
The Rest Is History
Goalhanger Podcasts
Historians Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook are interrogating the past, and attempting to de-tangle the present. They question the nature of Greatness, why the West no longer has civil wars and whether Richard Nixon was more like Caligula or Claudius. They're distilling the entirety of human history, or, as much as they can fit into about fifty minutes. Join The Rest Is History Club (www.restishistorypod.com) for ad-free listening to the full archive, weekly bonus episodes, live streamed shows and access to an exclusive chatroom community. Here are some of our favourite episodes to get you started: WATERGATE/NIXON apple.co/3JrVl5h ALEXANDER THE GREAT apple.co/3Q4FaNk HARDCORE HISTORY'S DAN CARLIN apple.co/3vqkGa3 PUTIN & RUSSIA apple.co/3zMtLfX
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By the late 1950s, John F. Kennedy was a rich and handsome Democratic senator with a beautiful wife and young family, heading for the White House despite his Catholicism, his affairs and his secret illnesses. In January 1961 he became the youngest ever President of the United States, during a period of heightened political and social tensions at home and abroad, with the Cold War raging, communism on the rise and the Civil Rights Movement dominating the headlines. What role, then, did Kennedy’s domestic and foreign policies play in these monumental moments of world history? And does the backlash against him offer us the crucial clues to the motives behind his assassination, and the identity of his killer? Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss Kennedy’s early political career, the successes and failings of his presidency, and world-shaking events such as the Bay of Pigs disaster, the Cuban missile crisis, the Space Race and the Vietnam War. All the while, Kennedy’s days are numbered as that fateful day in Dallas comes ever closer… *Dominic’s book The Fall of the Aztecs is available now from bookshops across the UK - the perfect Christmas present!* Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Producer: Theo Young-Smith Executive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Previous episodes
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424 - 393. JFK: Cuba, Camelot and the Cold War (Part 2) Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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423 - 392. JFK: The Road to the White House (Part 1) Mon, 27 Nov 2023
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422 - Introducing.... Legacy Fri, 24 Nov 2023
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421 - 391. The Fall of the Aztecs: The Last Emperor (Part 8) Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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420 - 390. The Fall of the Aztecs: War to the Death (Part 7) Mon, 20 Nov 2023
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419 - 389. The Fall of the Aztecs: The Night of Tears (Part 6) Thu, 16 Nov 2023
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418 - 388. The Fall of the Aztecs: The Festival of Blood (Part 5) Tue, 14 Nov 2023
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417 - 387. The Fall of the Aztecs: Prisoners of Montezuma (Part 4) Mon, 13 Nov 2023
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416 - 386. The Fall of the Aztecs: The City of Gold (Part 3) Thu, 09 Nov 2023
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415 - 385. The Fall of the Aztecs: The Woman Who Changed The World (Part 2) Tue, 07 Nov 2023
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414 - 384. The Fall of the Aztecs: The Adventure Begins (Part 1) Mon, 06 Nov 2023
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413 - 383. Young Napoleon: The Shadow of the Guillotine Thu, 02 Nov 2023
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412 - 382. Young Napoleon: Teenage Revolutionary Mon, 30 Oct 2023
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411 - 381. Captain Cook: To the Ends of the Earth Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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410 - 380. Captain Cook: History’s Greatest Explorer Sun, 22 Oct 2023
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409 - 379. Baghdad: The Arabian Nights Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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408 - 378. Baghdad: The Golden Age Sun, 15 Oct 2023
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407 - 377. Baghdad: Crossroads of the Universe Wed, 11 Oct 2023
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406 - 376. Baghdad: The Forging of Islam Sun, 08 Oct 2023
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405 - 375. Hitler and the Mitford Sisters Wed, 04 Oct 2023
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404 - 374. The Battle of Cable Street: Fascism Defeated Sun, 01 Oct 2023
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403 - 373. Oswald Mosley: Fascist Leader Wed, 27 Sep 2023
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402 - 372. The Birth of British Fascism Sun, 24 Sep 2023
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401 - 371. The 1973 Chilean Coup: General Pinochet Seizes Power Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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400 - 370. The 1973 Chilean Coup: Allende, Nixon and the CIA Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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399 - PAX: War and Peace in Rome’s Golden Age (Extract) Mon, 18 Sep 2023
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398 - 369. The Colosseum: Rome's Arena of Death Sun, 17 Sep 2023
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397 - 368. The History Behind Hogwarts: Ancient Schools and Revolting Students Wed, 13 Sep 2023
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396 - 367. The Real Harry Potter: Magic, Empire and Beastly Bullies Sun, 10 Sep 2023
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395 - 366. The Architect of Modern China Wed, 06 Sep 2023
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394 - 365. Le Marquis de Sade: Sex and Violence Sun, 03 Sep 2023
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393 - Introducing... The Rest Is Money Thu, 31 Aug 2023
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392 - 364. Sixties Fashion: Swinging London Wed, 30 Aug 2023
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391 - 363. Sixties Fashion: The Teenage Revolution Sun, 27 Aug 2023
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390 - 362. The Taj Mahal: Love and Death Wed, 23 Aug 2023
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389 - 361. The Lost Library of Alexandria Sun, 20 Aug 2023
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388 - 360. Fear City: New York in the 1970s Wed, 16 Aug 2023
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387 - 359: Martin Luther King's Dream Sun, 13 Aug 2023
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386 - 358: Viking Sorcery Wed, 09 Aug 2023
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385 - NEW PODCAST: THE REST IS FOOTBALL Tue, 08 Aug 2023
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384 - 357: Historical Love Island: The Sequel Sun, 06 Aug 2023
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383 - 356: The Blood-Drinking Bride of Christ Wed, 02 Aug 2023
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382 - 355: Roman Apocalypse: Pompeii 79 AD Sun, 30 Jul 2023
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381 - 354: Paris 1968: The Return of De Gaulle Thu, 27 Jul 2023
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380 - 353: Paris 1968: The Students' Revolt Mon, 24 Jul 2023
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379 - 352: Amsterdam: Kings, Canals, and Coffee Houses Thu, 20 Jul 2023
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378 - 351: Amsterdam: Miracles, Money, and Mud Mon, 17 Jul 2023
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376 - 350: The Triumph of George Washington (Part 4) Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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375 - 349: The Birth of the United States (Part 3) Mon, 10 Jul 2023
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374 - 348: The Boston Tea Party (Part 2) Thu, 06 Jul 2023