The Rest Is History
Take a deep dive into History’s biggest moments with Tom Holland & Dominic Sandbrook.Explore the stories of History’s most brutal rulers, deadly battles, and world-changing events. From the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the Nazi conquest of Europe, and Hitler’s evil master plan for world domination, to the French Revolution, the sinking of the Titanic, or the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, Tom and Dominic bring the past to life with gripping storytelling and expert analysis, as they un...
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657. The Ku Klux Klan: American Fascists (Part 4)
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Revolutions: Iran, the Prague Spring, and Ceaușescu’s Fall | History in Photos
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656. The Ku Klux Klan: Birth of a Nation (Part 3)
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655. The Ku Klux Klan: Terror in the South (Part 2)
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654. The Ku Klux Klan: The Rise of Evil (Part 1)
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653. London’s Golden Age: The Shadow of the Madhouse (Part 4)
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652. London’s Golden Age: The Ghosts of Culloden (Part 3)
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651. London’s Golden Age: Sex and Scandal in Georgian Britain (Part 2)
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650. London’s Golden Age: The Mad Life of Dr Johnson (Part 1)
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649. The Fall of the Incas: The Last Emperor (Part 6)
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648. The Fall of the Incas: Battle for the Sacred City (Part 5)
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647. The Fall of the Incas: The King in the North (Part 4)
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Greatest Paintings: The French Revolution - Millet's Angelus
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646. The Fall of the Incas: Death to the Emperor (Part 3)
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The Book Club: Wuthering Heights
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645. The Fall of the Incas: Massacre in the Andes (Part 2)
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Greatest Paintings: Age of Enlightenment - Raeburn's Skating Minister
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644. The Fall of the Incas: Empire of Gold (Part 1)
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643. Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Carthage Destroyed (Part 4)
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Greatest Paintings: The Ghost of Spain – Velázquez’s Las Meninas
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642. Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Bloodbath in Africa (Part 3)
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641. Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Hannibal’s Nemesis (Part 2)
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Greatest Paintings: Dawn of the Dutch Golden Age - The Arnolfini Portrait
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640. Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Carthage at the Gates (Part 1)
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639. Revolution in Iran: Death in the Desert (Part 4)
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638. Revolution in Iran: The Hostage Crisis (Part 3)
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637. Revolution in Iran: Rise of the Ayatollah (Part 2)
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636. Revolution in Iran: Fall of the Shah (Part 1)
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635. Joan of Arc: For Fear of the Flames (Part 4)
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634. Joan of Arc: Heroine in Chains (Part 3)
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633. Joan of Arc: Saviour of France (Part 2)
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632. Joan of Arc: Warrior Maid (Part 1)
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631. Wagner: LIVE at the Royal Albert Hall
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630. Tchaikovsky: LIVE at the Royal Albert Hall
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629. WWI: The Christmas Truce
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628. Jack The Ripper: The Killer Unmasked (Part 5)
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627. Jack The Ripper: From Hell (Part 4)
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626. Jack The Ripper: The Killer Strikes Again (Part 3)
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625. Jack The Ripper: Horror in Whitechapel (Part 2)
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The Beatles: The British Invasion, with Conan O’Brien (Part 2)
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624. Jack The Ripper: History’s Darkest Mystery (Part 1)
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623. The Nazis at War: Churchill’s Finest Hour (Part 4)
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The Beatles: The Band that Changed the World, with Conan O’Brien (Part 1)
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622. The Nazis at War: The Fall of France (Part 3)
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621. The Nazis at War: Blitzkrieg (Part 2)
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620. The Nazis at War: Hitler Strikes West (Part 1)
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619. Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen (Part 4)
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618. Elizabeth I: The Shadow of the Tower (Part 3)
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617. Elizabeth I: Anne Boleyn's Bastard (Part 2)
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616. Elizabeth I: The Fall of the Axe (Part 1)
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