrate and analyse the run-up to and fighting at the Battle of Stamford Bridge (25 September 1066), the …
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace the build-up, conduct and contested details of the Battle of Hastings (14 October 1066). They…
Open episodeThis episode concludes the hosts' multi-episode account of 1066 and the Norman Conquest, examining the immediate aftermath of the Battle of…
Open episodeThis episode introduces the early life and dramatic career of Harald Hardrada (Harald Sigurdsson). Using saga material (notably Snorri Stur…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss the career of Harald Hardrada, contrasting colourful Icelandic saga accounts with Byzantine and o…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook introduce a multi-episode series on the Norman Conquest, centring on the dramatic year 1066 and the…
Open episodeThis episode shifts focus from England to Scandinavia in the run-up to 1066, tracing the transformation of Viking society into Christianise…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss the rise of the Normans from their origins in Normandy through their expansion into souther…
Open episodeThis episode examines the rise and dominance of the Godwin family in mid-11th-century England and the political dynamics that set the stage…
Open episodeThis bonus episode features hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook answering listener questions and discussing recent and upcoming Rest Is…
Open episodeThis episode examines the legend and cult of Saint George: its murky origins, how early martyr narratives coalesced into a larger-than-life…
Open episodeIn this Rest Is History weekly bonus episode Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook chat informally about recent and upcoming shows, listener qu…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook examine the legend of Pope Joan — a purported female pope said to have reigned disguised as a man a…
Open episodeThe hosts mark the twentieth anniversary of Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code and use it to trace a 20th-century lineage of myths about secret …
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook examine the historiography behind the Cathars and the Albigensian Crusade, arguing that much of the conve…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss the Cathars and the Albigensian Crusade, contextualizing the movement’s later mythologizati…
Open episodeIn this episode Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook are joined by Professor Ali Ansari (St Andrews) to discuss the origins and early life of …
Open episodeThis episode is the second instalment on Genghis Khan, hosted by Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook with guest Ali Ansari. The conversation …
Open episodeThis episode of The Rest Is History (a special from the hosts' '12 Days of Christmas / 13 days of Christmas' series) examines two violent, …
Open episodeThis episode (broadcast around 5 January as part of the hosts' seasonal "12 Days of Christmas" series) pairs two sombre historical vignette…
Open episodeIn this episode Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland discuss 1066 and the Norman Conquest, treating it as both a dramatic story and a decisive…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss Magna Carta with guest Ted Vallance, Professor of History at Roehampton and author of A Radical H…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook examine the real history behind Shakespeare's Macbeth, contrasting the effective 11th-century king Macbet…
Open episodeThis on-location bonus episode (recorded at the British Library) features curator Julian Harrison unveiling five medieval manuscripts recen…
Open episodeThe episode examines Heian-period Japanese court culture through two seminal literary works: The Pillow Book by Sei Shōnagon and The Tale o…
Open episodeThis bonus episode features Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook answering listener questions and reflecting on recent and upcoming Rest Is Hi…
Open episodeIn this episode Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook examine Harun al-Rashid and Baghdad at the height of the early Abbasid Caliphate. They co…
Open episodeThis episode — the fourth in the hosts' series on Baghdad and the Islamic Golden Age — examines how medieval Baghdad became both an Islamic…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook interview archaeologist and scholar Neil Price about Norse religion, magic (seiðr), and the cultura…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook examine the origins, meanings and later receptions of the Holy Grail legend. Tracing the motif from…
Open episodeThis episode is the first of a three-part series on coronations. Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace the British coronation ceremony ba…
Open episodeThis is a Rest Is History bonus episode in which Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook celebrate milestones, read listener messages, and previe…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace the rise, golden age and collapse of the Caliphate of Córdoba. They open with the 711 crossing of T…
Open episodeThis episode of The Rest Is History (recorded early February 2022, re-airing material first published January 2022) examines the Vikings in…
Open episodeThis episode is the second part of a mini-series focused on the Vikings in the East and the origins of Kievan Rus. Tom Holland and Dominic …
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook mark New Year’s Day with a two-part Roman-themed discussion. Tom opens with events around 1 January…
Open episodeIn this episode Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss conspiracy theories across history and how they both reflect and shape their time…
Open episodeHosts Dominic Samuruk and Tom Holland debate the historicity and cultural afterlife of King Arthur. They evaluate early sources (Gildas, Ne…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook host Eleanor Rosamond Barraclough to discuss Viking voyages, the Icelandic sagas and how later medieval I…
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