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The Rest Is History

Goalhanger

The Rest Is History with Goalhanger. 737 episodes in the official feed, 690 hr 21 min of listening. Free official feed published by the creator.

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737 episodes · 690 hr 21 min
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737
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English
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Lifelong
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  1. 719. Revolution in the Soviet Empire: The Hungarian Uprising (Part 1) 1:25:31
  2. 718. The Suez Crisis: Britain's Shattered Empire (Part 2) 1:16:31
  3. 717. The Suez Crisis: Anarchy in the Middle East (Part 1) 1:26:13
  4. 716. King Arthur: The Truth Behind the Legend (Part 4) 1:06:14
  5. 715. King Arthur: The Mysteries of Merlin (Part 3) 1:04:41
  6. 714. King Arthur: Lancelot and the Round Table (Part 2) 1:06:48
  7. 713. King Arthur: The Once & Future King (Part 1) 1:11:32
  8. 712. The Terror: The Fall of Robespierre (Part 6) 1:36:55
  9. 711. The Terror: Killing God (Part 5) 1:16:57
  10. 710. The Terror: Death at the Guillotine (Part 4) 1:31:11
  11. 709. The Terror: The Execution of Marie Antoinette (Part 3) 1:11:41
  12. 708. The Terror: The Reign of Robespierre (Part 2) 1:30:10
  13. 707. The Terror: How The French Revolution Collapsed Into Chaos (Part 1) 1:25:33
  14. 706. Queen Victoria’s Revenge: Storming the Citadel (Part 2) 1:13:41
  15. 705. Queen Victoria’s Revenge: The Mad Emperor of Abyssinia (Part 1) 1:10:15
  16. 704. Roman Civil War: Master of the Republic (Part 4) 1:10:29
  17. 703. Roman Civil War: Marching on the Senate (Part 3) 1:13:26
  18. 702. Roman Civil War: The Barbarian Invasion (Part 2) 1:18:32
  19. 701. Roman Civil War: Rise of the General (Part 1) 1:13:53
  20. 700. The Troubles: Bloody Sunday (Part 4) 1:24:07
  21. 699. The Troubles: Return of the IRA (Part 3) 1:23:51
  22. 698. The Troubles: The Brink of Civil War (Part 2) 1:22:10
  23. 697. The Troubles: Murder in Belfast (Part 1) 1:26:16
  24. 696. Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: Killing the Queen of Scots (Part 6) 1:09:49
  25. 695. Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: The Shadow War (Part 5) 1:01:55
  26. 694. Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: A Treacherous Conspiracy (Part 4) 1:12:34
  27. 693. Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: England’s Greatest Hero (Part 3) 1:16:40
  28. 692. Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: A Massacre in Paris (Part 2) 1:11:35
  29. 691. Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: The Queen’s Spymaster (Part 1) 1:12:09
  30. 690. A Murderous Affair: Death at Mayerling (Part 2) 1:19:05
  31. 689. A Murderous Affair: The Habsburgs’ Greatest Scandal (Part 1) 1:12:59
  32. 688. The Odyssey: Return of the King (Part 2) 1:05:48
  33. 687. The Odyssey: Hero of the Trojan Horse (Part 1) 1:11:48
  34. 686. Jefferson: The Betrayal of Liberty (Part 4) 1:21:37
  35. 685. Hamilton: Duel to the Death (Part 3) 1:15:33
  36. 684. Franklin: Revenge of the American Genius (Part 2) 1:13:18
  37. 683. Washington: Hero of the Revolution (Part 1) 1:16:04
  38. 682. South Africa: Mandela and the Death of Apartheid (Part 6) 1:10:52
  39. 681. Brazil: The Emperor’s Anthem (Part 5) 1:09:50
  40. 680. The Netherlands: The Revolt that Made The Modern World (Part 4) 1:12:36
  41. The Fascist World Cup: Mussolini's Football Dictatorship | History of the World Cup 1:01:09
  42. 679. Germany: The Song Hitler Stole (Part 3) 1:13:11
  43. 678. Britain: God Save the King (Part 2) 1:11:09
  44. 677. USA: The Star-Spangled Banner (Part 1) 1:10:44
  45. 676. The First World War: Churchill’s Calamity (Part 6) 1:17:33
  46. 675. The First World War: Slaughter at Gallipoli (Part 5) 1:16:42
  47. 674. The First World War: The Spy Who Took on the Germans (Part 4) 1:07:41
  48. 673. The First World War: The Submarine Strikes (Part 3) 1:16:40
  49. 672. The First World War: Italy’s Doomed Campaign (Part 2) 1:11:02
  50. Empress Matilda: Civil War and the Fight for the Throne 43:15
  51. 671. The First World War: Blood in the Trenches (Part 1) 1:24:23
  52. 670. Tom Holland Meets Paul McCartney 39:42
  53. 669. Greece vs. Persia: The Battle of Marathon (Part 2) 1:09:04
  54. 668. Greece vs Persia: The Rise of the First Superpower (Part 1) 1:12:36
  55. 667. The Mystery of the Mona Lisa 1:09:57
  56. 666. Wine and the Birth of Civilisation 1:15:43
  57. 665. Britain in the 70s: The Bailout from Hell (Part 4) 1:15:11
  58. 664. Britain in the 70s: Scandal in Downing Street (Part 3) 1:14:08
  59. 663. Britain in the 70s: The Brexit That Never Was (Part 2) 1:17:18
  60. 662. Britain in the 70s: The Rise of Thatcher (Part 1) 1:15:36
  61. 661. Dawn of the Samurai: The Shōgun Triumphant (Part 4) 1:04:51
  62. 660. Dawn of the Samurai: Japan’s Greatest Warrior (Part 3) 1:01:28
  63. 659. Dawn of the Samurai: Bloodbath at the Bridge (Part 2) 1:07:26
  64. 658. Dawn of the Samurai: The Shadow of the Sword (Part 1) 1:03:27
  65. 657. The Ku Klux Klan: American Fascists (Part 4) 1:11:31
  66. 656. The Ku Klux Klan: Birth of a Nation (Part 3) 1:15:09
  67. 655. The Ku Klux Klan: Terror in the South (Part 2) 1:10:56
  68. 654. The Ku Klux Klan: The Rise of Evil (Part 1) 1:09:05
  69. 653. London’s Golden Age: The Shadow of the Madhouse (Part 4) 1:07:08
  70. 652. London’s Golden Age: The Ghosts of Culloden (Part 3) 1:04:55
  71. 651. London’s Golden Age: Sex and Scandal in Georgian Britain (Part 2) 1:08:46
  72. 650. London’s Golden Age: The Mad Life of Dr Johnson (Part 1) 1:05:32
  73. 649. The Fall of the Incas: The Last Emperor (Part 6) 1:12:25
  74. 648. The Fall of the Incas: Battle for the Sacred City (Part 5) 1:07:43
  75. 647. The Fall of the Incas: The King in the North (Part 4) 1:10:59
  76. 646. The Fall of the Incas: Death to the Emperor (Part 3) 1:05:36
  77. 645. The Fall of the Incas: Massacre in the Andes (Part 2) 1:09:00
  78. 644. The Fall of the Incas: Empire of Gold (Part 1) 1:16:20
  79. 643. Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Carthage Destroyed (Part 4) 1:00:15
  80. 642. Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Bloodbath in Africa (Part 3) 1:09:04
  81. 641. Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Hannibal’s Nemesis (Part 2) 1:01:15
  82. 640. Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Carthage at the Gates (Part 1) 1:03:47
  83. 639. Revolution in Iran: Death in the Desert (Part 4) 1:12:15
  84. 638. Revolution in Iran: The Hostage Crisis (Part 3) 1:15:18
  85. 637. Revolution in Iran: Rise of the Ayatollah (Part 2) 1:09:47
  86. 636. Revolution in Iran: Fall of the Shah (Part 1) 1:17:34
  87. 635. Joan of Arc: For Fear of the Flames (Part 4) 1:02:30
  88. 634. Joan of Arc: Heroine in Chains (Part 3) 1:03:11
  89. 633. Joan of Arc: Saviour of France (Part 2) 55:59
  90. 632. Joan of Arc: Warrior Maid (Part 1) 1:09:16
  91. 631. Wagner: LIVE at the Royal Albert Hall 1:13:00
  92. 630. Tchaikovsky: LIVE at the Royal Albert Hall 1:19:28
  93. 629. WWI: The Christmas Truce 58:42
  94. 628. Jack The Ripper: The Killer Unmasked (Part 5) 1:34:31
  95. 627. Jack The Ripper: From Hell (Part 4) 1:08:08
  96. 626. Jack The Ripper: The Killer Strikes Again (Part 3) 58:31
  97. 625. Jack The Ripper: Horror in Whitechapel (Part 2) 1:04:02
  98. The Beatles: The British Invasion, with Conan O’Brien (Part 2) 55:22
  99. 624. Jack The Ripper: History’s Darkest Mystery (Part 1) 1:04:08
  100. 623. The Nazis at War: Churchill’s Finest Hour (Part 4) 1:09:39
  101. The Beatles: The Band that Changed the World, with Conan O’Brien (Part 1) 51:00
  102. 622. The Nazis at War: The Fall of France (Part 3) 1:06:32
  103. 621. The Nazis at War: Blitzkrieg (Part 2) 1:04:35
  104. 620. The Nazis at War: Hitler Strikes West (Part 1) 1:12:01
  105. 619. Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen (Part 4) 1:06:41
  106. 618. Elizabeth I: The Shadow of the Tower (Part 3) 1:11:10
  107. 617. Elizabeth I: Anne Boleyn's Bastard (Part 2) 1:00:23
  108. 616. Elizabeth I: The Fall of the Axe (Part 1) 1:06:31
  109. RIHC: Disney's Legacy, with Bob Iger 33:31
  110. 615. Disneyland: The Modern American Utopia 1:19:23
  111. 614. Walt Disney: The Great American Storyteller 1:09:03
  112. 613. Nelson: Glory at Trafalgar (Part 6) 1:10:56
  113. 612. Nelson: The Final Showdown (Part 5) 1:02:59
  114. 611. Nelson: Bonaparte Prepares to Strike (Part 4) 1:09:28
  115. 610. Nelson: The Battle of Copenhagen (Part 3) 1:07:25
  116. 609. Nelson: The Gathering Storm (Part 2) 1:02:12
  117. 608. Nelson: Slaughter in Naples (Part 1) 1:22:23
  118. 607. Nelson’s Lover: The Scandalous Lady Hamilton 1:14:03
  119. 606. Enoch Powell: Rivers of Blood 1:17:01
  120. 605. Greek Myths: Jason & The Quest for the Golden Fleece (Part 4) 1:03:02
  121. 604. Greek Myths: Sex, Drugs & Tragedy (Part 3) 1:03:48
  122. 603. Greek Myths: The Riddle of the Sphinx (Part 2) 1:04:19
  123. 602. Greek Myths: Zeus, King of the Gods (Part 1) 58:13
  124. 601. Scandal in the White House 1:11:21
  125. 600. Chatham High Street 1:00:56
  126. 599. The First World War: Downfall of the Habsburgs (Part 6) 1:01:56
  127. 598. The First World War: The Eastern Front Explodes (Part 5) 1:08:03
  128. 597. The First World War: The Massacre of the Innocents (Part 4) 52:59
  129. 596. The First World War: The Miracle on the Marne (Part 3) 1:05:50
  130. 595. The First World War: The Battle of the Frontiers (Part 2) 1:00:37
  131. 594. The First World War: The Invasion of Belgium (Part 1) 59:30
  132. 593. The Fight of the Century 55:37
  133. 592. Mad Victorian Sport 56:35
  134. 591. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: Manhunt for the Killer (Part 2) 1:06:32
  135. 590. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: Death at the Theatre (Part 1) 1:02:24
  136. 589. Mary, Queen of Scots: Downfall (Part 6) 1:06:13
  137. 588. Mary, Queen of Scots: The Mystery of the Exploding Mansion (Part 5) 1:00:08
  138. 587. Mary, Queen of Scots: Murder Most Foul (Part 4) 54:22
  139. 586. Mary, Queen of Scots: The Battle for Scotland (Part 3) 1:02:27
  140. 585. Mary, Queen of Scots: The Royal Rivals (Part 2) 1:00:52
  141. 584. Mary, Queen of Scots: Birth of a Legend (Part 1) 54:43
  142. 583. The Lion, the Priest and the Parlourmaids: A 1930s Sex Scandal 1:10:35
  143. 582. The Body in the Woods: A Medieval Murder Mystery 1:00:54
  144. 581. The Irish Civil War: The Killing of Michael Collins (Part 2) 45:22
  145. 580. The Irish Civil War: The Assassination of Sir Henry Wilson (Part 1) 47:32
  146. 579. The Irish War of Independence: Showdown in London (Part 4) 1:04:17
  147. 578. The Irish War of Independence: Bloody Sunday (Part 3) 56:44
  148. 577. The Irish War of Independence: The Violence Begins (Part 2) 1:00:38
  149. 576. The Irish War of Independence: Rise of the IRA (Part 1) 1:08:53
  150. 575. The Medici: The Bonfire of the Vanities (Part 4) 1:09:09
  151. 574. The Medici: Curse of the Mad Monk (Part 3) 59:33
  152. 573. The Medici: Lorenzo the Magnificent (Part 2) 57:16
  153. 572. The Medici: Masters of Florence (Part 1) 1:03:45
  154. 571. Hannibal: Roman Bloodbath at Cannae (Part 4) 58:26
  155. 570. Hannibal: The Invasion of Italy (Part 3) 56:00
  156. 569. Hannibal: Elephants Cross the Alps (Part 2) 58:28
  157. 568. Hannibal: Rome's Greatest Enemy (Part 1) 55:36
  158. 567. The Great Northern War: Murder in Moscow (Part 4) 1:05:18
  159. 566. The Great Northern War: Slaughter on the Steppes (Part 3) 1:01:36
  160. 565. The Great Northern War: Revenge of the Cossacks (Part 2) 1:07:05
  161. 564. The Great Northern War: The Battle of the Baltic (Part 1) 1:02:02
  162. 563. Peter the Great: Bloodbath in the Kremlin (Part 2) 1:02:19
  163. 562. Peter the Great: The Rise of Russia (Part 1) 1:03:32
  164. 561. The Golden Age of Japan: Secrets of the Imperial Court (Part 2) 1:06:47
  165. 560. The Golden Age of Japan: Lady Murasaki and the Shining Prince (Part 1) 54:14
  166. 559. The Rolling Stones: Satanic Majesties of Sixties Rebellion (Part 2) 1:08:55
  167. 558. The Rolling Stones: Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll (Part 1) 1:08:08
  168. 557. 1066: The Norman Conquest (Part 4) 1:03:47
  169. 556. 1066: The Battle of Hastings (Part 3) 57:01
  170. 555. 1066: Slaughter at Stamford Bridge (Part 2) 1:07:47
  171. 554. 1066: The Shadows of War (Part 1) 1:07:47
  172. 553. The Last Viking: Warrior of the New Rome (Part 2) 1:04:25
  173. 552. The Last Viking: The Saga of Harald Hardrada (Part 1) 1:00:50
  174. 551. The Road to 1066: Countdown to Conquest (Part 4) 59:33
  175. 550. The Road to 1066: Rise of the Normans (Part 3) 57:42
  176. 549. The Road to 1066: Revenge of the Vikings (Part 2) 1:01:50
  177. 548. The Road to 1066: Anglo-Saxon Apocalypse (Part 1) 58:05
  178. 547. The French Revolution: The Execution of the King (Part 4) 1:01:25
  179. 546. The French Revolution: The Monarchy Falls (Part 3) 1:00:06
  180. 545. The French Revolution: The First Feminist (Part 2) 56:29
  181. 544. The French Revolution: The September Massacres (Part 1) 1:00:14
  182. 543. Death in the Amazon: Aguirre, the Wrath of God 1:07:57
  183. 542. Elizabeth I’s Sorcerer: Angels and Demons in Renaissance Europe 1:00:18
  184. 541. Heart of Darkness: Fear and Loathing in the Congo 1:10:21
  185. 540. Horror in the Congo: A Conspiracy Unmasked (Part 3) 1:04:05
  186. 539. Horror in the Congo: The Crimes of Empire (Part 2) 58:59
  187. 538. Horror in the Congo: The Nightmare Begins (Part 1) 1:03:20
  188. 537. Emperors of Rome: Claudius, Paranoia and Poison (Part 4) 1:06:10
  189. 536. Emperors of Rome: Caligula, Incest and Insanity (Part 3) 1:05:46
  190. 535. Emperors of Rome: Tiberius, Slaughter and Scandal (Part 2) 58:52
  191. 534. Emperors of Rome: Sex Secrets of the Caesars (Part 1) 53:41
  192. 533. Wojtek: The Bear Who Beat the Nazis 59:15
  193. 532. Hitler's War on Poland: The Fall of Warsaw (Part 3) 1:00:36
  194. 531. Hitler's War on Poland: The Pact with Stalin (Part 2) 1:02:44
  195. 530. Hitler’s War on Poland: Countdown to Armageddon (Part 1) 59:03
  196. 529. The Nazis' Road to War: Showdown in Munich (Part 2) 57:19
  197. 528. The Nazis' Road to War: Hitler Prepares to Strike (Part 1) 1:01:15
  198. 527. Beethoven: Napoleon and the Music of War LIVE at the Royal Albert Hall 1:06:16
  199. 526. Mozart: History's Greatest Prodigy LIVE at the Royal Albert Hall 1:09:22
  200. 525. Charlemagne: Emperor of the West (Part 3) 1:03:47
  201. 524. Charlemagne: Pagan Killer (Part 2) 53:51
  202. 523. Charlemagne: Return of the Kings (Part 1) 50:31
  203. 522. Warlords of the West: A Clash of Ice and Fire (Part 3) 59:41
  204. 521. Warlords of the West: Killer Queens (Part 2) 1:00:12
  205. 520. Warlords of the West: Barbarian Heirs of Rome (Part 1) 51:54
  206. 519. The World's First City 50:53
  207. 518. Nelson: The Battle of the Nile (Part 5) 51:48
  208. 517. Nelson: The Hunt for Napoleon (Part 4) 52:00
  209. 516. Nelson: God of War (Part 3) 38:32
  210. 515. Nelson: Attack the French! (Part 2) 37:46
  211. 514. Nelson: Hero of the Seas (Part 1) 1:06:29
  212. 513. America in '68: Nixon's Great Comeback (Part 6) 57:45
  213. 512. America in '68: The Chicago Riots (Part 5) 1:09:35
  214. 511. America in '68: George Wallace, The First Donald Trump (Part 4) 1:06:49
  215. 510. America in '68: The Killing of Robert Kennedy (Part 3) 1:04:46
  216. 509. America in '68: The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. (Part 2) 1:02:48
  217. 508. America in '68: Nightmare in Vietnam (Part 1) 1:13:29
  218. 507. The French Revolution: The Marseillaise, Song of War (Part 5) 46:01
  219. 506. The French Revolution: Massacre at the Palace (Part 4) 58:16
  220. 505. The French Revolution: The Shadow of the Guillotine (Part 3) 55:44
  221. 504. The French Revolution: War to the Death (Part 2) 1:01:02
  222. 503. The French Revolution: Bloodbath in Paris (Part 1) 1:03:05
  223. 502. The Roman Conquest of Britain: To the Ends of the Earth (Part 4) 59:47
  224. 501. The Roman Conquest of Britain: Boudicca’s Reign of Blood (Part 3) 54:23
  225. 500. The Roman Conquest of Britain: The Empire Strikes Back (Part 2) 56:52
  226. 499. The Roman Conquest of Britain: Julius Caesar’s Invasion (Part 1) 48:48
  227. 498. Evita: The Mystery of the Missing Body (Part 5) 55:22
  228. 497. Evita: Death of a Martyr (Part 4) 45:56
  229. 496. Evita: The World's Most Powerful Woman (Part 3) 48:04
  230. 495. Evita: The Rise of General Perón (Part 2) 52:30
  231. 494. Evita: Birth of a Legend (Part 1) 41:14
  232. 493. Lee Miller: Exposing the Horrors of World War Two 1:01:17
  233. 492. The War on Beards: From Peter the Great to John Lennon (Part 2) 51:41
  234. 491. History's Greatest Beards: From Egyptian Queens to Medieval Conquerors (Part 1) 46:02
  235. 490. Hundred Years' War: England Triumphant (Part 4) 55:06
  236. 489. Hundred Years' War: Bloodbath at Agincourt (Part 3) 54:10
  237. 488. Hundred Years' War: The Road to Agincourt (Part 2) 51:38
  238. 487. Hundred Years' War: Henry V’s Invasion of France (Part 1) 56:46
  239. 486. Henry IV: Warrior Princes and Fat Knights (Part 2) 57:09
  240. 485. Henry IV: The Usurper King (Part 1) 1:04:08
  241. 484. The Food that Changed the World 46:33
  242. 483. The Mysterious Case of the Ape Man 50:21
  243. 482. The French Revolution: The Royal Family Escapes (Part 8) 1:04:52
  244. 481. The French Revolution: The Women's March on Versailles (Part 7) 58:37
  245. 480. The French Revolution: The Rights of Man (Part 6) 58:42
  246. 479. The French Revolution: The Storming of the Bastille (Part 5) 59:24
  247. 478. The French Revolution: Showdown in Versailles (Part 4) 1:08:10
  248. 477. The French Revolution: The Violence Begins (Part 3) 1:00:21
  249. 476. The French Revolution: The Diamond Necklace Scandal (Part 2) 51:58
  250. 475. The French Revolution: Marie Antoinette (Part 1) 55:51