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Season 1 Episode 58
In one of the most anticipated contests of the year, sixteen gods battled for the crown of ultimate deity. Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook offer an…
4 years, 10 months ago
Paris
Season 1 Episode 57
It may just be the most popular city on earth. Throughout history Paris has maintained a grip on the public imagination, thanks to its culture, archi…
4 years, 10 months ago
Nero
Season 1 Episode 56
He remains one of the great characters in all history. But was he depraved, corrupt and evil? Or an artist much maligned by elitist historians? Domin…
4 years, 10 months ago
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Season 1 Episode 55
It promises to be the biggest event of the summer - The Rest is History World Cup of Gods.
Sixteen competitors, but there can be only one winner. Tom …
4 years, 10 months ago
Cromwell and the Protectorate
Season 1 Episode 54
Did Oliver Cromwell save Britain from tyranny or was he a killjoy and military dictator? Paul Lay, author of Providence Lost: the Rise and Fall of Cr…
4 years, 10 months ago
Game of Thrones
Season 1 Episode 53
What, if anything, can we learn about medieval history from Game of Thrones? Or is George R R Martin’s hugely popular series of books, and the blockb…
4 years, 10 months ago
Aztecs
Season 1 Episode 51
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook talk to award-winning writer Camilla Townsend, author of the revelatory Fifth Sun.
Professor Townsend used Nahuatl l…
4 years, 10 months ago
Teenagers
Season 1 Episode 50
“They’re wasting their money and having sex with each other.” Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland explore the modern phenomenon of the teenager. Why do…
4 years, 10 months ago
Food Glorious Food
Season 1 Episode 49
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook tuck into the history of British food with author Pen Vogler. They debate the origins of curry and debate our obses…
4 years, 11 months ago
The French Revolution
Season 1 Episode 48
With France facing economic struggles and rising unemployment revolution was in the air. But who was in charge of the uprising and what did it achiev…
4 years, 11 months ago