The Rest Is History

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158. Killer Fashion Mar 03, 2022

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How much do you know about the lethal price people have paid over the centuries to look fashionable?

In today's episode Tom and Dominic are joined by Dr. Alison Matthews David to discuss the dark secrets behind the history of garments.

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Producer: Dom Johnson

Exec Producers: Tony Pastor & Jack Davenport

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157. Byzantium and the Ghosts of Rome Mar 01, 2022

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What happened to the Roman Empire after its fall?

In the second of two episodes, Tom and Dominic discuss where Rome endured, how its ghost still haunts 21st century geopolitics, and which member of the British Royal Family Tom thinks is the last true Roman!

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156. When did the Roman Empire fall? Feb 28, 2022

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Tom and Dominic explore what Edward Gibbon called “the greatest, perhaps, and most awful scene in the history of mankind”: the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.

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155. Ukraine and Russia Feb 23, 2022

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With eastern Europe apparently on the brink of war and Vladimir Putin citing history as pretext, what exactly is Ukraine? Is it distinct from Russia, and how long has it existed? Tom and Dominic run through a brutal and fractured history, from the Viking conquest and Kyivan Rus', to the ever-shifting landscape in the early modern period, to the incredibly complicated Russian Civil War, right up to the modern day.

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154. The Most Disastrous Party in History Feb 21, 2022

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We've all been to some terrible ones, but what is the most disastrous party in human history?

Not at all inspired by recent political events, Tom and Dominic have whittled our listener suggestions down to the ten parties that they think are the most calamitous - tune in to hear which party comes out on top!

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Producer: Dom Johnson

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153. God and the American Empire Feb 18, 2022

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On today's episode Tom and Dominic are joined by Friend of the Show, Professor Andrew Preston, to talk about the relationship between the US and religion, both at home and abroad in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Why have there been such low levels of anti-clericalism in the US compared to the rest of the world? What's behind the sustained and growing numbers of religious believers in the United States? Was the Cold War really a religious crusade against godless communism?

Tune in to hear the boys drill down into American Exceptionalism, the Marketplace of Faith and whether 'US isolationism' is an ahistorical term.

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Producer: Dom Johnson

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152. American Crusades Feb 17, 2022

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On today's episode Tom and Dominic are joined by Andrew Preston, a Cambridge University professor whose new book focuses on religion in American war and diplomacy.

What is the role of religion in the American outlook? How has it shaped foreign policy? What is the relationship between pacifistic religious ideals and a crusading mentality?

Join us tomorrow for another episode, which focuses on more recent American history and its relationship with religion.

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Producer: Dom Johnson

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151. Valentine's Day Feb 14, 2022

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Happy Valentine's Day! Have you ever wondered why we send each other cards and go out to Carluccio's for dinner on a weeknight?

In today's episode, Tom and Dominic drill down into the details - what are its origins? Why were 'Vinegar' Valentines so brutal? And what was an optician's role in Al Capone's St Valentine's Day Massacre?

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Producer: Dom Johnson

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150. Smuggling Feb 10, 2022

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Did you think smuggling in Britain was confined to the Jamaica Inn and the beaches of the Cornish coast? If so, you might want to listen to today's podcast, where Tom and Dominic are joined by author and smuggling oracle, Alex Preston.

The discussion is wide-ranging, including wrecking, the Hawkhurst Gang and coastal militias.

Alex's new book, Winchelsea, is available at all good book retailers.

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Producer: Dom Johnson

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149. The Birth of Russia Feb 08, 2022

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In the second of two episodes on the Vikings in the East, Tom and Dominic investigate their role in the birth of Russia.

Producer: Dom Johnson

Exec Producer: Jack Davenport

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*The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*:

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