158. Killer Fashion
How much do you know about the lethal price people have paid over the centuries to look fashionable? In today's episode Tom and Dominic are joined by Dr. Alison Matthews David to discuss the dark sec...
3 Mar 202256min
157. Byzantium and the Ghosts of Rome
What happened to the Roman Empire after its fall? In the second of two episodes, Tom and Dominic discuss where Rome endured, how its ghost still haunts 21st century geopolitics, and which member of t...
1 Mar 202248min
156. When did the Roman Empire fall?
Tom and Dominic explore what Edward Gibbon called “the greatest, perhaps, and most awful scene in the history of mankind”: the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. Join The Rest Is History Club for ...
28 Feb 202254min
155. Ukraine and Russia
With eastern Europe apparently on the brink of war and Vladimir Putin citing history as pretext, what exactly is Ukraine? Is it distinct from Russia, and how long has it existed? Tom and Dominic run t...
23 Feb 20221h 16min
154. The Most Disastrous Party in History
We've all been to some terrible ones, but what is the most disastrous party in human history? Not at all inspired by recent political events, Tom and Dominic have whittled our listener suggestions d...
21 Feb 20221h 3min
153. God and the American Empire
On today's episode Tom and Dominic are joined by Friend of the Show, Professor Andrew Preston, to talk about the relationship between the US and religion, both at home and abroad in the 20th and 21st ...
18 Feb 202229min
152. American Crusades
On today's episode Tom and Dominic are joined by Andrew Preston, a Cambridge University professor whose new book focuses on religion in American war and diplomacy. What is the role of religion in the...
17 Feb 202245min
151. Valentine's Day
Happy Valentine's Day! Have you ever wondered why we send each other cards and go out to Carluccio's for dinner on a weeknight? In today's episode, Tom and Dominic drill down into the details - what ...
14 Feb 202254min
