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 202137min
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 8min
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 2min
130. Superheroes
From their origins in the 1930's running parallel to the rise of fascism in Europe, to the Adam West camp of the 1960's, to the gritty modern reboots - what has made Superheroes a cultural phenomenon,...
13 Dec 20211h 2min
129. Cricket
How did a game played by peasants in the English countryside as early as the 17th century evolve into one of the most popular sports in the world? Jon Hotten, author of 'The Meaning of Cricket', joins...
9 Dec 20211h 9min
History's greatest clubs (preview)
A chance to peek behind the curtain into the new weekly bonus episode for subscribers to the Rest Is History Club. As well as the extra episode, subscribers get a monthly live-streamed show (the first...
7 Dec 202112min
