12 Days: Massacre of the Innocents and the Tay Bridge disaster
In a suitably festive edition, Tom recounts the biblical story of King Herod's massacre of babies in Jerusalem, and Dominic remembers a rail disaster from 1879 and the hilariously bad poetry it inspir...
28 Dec 202124min
12 Days: Port wine and Darwin sets sail
How the English's fondness for Portuguese fortified wine began, and the unlikely story of the voyage which inspired Charles Darwin's natural philosophy. *The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*: Tom and...
27 Dec 202129min
12 Days: Good King Wenceslas and the first Gilbert & Sullivan
Was Wenceslas good? Was he a king? And Dominic remembers the popular Victorian light opera maestros first production "Thespis". *The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*: Tom and Dominic are back on tour...
26 Dec 202122min
12 Days: Coronation of Charlemagne and the collapse of the Soviet Union
To kick off our 12 Days of Christmas mini-series, Tom and Dominic remember the birth of the Holy Roman Empire and Mikhail Gorbachev's resignation *The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*: Tom and Domini...
25 Dec 202136min
133. Christmas churches
Fan favourite Rachel Morley from Friends of Friendless Churches is back to count down her top ten churches with a festive connection Go to restishistorypod.com to access bonus episodes, an exclusive ...
23 Dec 20211h 7min
132. A Christmas Carol
Join Tom and Dominic in this festive special as they retrace the steps of Scrooge, Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim in an episode dedicated to Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'. The boys traverse the City...
20 Dec 202148min
The 1960s (preview)
In Tom and Dominic's inaugural livestream for the Rest is History Club, we dive into one of the most seminal decades in modern history: the 1960s. Should the period be remembered as a byword for cultu...
18 Dec 202113min
131. Burgundy: Europe's forgotten superpower
Now mostly overlooked by history, Burgundy was a major political and cultural power in western Europe during the Middle Ages, rivalling France and England. How did the kingdom gain such prominence, an...
16 Dec 20211h 1min
