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The Rest Is History
- Narrated by: Dominic Sandbrook, Dr Tom Holland
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
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Summary
Make room Herodotus, stand down Bede, pipe down Pepys . . .
There’s a new history audiobook in town.
*Including Bonus Audio Content with Tom and Dominic*
From the chart-topping podcast The Rest is History, a whistle-stop tour through the past – from Alexander the Great to Tolkien, the Wars of the Roses to Watergate. 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:
- Did the Trojan War actually happen?
- What was the most disastrous party in history?
- Was Richard Nixon more like Caligula or Claudius?
- How did a hair appointment almost blow Churchill’s cover?
- Why did the Nazis believe they were descended from Atlantis?
Whether it is sending historical figures to Casa Amor in a series of Love Island, ranking history’s most famous eunuchs and pigeons (including Winkie, the unsung hero of the Second World War), or debating the meaning of greatness, there is nothing too big or too small for Tom and Dominic to unpick.
So run your Egyptian milk bath, strap up your best Spartan sandals, and prepare for a journey down the highways and byways of the human past. . .
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- W.Sh.
- 19-11-23
More than an edited version of the pod
I'm afraid this volume could safely be said to be light-weight compared with any other books the authors have published. Long-term listeners of the eponymous podcast would find all the content familiar but it's so much fun nonetheless. The bonus that makes this recording more than an edited version of the podcast include the conversations Holland and Sandbrook have in addition to what is written down in the print version, and some interesting, sometimes comical, sound effects.
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- PootleFlump
- 06-11-23
Absolutely brilliant
Just as funny, educational and entertaining as the superb podcast, I loved this. A really interesting collection of historical subjects from around the world, very well read and the Da Vinci Code as written by renowned historian Dominic Sandbrook is one of the funniest things I've heard in a while. Can't wait for the next one (please!)
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- Richard
- 04-11-23
Best in the business
If you like history and wanted to stay entertained theses guys are the very best!
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- L Y Turton
- 06-11-23
A real Tour de Force!
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.
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- louise bates
- 04-01-24
Disappointed
I love history and was quite excited to get this but I marked it as finished with 6 hours to go. The presenters simply got on my nerves with their silly comments. Was it written for children? Fir teenagers? I’m not sure if they knew who their audience was. The poor editing didn’t help. Some bits they seemed to have added in stood out a mile. Maybe they recorded some of it in a hotel room? Or maybe an occasional cheap mic? I’m sure it’s ok as a podcast - it seems popular in that format. But as a history book it just didn’t work for me. It’s probably my fault thinking it was a historical “book” rather than a piece of entertainment.
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- Lord Lion of Loxley
- 01-11-23
Utterly brilliant! -Misty Malverner
Just a simple, fantastic, brilliantly researched, tour of history. With the usual accents, commentary and joy that we have come to expect from their amazing podcast.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-12-23
Same as Podcast but without debate
Great chunks are directly taken from the Podcast.
Save the credit , not worth it.
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- Ms. C. Beak
- 11-11-23
The guys in full technicolour
Some truly magnificent impressions. This has to be so much better than reading the book.
It’s the podcast on steroids!
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- LARSSON STEFAN
- 12-12-23
The actual podcast is far, far better
This thing is just… weird. It’s a bunch of vocal impressions in some kind of children’s book style. Why? I have no idea. The actual podcast (which I really like) is nothing like this. It’s like someone involved with the production of the podcast just decided that the time had come to try and release some kind of commercial media related to the podcast, but they had absolutely no idea what to actually do. And the result is this collection of bizarre comedic vocal impressions. Go listen to the actual podcast instead, it’s much better.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-11-23
Excellent
Delightful bytes of miscellany. Surprises at every turn. A relaxing and informative experience. Thoroughly recommended.
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