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The Rest Is History

By: Tom Holland, Dominic Sandbrook
Narrated by: Dominic Sandbrook, Tom Holland
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Summary

 Bloomsbury presents The Rest is History by The Rest is History, read by Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook.

'An idiosyncratic ride through history' Independent
'Holland and Sandbrook have pretty much reinvented popular history for the modern age' The Times

The nation’s favourite historians, Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, take on the most curious moments in history, answering the questions we didn’t even think to ask…

- What was the most disastrous party in history?
- How did a hair appointment almost blow Churchill’s cover?
- Why did the Nazis believe they were descended from the people of Atlantis?
- What made Alfred the Great so great?

From a British political leader who allegedly plotted to feed his lover to alligators, to a Brazilian emperor whose subjects mistook him for a banana, there is nothing too big or too small for Tom and Dominic to unpick.©2023 Goalhanger Podcasts (P)2023 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 20th Century Military Modern Funny War Witty Thought-Provoking Ancient Greece Winston Churchill Ancient History
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Tom, Dominic and the team knock it out of the park once again. Witty, engaging, plenty of in-jokes but not alienating for new listeners. And what impressions! Loved it.

A real Tour de Force!

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I’m biased of course, as I love the podcast. I had to buy the book, and had to listen to the Audible version, brilliantly read/performed by renowned historian Tom Holland and also by renowned historian Dominic Sandbrook (🤣). It’s all great listening, but I have to say I love the da Vinci code chapter most. (I actually think it’s best listened to, as you get a taste of the original tone.)

Fascinating - and very funny.

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Tom and Dominic once again deliver some hilarious and interesting knowledge from history, as a fan of the pod this was exactly what I expected and more

If you love the pod, you’ll love this

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Beautiful, immaculate story telling with a slap dash of humour. great listen and read! definitely recommended!

Excellent

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A fun and educational listen. Human history can be very entertaining. I look forward to similar listens.

Entertaining and fun.

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