The Rest Is History
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The Rest is History
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| Date | Apple Podcasts |
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| Oct 3 | #140 |
About the show
Explore the stories of History’s most brutal rulers, deadly battles, and world-changing events. From the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the Nazi conquest of Europe, and Hitler’s evil master plan for world domination, to the French Revolution, the sinking of the Titanic, or the Norman Conquest of England in 1066.
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701. Roman Civil War: Rise of the General (Part 1)
August 30, 2026 · 1 hr 11 minWho was Gaius Marius, one of the two men who would shape the fate of Rome in the first century BC? Why was his road to fame, fortune, and political greatness, from total obscurity, so dangerous? And, would Marius be the man to face down…
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700. The Troubles: Bloody Sunday (Part 4)
August 26, 2026 · 1 hr 21 minHow did Bloody Sunday erupt on the 30th of January 1972? Why did it follow on the heels of terrible violence? And, what were the consequences of that violent day? Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss the tragic events of Bloody Sunday…
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699. The Troubles: Return of the IRA (Part 3)
August 23, 2026 · 1 hr 21 minWhat was the Provisional IRA, and why did they return to the fray at the high point of The Troubles in Northern Ireland? How did a series of bloody battles, including the Short Strand Battle, brutally intensify tensions between the…
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698. The Troubles: The Brink of Civil War (Part 2)
August 19, 2026 · 1 hr 20 minWhy did the violence of the Troubles escalate as it did in Ulster? How did a series of marches from Belfast to Derry in 1969 result in terrible violence, and heighten the conflict? And, which terrible events saw the British army cross the…
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697. The Troubles: Murder in Belfast (Part 1)
August 16, 2026 · 1 hr 23 minHow did the Troubles break out in Northern Ireland in the 1960s, and how far back does the dispute really go? Why did the conflict intensify as it did? And, what did it really mean to be a Catholic in Northern Ireland? Join Dominic and…
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696. Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: Killing the Queen of Scots (Part 6)
August 12, 2026 · 1 hr 7 minHow did the Babington Plot, another Catholic conspiracy to assassinate Elizabeth I and replace her with the imprisoned Mary Queen of Scots, unfold? Did the Spanish help her? How did Sir Francis Walsingham and his web of spies foil the…
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695. Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: The Shadow War (Part 5)
August 9, 2026 · 59 minWho was the charismatic Sir Philip Sidney, a beloved but also suspect courtier to Elizabeth I? Why, in 1585, was England in such danger from a Spanish invasion? And, would Sydney, with his friend Sir Francis Drake, help to save their…
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694. Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: A Treacherous Conspiracy (Part 4)
August 5, 2026 · 1 hr 10 minAfter ransacking Spanish treasure ships, would Elizabeth I betray Sir Francis Drake to her enemies? Who did she back in the French civil wars? And, with the help of English conspirators, would Mary Queen of Scots, incur a Spanish invasion…