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

700. The Troubles: Bloody Sunday (Part 4)

Aug 2026 · 4 books

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Brits

Peter Taylor

so there's um in peter taylor's book brits about the experience of the army he talks about this um young officer who flew into belfast for the first time in august nineteen seventy one ▶ tap to play from here

Watching the Door

Kevin Myers

i mentioned in the last episode kevin myers the rte journalist his memoir watching the door there's a moment in that a very sort of evocative passage ▶ tap to play from here

Say Nothing

Patrick Radden Keefe

can i just ask about the officers 'cause i i don't know if you've seen um the adaptation of say nothing i've not i've read the book but not sort of ▶ tap to play from here

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Ernest Hemingway

the emblematic novel of the spanish civil war which is ernest hemingway's book for whom the bell tolls ▶ tap to play from here

The Troubles: Return of the IRA (Part 3)

Aug 2026

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The Troubles: The Brink of Civil War (Part 2)

Aug 2026

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The Troubles: Murder in Belfast (Part 1)

Aug 2026

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Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: Killing the Queen of Scots (Part 6)

Aug 2026

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Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: The Shadow War (Part 5)

Aug 2026

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Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: A Treacherous Conspiracy (Part 4)

Aug 2026

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Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: England’s Greatest Hero (Part 3)

Aug 2026

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Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: A Massacre in Paris (Part 2)

Jul 2026

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Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: The Queen’s Spymaster (Part 1)

Jul 2026

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A Murderous Affair: Death at Mayerling (Part 2)

Jul 2026

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A Murderous Affair: The Habsburgs’ Greatest Scandal (Part 1)

Jul 2026

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The Odyssey: Return of the King (Part 2)

Jul 2026

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The Odyssey: Hero of the Trojan Horse (Part 1)

Jul 2026

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Jefferson: The Betrayal of Liberty (Part 4)

Jul 2026

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Hamilton: Duel to the Death (Part 3)

Jul 2026

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Franklin: Revenge of the American Genius (Part 2)

Jul 2026

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Washington: Hero of the Revolution (Part 1)

Jun 2026

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South Africa: Mandela and the Death of Apartheid (Part 6)

Jun 2026

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Brazil: The Emperor’s Anthem (Part 5)

Jun 2026

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