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Episode 120
1973: Major oil-producing nations led by Saudi Arabia quadruple the price of oil overnight, sending the West (particularly the United Kingdom) into c…
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World Cup of Kings & Queens preview
Episode 119
Who's England's greatest monarch? Voting starts on Saturday 13th November, go to @TheRestHistory on Twitter to get involved.
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End of the First World War & Remembrance
Season 1 Episode 118
On the anniversary of the day the guns fell silent on the Western Front, we look at the last moments of the First World War – and how we remember the…
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Alexander the Great part 2
Episode 117
In the second part of our Alexander the Great special, we head to the limits of the known world, burning down palaces, storming mountain-top fortress…
4 years, 9 months ago
Alexander the Great Part 1
Episode 116
Alexander the Great is the most charismatic conqueror in history. Tom and Dominic, in the first of a two part special, trace the course of his dazzli…
4 years, 9 months ago
The Gunpowder Plot
Season 1 Episode 115
‘Remember, remember / the Fifth of November / Gunpowder, treason & plot.” But what is it exactly we are remembering on Bonfire Night? Tom & Dominic e…
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Stonehenge, ancient ritual and the origins of paganism
Episode 114
Like Merlin, who lived his life in reverse, we go backwards in time as we continue our two-part series on paganism. Renaissance philosophers; green m…
4 years, 9 months ago
Hallowe'en and modern paganism
Episode 113
In the first of a two part Hallowe’en special, Tom and Dominic are joined by Professor Ronald Hutton to explore the history of modern paganism: from …
4 years, 9 months ago
Medieval Science
Season 1 Episode 112
The word ‘medieval’ is often used to mean backward, benighted, unscientific. But is this fair? Historian of science Seb Falk joins Tom and Dominic to…
4 years, 10 months ago
Golden Ages
Episode 111
Oh, to be Dutch in the seventeenth century. Or Roman in 150 AD. Or British in the 1990's. Tom and Dominic debate the merits of various "Golden Ages" …
4 years, 10 months ago