The Rest Is History

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The world’s most popular history podcast, with Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. They question the nature of Greatness, why the West no longer has civil wars and whether Richard Nixon was more like Caligula or Claudius. They're distilling the entirety of human history, or, as much as they can fit into about fifty minutes. Join The Rest Is History Club (www.restishistorypod.com) for ad-free listening to the full archive, weekly bonus episodes, live streamed shows and access to an exclusive chatroom community. Here are some of our favourite episodes to get you started: WATERGATE/NIXON apple.co/3JrVl5h ALEXANDER THE GREAT apple.co/3Q4FaNk HARDCORE HISTORY'S DAN CARLIN apple.co/3vqkGa3 PUTIN & RUSSIA apple.co/3zMtLfX

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439. Disco: Sex and Race in Seventies America
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Music for sex, dancing, and watching the straight world go by… The explosion of Disco provides an extraordinary window into the tumultuous world of the 1970s, with its themes of sex, drugs, race and
Apr 10, 2024
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438. The Moonwalkers, with Tom Hanks
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“We choose to go to the Moon. We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…” In his speech at Rice University, Texas, i
Apr 7, 2024
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437. Luther: A World Torn Apart (Part 5)
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“I think there is not a devil left in hell, they have all gone into the peasants… smite, stab and slay all”. Following on from Martin Luther’s dramatic abduction by his powerful protector, Fred
Apr 3, 2024
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436. Luther: Showdown with the Emperor (Part 4)
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"I cannot and will not recant anything for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe.…Here I stand, I can do no other” The Diet of Worms in April 1521 was one of history’s most dramatic
Apr 1, 2024
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435. Luther: The Battle Against Satan (Part 3)
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Three years on from Martin Luther’s publication of the Ninety-Five Theses - a shocking attack on the corruption of the Catholic Church and the selling of indulgences - his radical new ideas and brill
Mar 31, 2024
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434. Luther: The Revolution Begins (Part 2)
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Martin Luther is one of the few people to have genuinely changed the world, igniting a religious revolution that tore Christendom in two, and undermined European tradition in ways that still reverberat
Mar 28, 2024
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433. Luther: The Man Who Changed the World (Part 1)
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The Reformation, launched in 1517, stands as one of the most convulsive and transformative events of all time, shattering Christendom and dividing Europe for centuries. Its outcome determined the fates
Mar 25, 2024
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432. Titanic: The Survivors (Part 6)
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"Then it is I drown again, with all those dim lost faces I never understood… Include me in your lamentations.” The aftermath of the Titanic’s sinking saw different reactions erupt across the Atla
Mar 21, 2024
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431. Titanic: Nightmare at Midnight (Part 5)
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“A story of horror unparalleled in the annals of the Sea.” On the 14th of April 1912, Titanic, a floating palace sailing through the North Atlantic, found itself hurtling towards a formidable icebe
Mar 19, 2024
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430. Titanic: The Iceberg Strikes (Part 4)
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It is Sunday the 14th of April 1912, and the passengers of the Titanic, from the tycoons in first class to the migrants in third class, have been enjoying a journey incomparable in its modernity. The w
Mar 18, 2024
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429. Titanic: Countdown to Disaster (Part 3)
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The drama and tragedy of the Titanic’s sinking has spawned all manner of myths about those who left Southampton on the 10th of April 1912, and for four days luxuriated in the ship’s modern faciliti
Mar 14, 2024
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428. Titanic: Kings of the World (Part 2)
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The Titanic was a product of the furious competition of the late Gilded Age, and no expenses were spared to make her the most extraordinary and luxurious ship ever built. The height of an eleven-story
Mar 12, 2024
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427. Titanic: The Tragedy Begins (Part 1)
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"There is no danger that Titanic will sink. The boat is unsinkable and nothing but inconvenience will be suffered by the passengers." The sinking of the Titanic, on a freezing Sunday night in April 191
Mar 11, 2024
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426. History's Greatest Monkeys
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Man in his arrogance thinks himself a great work, worthy the interposition of a deity. More humble, and I believe truer, to consider him created from animals. A military grave from the 5th century BC w
Mar 7, 2024
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425. The History Of Chocolate
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‘For if a person fatigued with long and hard labour, or with a violent agitation of the mind, takes a good dish of chocolate, he shall perceive almost instantly that his faintness shall cease, and hi
Mar 4, 2024
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424. Carthage vs. Rome: Total War (Part 4)
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In the third century BC, a clash which had been brewing for centuries finally erupted: Rome, the ruthless imperialist upstart dominating Italy, against Carthage, the ancient but sinister apex predator
Feb 29, 2024
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423. Carthage vs. Rome: The Wolf at the Gates (Part 3)
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“Every man is the architect of his own destiny” Long before Rome reigned over the Mediterranean, there was Carthage: the supreme predator of Antiquity. But how did Rome rise to become one of the mo
Feb 26, 2024
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422. Ancient Carthage: Rise of a Superpower (Part 2)
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“An aristocratic republic, secret and well-ordered, where individuals are subject to the harsh laws of the austere and disciplined rich…” The mysterious, wealthy and glamorous city of Carthage fl
Feb 22, 2024
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421. Ancient Carthage: Lords of the Sea (Part 1)
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“Carthago delenda est.” Carthage must be destroyed: this was the rallying cry of Cato the Elder, the senator endlessly pushing for war against Rome’s sworn enemy, Carthage. But what are the origi
Feb 19, 2024
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420. Britain in 1974: Thatcher Enters the Ring (Part 4)
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The horrific Guildford Pub Bombings of Saturday 5th October 1974 sent shockwaves through Britain, worsening the sense of crisis sweeping through the nation. It cast a dark shadow over the election camp
Feb 16, 2024
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Episodes

439. Disco: Sex and Race in Seventies America

438. The Moonwalkers, with Tom Hanks

437. Luther: A World Torn Apart (Part 5)

436. Luther: Showdown with the Emperor (Part 4)

435. Luther: The Battle Against Satan (Part 3)

434. Luther: The Revolution Begins (Part 2)

433. Luther: The Man Who Changed the World (Part 1)

432. Titanic: The Survivors (Part 6)

431. Titanic: Nightmare at Midnight (Part 5)

430. Titanic: The Iceberg Strikes (Part 4)

429. Titanic: Countdown to Disaster (Part 3)

428. Titanic: Kings of the World (Part 2)

427. Titanic: The Tragedy Begins (Part 1)

426. History's Greatest Monkeys

425. The History Of Chocolate

424. Carthage vs. Rome: Total War (Part 4)

423. Carthage vs. Rome: The Wolf at the Gates (Part 3)

422. Ancient Carthage: Rise of a Superpower (Part 2)

421. Ancient Carthage: Lords of the Sea (Part 1)

420. Britain in 1974: Thatcher Enters the Ring (Part 4)

439. Disco: Sex and Race in Seventies America

438. The Moonwalkers, with Tom Hanks

437. Luther: A World Torn Apart (Part 5)

436. Luther: Showdown with the Emperor (Part 4)

435. Luther: The Battle Against Satan (Part 3)

434. Luther: The Revolution Begins (Part 2)

433. Luther: The Man Who Changed the World (Part 1)

432. Titanic: The Survivors (Part 6)

431. Titanic: Nightmare at Midnight (Part 5)

430. Titanic: The Iceberg Strikes (Part 4)

429. Titanic: Countdown to Disaster (Part 3)

428. Titanic: Kings of the World (Part 2)

427. Titanic: The Tragedy Begins (Part 1)

426. History's Greatest Monkeys

425. The History Of Chocolate

424. Carthage vs. Rome: Total War (Part 4)

423. Carthage vs. Rome: The Wolf at the Gates (Part 3)

422. Ancient Carthage: Rise of a Superpower (Part 2)

421. Ancient Carthage: Lords of the Sea (Part 1)

420. Britain in 1974: Thatcher Enters the Ring (Part 4)

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