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The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · 7h

🚨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.

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The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · 2d

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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The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · 2d

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Enoch Powell: Rivers of Blood🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

In the 1960s, rising anger over immigration left many people disillusioned with established political leaders, whose careful rhetoric increasingly didn’t chime with the rising passions the issue conjured up. Enter Enoch Powell.

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The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · 4d

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The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · 4d

Our video and socials have been nominated for the Lovies...and we need your votes to win!

We've been nominated for THREE awards.

📜History In Podcasts
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The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · 13d

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The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · 13d

75% of the tickets for our Ireland Tour have already gone 🤯

To avoid disappointment, make sure to get yours soon.

The link to secure them is in the post below...

The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · 13d

🚨TICKETS FOR OUR IRELAND TOUR ARE NOW LIVE🚨

Tom and Dominic will be exploring the fateful voyage of RMS Titanic in...

📍 Belfast - Apr 17, 2026
📍 Dublin - Apr 18, 2026
📍 Cork - Apr 20, 2026

The link to buy tickets is in the post below!

The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · 21d

🚢The Rest Is History: The RMS Titanic LIVE in Ireland🚢

Tom & Dominic are crossing the Irish Sea next spring...

📍 Belfast - Apr 17, 2026
📍 Dublin - Apr 18, 2026
📍 Cork - Apr 20, 2026

🎟️ The Rest Is History Club: PRESALE opens Mon 22 Sept, 9am (BST)
🎟️ General sale: Thu 25 Sept, 9am (BST)

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The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · 13d

Buy here: therestishistory.supportingcast.fm/events

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The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · 13d

🚨TICKETS FOR OUR IRELAND TOUR ARE NOW LIVE🚨

Tom and Dominic will be exploring the fateful voyage of RMS Titanic in...

📍 Belfast - Apr 17, 2026
📍 Dublin - Apr 18, 2026
📍 Cork - Apr 20, 2026

The link to buy tickets is in the post below!

The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · 21d

🚢The Rest Is History: The RMS Titanic LIVE in Ireland🚢

Tom & Dominic are crossing the Irish Sea next spring...

📍 Belfast - Apr 17, 2026
📍 Dublin - Apr 18, 2026
📍 Cork - Apr 20, 2026

🎟️ The Rest Is History Club: PRESALE opens Mon 22 Sept, 9am (BST)
🎟️ General sale: Thu 25 Sept, 9am (BST)

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The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · 16d

Rest Is History Club members, presale is now live. CHECK YOUR INBOXES...

The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · 21d

🚢The Rest Is History: The RMS Titanic LIVE in Ireland🚢

Tom & Dominic are crossing the Irish Sea next spring...

📍 Belfast - Apr 17, 2026
📍 Dublin - Apr 18, 2026
📍 Cork - Apr 20, 2026

🎟️ The Rest Is History Club: PRESALE opens Mon 22 Sept, 9am (BST)
🎟️ General sale: Thu 25 Sept, 9am (BST)

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The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · 21d

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The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · 21d

🚢The Rest Is History: The RMS Titanic LIVE in Ireland🚢

Tom & Dominic are crossing the Irish Sea next spring...

📍 Belfast - Apr 17, 2026
📍 Dublin - Apr 18, 2026
📍 Cork - Apr 20, 2026

🎟️ The Rest Is History Club: PRESALE opens Mon 22 Sept, 9am (BST)
🎟️ General sale: Thu 25 Sept, 9am (BST)

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The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · 21d

Britain's most historic pub?

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The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · 22d

We usually think of Germany as being on the offensive in WW1, but did you know it also faced invasion?

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The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · Sep 1

Join Tom & Dominic as they recount the astonishing story of the Battle of the Marne, where defeat transformed into hope, and the future of the war hung in the balance...

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The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · Sep 1

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨

ANIMATED on YouTube and Spotify...

🔫WW1: THE MIRACLE ON THE MARNE🔫

With France teetering on the brink of collapse, the French launched a desperate counter-offensive against the advancing Germans. Known as the Miracle on the Marne, this clash turned the tide of the First World War.

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The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · Aug 25

Join Tom & Dominic as they chart the opening days of one of history’s most consequential and cataclysmic events: the outbreak of the First World War.

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The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · Aug 25

🚨NEW SERIES🚨

🔫World War One🔫

Our entire series will be ANIMATED on YouTube!

How did the First World War erupt after the fateful declarations of 1914? What were the very first military clashes of this cataclysmic conflict, and how did the key political leaders react as Europe slid into chaos?

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The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · Aug 21

Join Tom, Dominic, and Professor Robert Coles as they relive one of the most legendary battles in English sporting history.

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The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · Aug 21

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨

🥊THE FIGHT OF THE CENTURY🥊

In 1860, John Heenan and Tom Sayers met illegally in a Hampshire field for a brutal prizefight that transfixed the world. Why did this savage clash captivate the Victorians so much? What does it reveal about the nature of Britishness in the 19th century?

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The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · Aug 15

The most Scottish thing that has ever happened...

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The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · Aug 12

Reply to this post with a conspiracy you made up yourself🤔

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The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · Aug 11

Jeffy D, very much not a friend of the show...

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The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · Aug 11

Join Tom & Dominic for the gripping final chapter of Lincoln’s life. In the smoking ruins of the Civil War were to be found triumph, reconciliation, and a tragic reckoning at the hands of an assassin.

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