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🚨NEW SERIES🚨
Rome's Greatest Enemy: Carthage at the Gates
Tom and Dominic discuss:
🗡️Could Carthage have won the war?
🤔Why didn't Rome give in?
☀️Did the ancient world have 'death rays' that could set ships on fire?
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Introducing The Rest Is History Festival!
4th-5th July 2026, Hampton Court Palace.
Exclusively available to members of The Rest Is History Club.
Dominic is not a fan of Joan of Arc's strategic mind
Join Tom and Dominic as they explore how Joan of Arc set the French on the course to victory in the Hundred Years War... until the English captured her.
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🚨NEW ANIMATED EPISODE🚨
🏴Joan of Arc Won the War… Then the English Captured Her🏴
In today's episode, Tom and Dominic explore:
⚔️ How the French turned on Joan of Arc
🧙♀️Why the English genuinely thought she was a witch
🧐 How England's aura of invincibility post-Agincourt was shattered
If you aren't already subscribed to our YouTube channel, we're so close to hitting 400k subs, so if you consider yourself a friend of the show, give the channel a sub today: www.youtube.com/@restishisto...
🚨NEW ANIMATED EPISODE🚨
🇫🇷JOAN OF ARC: SAVIOUR OF FRANCE🇫🇷
In today’s episode, Tom and Dominic discuss:
🏴 What if England had taken over France?
🧙♀️ Was Joan of Arc a witch?
🏊♂️ Is it possible to swim in medieval armour?
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
🎥Walt Disney: The Great American Storyteller🎬
In today's episode, Tom and Dominic uncover:
🤔What Mickey Mouse was almost called
☀️Why did Hollywood conquer the world so quickly and comprehensively?
🇺🇸Why did everyone in 19th and early 20th century America seem to have an amusing name
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And, premiering at 7pm UK time/2pm ET, the animated version will be available on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mydh...
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
⛵️Nelson: Glory at Trafalgar⛵️
In the epic conclusion to our series on the life of Lord Nelson, Tom and Dominic discover:
💋Did the kiss really happen?
🇫🇷Did France ever stand a chance?
😤Why Nelson was disappointed with the scale of the victory
Catch Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend today to hear some familiar voices!
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
🔫THE BATTLE OF COPENHAGEN🔫
After taking the daring gambit to attack the Danish fleet in their own harbour, Nelson engaged in his riskiest and, in many ways, most closely-fought battle. But, when his superior suffered from a loss of nerve and ordered a retreat, what did Nelson do?
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Nelson: The Gathering Storm
After several years abroad, Nelson returns home to Britain for the first time since his victory in the Battle of the Nile. However, the scandalous affair with Lady Hamilton has tainted his reputation, and he receives suspicion as well as plaudits.
🚨NEW BONUS EPISODE🚨
Shakespeare, Roman Slavery, and the Tudors
In this week’s members' bonus, Tom and Dominic discuss:
📚 Which of the famous literary circles from history would Tom and Dominic like to have joined?
✍️ What was Shakespeare like as a man?
🪓 Were the Tudors actually good monarchs?
🚨NEW SERIES🚨
🍕NELSON: SLAUGHTER IN NAPLES🍕
🔫Fresh from triumph in the Battle of the Nile, Admiral Nelson sets sail for Naples. There he will capture Malta, help launch an aborted invasion of Rome, and wrangle with domestic strife (in every sense of the term).
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📣The first episode on the Trojan War is OUT NOW, available exclusively for members of The Rest Is History Club.
Tom and Mary discuss:
🧑🦯Was Homer a real person?
⚔️Did the Trojan War actually happen?
🏛️Why the story of the war was central to how the Greeks saw themselves
Join Tom and Dominic as they explore the origins of one of the great love stories from all of history.
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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
💃Nelson's Lover: The Scandalous Lady Hamilton💃
Who was Lady Emma Hamilton, Nelson's strikingly beautiful, and famously fashionable, mistress? Why was she the most famous non-royal woman in all of Europe?
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🚨NEW SERIES🚨
🏛️From FRIDAY, Tom is joined by Mary Beard for a 4 episode odyssey through ancient history.
🐴Oct 10th: THE TROJAN WAR🐴
☀️Oct 17th: ALEXANDER THE GREAT☀️
👑Oct 24th: JULIUS CAESAR👑
⚔️Oct 31st: GLADIATORS⚔️
The whole series will be available only to members of The Rest Is History Club.
Who was this professor of Greek and Wagner connoisseur? Was he the father of Brexit? Of Thatcherism? Of Reform?
Join Tom and Dominic as they explore the life and legacy of Britain’s most enduringly controversial politician.
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