The Rest Is History
@theresthistory.bsky.social
History + bad accents, with Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook.
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From Goalhanger Podcasts
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
🎥Walt Disney: The Great American Storyteller🎬
In today's episode, Tom and Dominic uncover:
🤔What Mickey Mouse was almost called
☀️Why did Hollywood conquer the world so quickly and comprehensively?
🇺🇸Why did everyone in 19th and early 20th century America seem to have an amusing name
🎥Walt Disney: The Great American Storyteller🎬
In today's episode, Tom and Dominic uncover:
🤔What Mickey Mouse was almost called
☀️Why did Hollywood conquer the world so quickly and comprehensively?
🇺🇸Why did everyone in 19th and early 20th century America seem to have an amusing name
November 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
🎥Walt Disney: The Great American Storyteller🎬
In today's episode, Tom and Dominic uncover:
🤔What Mickey Mouse was almost called
☀️Why did Hollywood conquer the world so quickly and comprehensively?
🇺🇸Why did everyone in 19th and early 20th century America seem to have an amusing name
🎥Walt Disney: The Great American Storyteller🎬
In today's episode, Tom and Dominic uncover:
🤔What Mickey Mouse was almost called
☀️Why did Hollywood conquer the world so quickly and comprehensively?
🇺🇸Why did everyone in 19th and early 20th century America seem to have an amusing name
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
⛵️Nelson: Glory at Trafalgar⛵️
In the epic conclusion to our series on the life of Lord Nelson, Tom and Dominic discover:
💋Did the kiss really happen?
🇫🇷Did France ever stand a chance?
😤Why Nelson was disappointed with the scale of the victory
⛵️Nelson: Glory at Trafalgar⛵️
In the epic conclusion to our series on the life of Lord Nelson, Tom and Dominic discover:
💋Did the kiss really happen?
🇫🇷Did France ever stand a chance?
😤Why Nelson was disappointed with the scale of the victory
October 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
⛵️Nelson: Glory at Trafalgar⛵️
In the epic conclusion to our series on the life of Lord Nelson, Tom and Dominic discover:
💋Did the kiss really happen?
🇫🇷Did France ever stand a chance?
😤Why Nelson was disappointed with the scale of the victory
⛵️Nelson: Glory at Trafalgar⛵️
In the epic conclusion to our series on the life of Lord Nelson, Tom and Dominic discover:
💋Did the kiss really happen?
🇫🇷Did France ever stand a chance?
😤Why Nelson was disappointed with the scale of the victory
Catch Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend today to hear some familiar voices!
October 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Catch Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend today to hear some familiar voices!
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
🔫THE BATTLE OF COPENHAGEN🔫
After taking the daring gambit to attack the Danish fleet in their own harbour, Nelson engaged in his riskiest and, in many ways, most closely-fought battle. But, when his superior suffered from a loss of nerve and ordered a retreat, what did Nelson do?
🔫THE BATTLE OF COPENHAGEN🔫
After taking the daring gambit to attack the Danish fleet in their own harbour, Nelson engaged in his riskiest and, in many ways, most closely-fought battle. But, when his superior suffered from a loss of nerve and ordered a retreat, what did Nelson do?
October 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
🔫THE BATTLE OF COPENHAGEN🔫
After taking the daring gambit to attack the Danish fleet in their own harbour, Nelson engaged in his riskiest and, in many ways, most closely-fought battle. But, when his superior suffered from a loss of nerve and ordered a retreat, what did Nelson do?
🔫THE BATTLE OF COPENHAGEN🔫
After taking the daring gambit to attack the Danish fleet in their own harbour, Nelson engaged in his riskiest and, in many ways, most closely-fought battle. But, when his superior suffered from a loss of nerve and ordered a retreat, what did Nelson do?
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Nelson: The Gathering Storm
After several years abroad, Nelson returns home to Britain for the first time since his victory in the Battle of the Nile. However, the scandalous affair with Lady Hamilton has tainted his reputation, and he receives suspicion as well as plaudits.
Nelson: The Gathering Storm
After several years abroad, Nelson returns home to Britain for the first time since his victory in the Battle of the Nile. However, the scandalous affair with Lady Hamilton has tainted his reputation, and he receives suspicion as well as plaudits.
October 16, 2025 at 10:21 AM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Nelson: The Gathering Storm
After several years abroad, Nelson returns home to Britain for the first time since his victory in the Battle of the Nile. However, the scandalous affair with Lady Hamilton has tainted his reputation, and he receives suspicion as well as plaudits.
Nelson: The Gathering Storm
After several years abroad, Nelson returns home to Britain for the first time since his victory in the Battle of the Nile. However, the scandalous affair with Lady Hamilton has tainted his reputation, and he receives suspicion as well as plaudits.
🚨NEW BONUS EPISODE🚨
Shakespeare, Roman Slavery, and the Tudors
In this week’s members' bonus, Tom and Dominic discuss:
📚 Which of the famous literary circles from history would Tom and Dominic like to have joined?
✍️ What was Shakespeare like as a man?
🪓 Were the Tudors actually good monarchs?
Shakespeare, Roman Slavery, and the Tudors
In this week’s members' bonus, Tom and Dominic discuss:
📚 Which of the famous literary circles from history would Tom and Dominic like to have joined?
✍️ What was Shakespeare like as a man?
🪓 Were the Tudors actually good monarchs?
October 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🚨NEW BONUS EPISODE🚨
Shakespeare, Roman Slavery, and the Tudors
In this week’s members' bonus, Tom and Dominic discuss:
📚 Which of the famous literary circles from history would Tom and Dominic like to have joined?
✍️ What was Shakespeare like as a man?
🪓 Were the Tudors actually good monarchs?
Shakespeare, Roman Slavery, and the Tudors
In this week’s members' bonus, Tom and Dominic discuss:
📚 Which of the famous literary circles from history would Tom and Dominic like to have joined?
✍️ What was Shakespeare like as a man?
🪓 Were the Tudors actually good monarchs?
🚨NEW SERIES🚨
🍕NELSON: SLAUGHTER IN NAPLES🍕
🔫Fresh from triumph in the Battle of the Nile, Admiral Nelson sets sail for Naples. There he will capture Malta, help launch an aborted invasion of Rome, and wrangle with domestic strife (in every sense of the term).
🍕NELSON: SLAUGHTER IN NAPLES🍕
🔫Fresh from triumph in the Battle of the Nile, Admiral Nelson sets sail for Naples. There he will capture Malta, help launch an aborted invasion of Rome, and wrangle with domestic strife (in every sense of the term).
October 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
🚨NEW SERIES🚨
🍕NELSON: SLAUGHTER IN NAPLES🍕
🔫Fresh from triumph in the Battle of the Nile, Admiral Nelson sets sail for Naples. There he will capture Malta, help launch an aborted invasion of Rome, and wrangle with domestic strife (in every sense of the term).
🍕NELSON: SLAUGHTER IN NAPLES🍕
🔫Fresh from triumph in the Battle of the Nile, Admiral Nelson sets sail for Naples. There he will capture Malta, help launch an aborted invasion of Rome, and wrangle with domestic strife (in every sense of the term).
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
💃Nelson's Lover: The Scandalous Lady Hamilton💃
Who was Lady Emma Hamilton, Nelson's strikingly beautiful, and famously fashionable, mistress? Why was she the most famous non-royal woman in all of Europe?
💃Nelson's Lover: The Scandalous Lady Hamilton💃
Who was Lady Emma Hamilton, Nelson's strikingly beautiful, and famously fashionable, mistress? Why was she the most famous non-royal woman in all of Europe?
October 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
💃Nelson's Lover: The Scandalous Lady Hamilton💃
Who was Lady Emma Hamilton, Nelson's strikingly beautiful, and famously fashionable, mistress? Why was she the most famous non-royal woman in all of Europe?
💃Nelson's Lover: The Scandalous Lady Hamilton💃
Who was Lady Emma Hamilton, Nelson's strikingly beautiful, and famously fashionable, mistress? Why was she the most famous non-royal woman in all of Europe?
🚨NEW SERIES🚨
🏛️From FRIDAY, Tom is joined by Mary Beard for a 4 episode odyssey through ancient history.
🐴Oct 10th: THE TROJAN WAR🐴
☀️Oct 17th: ALEXANDER THE GREAT☀️
👑Oct 24th: JULIUS CAESAR👑
⚔️Oct 31st: GLADIATORS⚔️
The whole series will be available only to members of The Rest Is History Club.
🏛️From FRIDAY, Tom is joined by Mary Beard for a 4 episode odyssey through ancient history.
🐴Oct 10th: THE TROJAN WAR🐴
☀️Oct 17th: ALEXANDER THE GREAT☀️
👑Oct 24th: JULIUS CAESAR👑
⚔️Oct 31st: GLADIATORS⚔️
The whole series will be available only to members of The Rest Is History Club.
October 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
🚨NEW SERIES🚨
🏛️From FRIDAY, Tom is joined by Mary Beard for a 4 episode odyssey through ancient history.
🐴Oct 10th: THE TROJAN WAR🐴
☀️Oct 17th: ALEXANDER THE GREAT☀️
👑Oct 24th: JULIUS CAESAR👑
⚔️Oct 31st: GLADIATORS⚔️
The whole series will be available only to members of The Rest Is History Club.
🏛️From FRIDAY, Tom is joined by Mary Beard for a 4 episode odyssey through ancient history.
🐴Oct 10th: THE TROJAN WAR🐴
☀️Oct 17th: ALEXANDER THE GREAT☀️
👑Oct 24th: JULIUS CAESAR👑
⚔️Oct 31st: GLADIATORS⚔️
The whole series will be available only to members of The Rest Is History Club.
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
🏴Enoch Powell: Rivers of Blood🏴
In the 1960s, rising anger over immigration left many people disillusioned with established political leaders, whose careful rhetoric increasingly didn’t chime with the rising passions the issue conjured up. Enter Enoch Powell.
🏴Enoch Powell: Rivers of Blood🏴
In the 1960s, rising anger over immigration left many people disillusioned with established political leaders, whose careful rhetoric increasingly didn’t chime with the rising passions the issue conjured up. Enter Enoch Powell.
October 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
🏴Enoch Powell: Rivers of Blood🏴
In the 1960s, rising anger over immigration left many people disillusioned with established political leaders, whose careful rhetoric increasingly didn’t chime with the rising passions the issue conjured up. Enter Enoch Powell.
🏴Enoch Powell: Rivers of Blood🏴
In the 1960s, rising anger over immigration left many people disillusioned with established political leaders, whose careful rhetoric increasingly didn’t chime with the rising passions the issue conjured up. Enter Enoch Powell.
Our video and socials have been nominated for the Lovies...and we need your votes to win!
We've been nominated for THREE awards.
📜History In Podcasts
📺Best Video in Podcast
📚Science, Education & Discovery in Social
The link to vote is in the reply to this post!
We've been nominated for THREE awards.
📜History In Podcasts
📺Best Video in Podcast
📚Science, Education & Discovery in Social
The link to vote is in the reply to this post!
October 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Our video and socials have been nominated for the Lovies...and we need your votes to win!
We've been nominated for THREE awards.
📜History In Podcasts
📺Best Video in Podcast
📚Science, Education & Discovery in Social
The link to vote is in the reply to this post!
We've been nominated for THREE awards.
📜History In Podcasts
📺Best Video in Podcast
📚Science, Education & Discovery in Social
The link to vote is in the reply to this post!
🚢The Rest Is History: The RMS Titanic LIVE in Ireland🚢
Tom & Dominic are crossing the Irish Sea next spring...
📍 Belfast - Apr 17, 2026
📍 Dublin - Apr 18, 2026
📍 Cork - Apr 20, 2026
🎟️ The Rest Is History Club: PRESALE opens Mon 22 Sept, 9am (BST)
🎟️ General sale: Thu 25 Sept, 9am (BST)
Tom & Dominic are crossing the Irish Sea next spring...
📍 Belfast - Apr 17, 2026
📍 Dublin - Apr 18, 2026
📍 Cork - Apr 20, 2026
🎟️ The Rest Is History Club: PRESALE opens Mon 22 Sept, 9am (BST)
🎟️ General sale: Thu 25 Sept, 9am (BST)
September 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
🚢The Rest Is History: The RMS Titanic LIVE in Ireland🚢
Tom & Dominic are crossing the Irish Sea next spring...
📍 Belfast - Apr 17, 2026
📍 Dublin - Apr 18, 2026
📍 Cork - Apr 20, 2026
🎟️ The Rest Is History Club: PRESALE opens Mon 22 Sept, 9am (BST)
🎟️ General sale: Thu 25 Sept, 9am (BST)
Tom & Dominic are crossing the Irish Sea next spring...
📍 Belfast - Apr 17, 2026
📍 Dublin - Apr 18, 2026
📍 Cork - Apr 20, 2026
🎟️ The Rest Is History Club: PRESALE opens Mon 22 Sept, 9am (BST)
🎟️ General sale: Thu 25 Sept, 9am (BST)
Britain's most historic pub?
September 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Britain's most historic pub?
We usually think of Germany as being on the offensive in WW1, but did you know it also faced invasion?
September 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
We usually think of Germany as being on the offensive in WW1, but did you know it also faced invasion?
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
ANIMATED on YouTube and Spotify...
🔫WW1: THE MIRACLE ON THE MARNE🔫
With France teetering on the brink of collapse, the French launched a desperate counter-offensive against the advancing Germans. Known as the Miracle on the Marne, this clash turned the tide of the First World War.
ANIMATED on YouTube and Spotify...
🔫WW1: THE MIRACLE ON THE MARNE🔫
With France teetering on the brink of collapse, the French launched a desperate counter-offensive against the advancing Germans. Known as the Miracle on the Marne, this clash turned the tide of the First World War.
September 1, 2025 at 6:14 AM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
ANIMATED on YouTube and Spotify...
🔫WW1: THE MIRACLE ON THE MARNE🔫
With France teetering on the brink of collapse, the French launched a desperate counter-offensive against the advancing Germans. Known as the Miracle on the Marne, this clash turned the tide of the First World War.
ANIMATED on YouTube and Spotify...
🔫WW1: THE MIRACLE ON THE MARNE🔫
With France teetering on the brink of collapse, the French launched a desperate counter-offensive against the advancing Germans. Known as the Miracle on the Marne, this clash turned the tide of the First World War.
🚨NEW SERIES🚨
🔫World War One🔫
Our entire series will be ANIMATED on YouTube!
How did the First World War erupt after the fateful declarations of 1914? What were the very first military clashes of this cataclysmic conflict, and how did the key political leaders react as Europe slid into chaos?
🔫World War One🔫
Our entire series will be ANIMATED on YouTube!
How did the First World War erupt after the fateful declarations of 1914? What were the very first military clashes of this cataclysmic conflict, and how did the key political leaders react as Europe slid into chaos?
August 25, 2025 at 8:11 AM
🚨NEW SERIES🚨
🔫World War One🔫
Our entire series will be ANIMATED on YouTube!
How did the First World War erupt after the fateful declarations of 1914? What were the very first military clashes of this cataclysmic conflict, and how did the key political leaders react as Europe slid into chaos?
🔫World War One🔫
Our entire series will be ANIMATED on YouTube!
How did the First World War erupt after the fateful declarations of 1914? What were the very first military clashes of this cataclysmic conflict, and how did the key political leaders react as Europe slid into chaos?
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
🥊THE FIGHT OF THE CENTURY🥊
In 1860, John Heenan and Tom Sayers met illegally in a Hampshire field for a brutal prizefight that transfixed the world. Why did this savage clash captivate the Victorians so much? What does it reveal about the nature of Britishness in the 19th century?
🥊THE FIGHT OF THE CENTURY🥊
In 1860, John Heenan and Tom Sayers met illegally in a Hampshire field for a brutal prizefight that transfixed the world. Why did this savage clash captivate the Victorians so much? What does it reveal about the nature of Britishness in the 19th century?
August 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
🥊THE FIGHT OF THE CENTURY🥊
In 1860, John Heenan and Tom Sayers met illegally in a Hampshire field for a brutal prizefight that transfixed the world. Why did this savage clash captivate the Victorians so much? What does it reveal about the nature of Britishness in the 19th century?
🥊THE FIGHT OF THE CENTURY🥊
In 1860, John Heenan and Tom Sayers met illegally in a Hampshire field for a brutal prizefight that transfixed the world. Why did this savage clash captivate the Victorians so much? What does it reveal about the nature of Britishness in the 19th century?
The most Scottish thing that has ever happened...
August 15, 2025 at 10:36 AM
The most Scottish thing that has ever happened...
Reply to this post with a conspiracy you made up yourself🤔
August 12, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Reply to this post with a conspiracy you made up yourself🤔
Jeffy D, very much not a friend of the show...
August 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Jeffy D, very much not a friend of the show...
🔫The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: Death at the Theatre🔫
After victory in the Civil War, passing the 13th Amendment, and winning re-election, Lincoln faced the huge task of reuniting a wounded nation. Could the man whose election had triggered the Civil War somehow heal the nation in its wake?
After victory in the Civil War, passing the 13th Amendment, and winning re-election, Lincoln faced the huge task of reuniting a wounded nation. Could the man whose election had triggered the Civil War somehow heal the nation in its wake?
August 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
🔫The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: Death at the Theatre🔫
After victory in the Civil War, passing the 13th Amendment, and winning re-election, Lincoln faced the huge task of reuniting a wounded nation. Could the man whose election had triggered the Civil War somehow heal the nation in its wake?
After victory in the Civil War, passing the 13th Amendment, and winning re-election, Lincoln faced the huge task of reuniting a wounded nation. Could the man whose election had triggered the Civil War somehow heal the nation in its wake?
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
⬇️Mary, Queen of Scots: Downfall⬇️
After the brutal murder of Lord Darnley, suspicion swirled around Mary Queen of Scots. When she made the fateful decision to marry the infamous Earl of Bothwell, her enemies circled...
⬇️Mary, Queen of Scots: Downfall⬇️
After the brutal murder of Lord Darnley, suspicion swirled around Mary Queen of Scots. When she made the fateful decision to marry the infamous Earl of Bothwell, her enemies circled...
August 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
⬇️Mary, Queen of Scots: Downfall⬇️
After the brutal murder of Lord Darnley, suspicion swirled around Mary Queen of Scots. When she made the fateful decision to marry the infamous Earl of Bothwell, her enemies circled...
⬇️Mary, Queen of Scots: Downfall⬇️
After the brutal murder of Lord Darnley, suspicion swirled around Mary Queen of Scots. When she made the fateful decision to marry the infamous Earl of Bothwell, her enemies circled...
Watch to the end for a surprise...
August 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Watch to the end for a surprise...
The origins of antisemitism...
August 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The origins of antisemitism...
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
💥THE MYSTERY OF THE EXPLODING MANSION💥
In 1567, Lord Darnley, husband to Mary Queen of Scots, was found dead in a garden with his house blown apart by gunpowder. Who killed him? Was Mary herself complicit in the murder of her own husband?
💥THE MYSTERY OF THE EXPLODING MANSION💥
In 1567, Lord Darnley, husband to Mary Queen of Scots, was found dead in a garden with his house blown apart by gunpowder. Who killed him? Was Mary herself complicit in the murder of her own husband?
August 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
💥THE MYSTERY OF THE EXPLODING MANSION💥
In 1567, Lord Darnley, husband to Mary Queen of Scots, was found dead in a garden with his house blown apart by gunpowder. Who killed him? Was Mary herself complicit in the murder of her own husband?
💥THE MYSTERY OF THE EXPLODING MANSION💥
In 1567, Lord Darnley, husband to Mary Queen of Scots, was found dead in a garden with his house blown apart by gunpowder. Who killed him? Was Mary herself complicit in the murder of her own husband?