The Rest Is History
Britain's flagship narrative history show.
75 episodes indexed · ~33.1/month · since 2026-07 · Visit original ↗
Why wasn't Sulla the one to bring down the Republic?
2026-09-15 · 0 moments
Who did more to bring down the Roman Republic?
2026-09-15 · 0 moments
The Most Bonkers British Imperial War
2026-09-14 · 1h 2m · 0 moments
How the Roman Republic Collapsed Into Civil War
2026-09-10 · 1h 5m · 0 moments
The Complete Life of Julius Caesar, With Mary Beard
2026-09-09 · 0 moments
Before Caesar Crossed the Rubicon, Sulla Marched on Rome | Rome’s First Civil War
2026-09-07 · 1h 7m · 0 moments
Sulla: The General Who Turned His Army on Rome and Stormed It | Rome’s First Civil War
2026-09-07 · 1h 7m · 0 moments
Was Marius the GOAT of Rome?
2026-09-05 · 0 moments
There's only one Julius Ceasar... or is there?
2026-09-04 · 1m · 0 moments
How Rome dealt with annoying politicians
2026-09-04 · 0m · 0 moments
Why Rome Could Never Forgive Its Greatest Saviour | Rome's First Civil War
2026-09-03 · 1h 9m · 0 moments
Rome asks: are we the baddies here?
2026-09-03 · 1m · 0 moments
Marius Saved Rome... Then They Turned To His Greatest Rival | Rome's First Civil War
2026-09-03 · 1h 9m · 0 moments
Roman Civil War: Rise of the General
2026-08-31 · 48m · 0 moments
Marius: The Outsider Who Rose to Command Rome’s Army | Rome’s First Civil War
2026-08-31 · 48m · 0 moments
Roman Civil War: Rise of the General (Part 1)
2026-08-31 · 48m · 0 moments
The Day Britain Lost Control of Northern Ireland
2026-08-27 · 1h 20m · 0 moments
The people who wanted to destroy history
2026-08-26 · 0 moments
The IRA put on their polo necks
2026-08-25 · 0m · 0 moments
Was Gerry Adams in the IRA?
2026-08-24 · 0m · 0 moments
The IRA was never totally quiet
2026-08-24 · 2m · 0 moments
How Britain Accidentally Unleashed the IRA
2026-08-24 · 1h 14m · 0 moments
An unfortunate day of arrests
2026-08-24 · 1m · 0 moments
Britain Tried to Crush the IRA... Then Everything Got Worse
2026-08-24 · 1h 14m · 0 moments
The woman who stood up to terror
2026-08-21 · 0 moments
Is this the man who started the Troubles?
2026-08-21 · 1m · 0 moments
Were The Troubles made on television?
2026-08-20 · 1m · 0 moments
The one feat of engineering we have to thank for the Great British Summer Holiday
2026-08-19 · 3m · 0 moments
One of British history's best kept secrets?
2026-08-18 · 3m · 0 moments
How Northern Ireland Collapsed Into The Troubles
2026-08-18 · 2h 24m · 6 moments
Dominic is devastated 🤣
2026-08-16 · 0 moments
“The FBI will crack this case!”
2026-08-14 · 0 moments
“How hard it is to accept the truth…”
2026-08-14 · 0 moments
Hippies didn't speak for America
2026-08-14 · 0 moments
Tom Holland’s impression of Ronald Reagan 🤣
2026-08-14 · 0 moments
The hunt for MLK's killer
2026-08-14 · 0 moments
Who else was on the losers’ table 👀
2026-08-14 · 0 moments
Did he really get his Johnson out? 😳
2026-08-14 · 0 moments
Did Mary Queen of Scots Really Have To Die? | Elizabeth I vs The Catholics (Part 5)
2026-08-13 · 1h 7m · 6 moments
Killing The Queen of Scots: Elizabeth I vs The Catholics (Part 5)
2026-08-13 · 1h 7m · 12 moments
San Francisco's not so woke after all
2026-08-13 · 0 moments
Did Mary Queen of Scots Really Have To Die?
2026-08-13 · 1h 7m · 12 moments
The Shadow War: Elizabeth I vs The Catholics (Part 4)
2026-08-10 · 1h 0m · 18 moments
How Did Elizabeth I Survive So Many Plots? | The Tudors' Darkest Hour EP 3
2026-08-06 · 1h 9m · 6 moments
Francis Drake Stole Spain’s Gold. Elizabeth I Chose to Keep It
2026-08-06 · 1h 4m · 6 moments
How Elizabeth I Finally Chose War | The Tudors' Darkest Hour EP 3
2026-08-06 · 1h 9m · 6 moments
Drake Stole Spain’s Gold. Elizabeth Chose to Keep It | Elizabeth I vs The Catholics (Part 3)
2026-08-06 · 1h 4m · 5 moments
Asquith lets himself down
2026-08-05 · 1m · 0 moments
Francis Drake: The Pirate Who Gave England the World | The Tudors' Darkest Hour EP 2
2026-08-03 · 1h 13m · 5 moments
Did Piracy Make England a Superpower? | The Tudors' Darkest Hour EP 2
2026-08-03 · 1h 13m · 6 moments
Dominic's controversial view of the Tudors
2026-07-29 · 0 moments
George Washington was so boring
2026-07-28 · 1m · 0 moments
The Dark Politics of the Tudor Golden Age
2026-07-27 · 2h 6m · 12 moments
The Paranoia at the Heart of the Tudor Golden Age
2026-07-27 · 2h 6m · 6 moments
Elizabeth I’s Secret War for England
2026-07-27 · 2h 6m · 6 moments
How would Trump handle a duel?
2026-07-26 · 1m · 0 moments
What if Mount Rushmore is naturally occurring?
2026-07-25 · 1m · 0 moments
Is Conan O'Brien inbred?
2026-07-25 · 1m · 0 moments
Conan O'Brien: Was America a Mistake?
2026-07-25 · 42m · 12 moments
Conan O'Brien's Brutally Honest History of the American Revolution
2026-07-25 · 42m · 6 moments
The Habsburg Murder Mystery
2026-07-23 · 2h 26m · 6 moments
The Royal Love Story That Ended in Murder
2026-07-23 · 2h 26m · 6 moments
The last of Europe's old monarchs
2026-07-22 · 1m · 0 moments
Odysseus didn't want to fight
2026-07-16 · 2m · 0 moments
Would you get on this ship?
2026-07-16 · 0m · 0 moments
Were the cyclops Ancient Greek propoganda?
2026-07-15 · 1m · 0 moments
Why England vs Argentina goes deeper than the Falklands
2026-07-14 · 3m · 0 moments
The Complete History of Homer’s Odyssey
2026-07-13 · 2h 10m · 6 moments
Tom Holland on gods in The Odyssey
2026-07-12 · 2m · 0 moments
Friend of the Show: Tom Holland Meets Tom Holland to Chat All Things The Odyssey
2026-07-12 · 17m · 6 moments
Tom Holland on acting on IMAX
2026-07-12 · 1m · 0 moments
Tom Holland on reality and myth in The Odyssey
2026-07-12 · 1m · 0 moments
Tom Holland on the sea peoples
2026-07-12 · 1m · 0 moments
Duelling had some pretty specific rules
2026-07-09 · 2m · 0 moments
The Man Who Really Founded America: Thomas Jefferson | Founding Fathers EP 4
2026-07-09 · 1h 18m · 30 moments