The Rest Is History

From Ancient Rome to Ronald Reagan—History's Most Curious Questions, Answered

By: Goalhanger Podcasts

Narrated by: Tom Holland, Dominic Sandbrook

This companion to the massively popular history podcast tackles everything from Alexander the Great to Watergate—with a unique blend of wit, wisdom, and good old-fashioned banter

“These two bespectacled, middle-aged bookworms have somehow made history alluring, borderline sexy.” —Times (UK)

The Rest is History podcast brilliantly distills major moments in human history, covering everything from the Trojan War to a historical ranking of the greatest dogs. Now, this official tie-in book brings the chart-topping podcast’s charms to the page, offering readers a fresh, wide-ranging tour of humanity’s essential, and essentially weird, moments, including:

• Did the Trojan War actually happen?
• What was the most disastrous party in history?
• Was Richard Nixon more like Caligula or Claudius?
• How did a hair appointment almost blow Churchill’s cover?
• Why did the Nazis believe they were descended from Atlantis?

Featuring an introduction from podcast hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, this book cleverly demonstrates that the past—from modern to ancient and every time in between—is both closer to us than we might realize and bafflingly strange, all at once. So run your Egyptian milk bath, strap up your best Spartan sandals, and prepare for a journey down the highways and byways of the human past.

Holland and Sandbrook!!!

Tom Holland is one of my favorite authors. He has written some of the best books on ancient history. After listening to this I will invest more time in their podcast.

Variety

The Rest is History

By Tom Holland & Dominic Sandbrook

Very interesting series of humorous snippets from many different historic events and people. Use caution in that some of the humor detracts from accuracy. But all you need is some common sense to separate the two.

A renowned audiobook that transforms historical words into sound for your ears

The entire book is wonderful, but the chapter entitled 'The Real Da Vinci Code' is one of the funniest things I've listened to this year.

HISTORY SNACK!

Yes, yes, yes!! I am a huge fan of this podcast so it is such a delight to have the authors read this lovely little history snack (complete with musical interludes) genuinely interesting, funny and informative. A perfect listen.

History is fun!

This is just an incredibly interesting and entertaining book and an indispensable companion to the podcast. Hats off to the entire team of researchers, writers and producers for delivering so many hours of pleasurable listening.