
The Rest Is History
Author: Goalhanger
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Take a deep dive into History’s biggest moments with Tom Holland & Dominic Sandbrook.
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, Tom and Dominic bring the past to life with gripping storytelling and expert analysis, as they unpack the high-drama moments that shaped our world.
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The Norman Conquest can surely be compared with the Nazi occupation of France, Belgium, Holland and Poland. Our aristocracy today is basically Norman ... the same families still occupy the top few per cent. Northumberland, Westminster etc at all. The conquest should be a lesson to our political leaders that if we fail to defend our country we could lose it ... and that would be most unpleasant.
The story of Zeus has always been fascinating — defeating Cronos, freeing his siblings, winning the Titanomachy, and finally becoming king of Olympus. ⚡ That same mythical energy comes alive in the new Subway Surfers Greece update. https://thesubwaysurfers.com/ Valentina’s divine upgrade and Sunny’s radiant debut feel just like heroes stepping onto the stage in those ancient myths. Even the 8 Ball crossover, with tokens to collect across 6 cities, feels like a modern version of a hero’s quest — just like the journeys Greek heroes once took, filled with trials and triumphs. The myths and the game are different worlds, but they share the same spirit: legends never die, they just return in new styles and colors.
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that Putin call aged badly 😬
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If you want to take a proper deep dive into the first 2 months of the Great War then I'd recommend Ring of Fire by Alex Churchill and Nicolai Eberholst, it's incomparable for it's depth of research in all theatre's of the War from a bottom up perspective, using previously little or unknown eye witness accounts.
Somehow Tom and Dom managed to make this a bit boring. They've improved masdively since then
Loving the episode. Just wanted to share that in the early 2000s we hosted 2 German students, one was A fair haired boy who proudly stated that his name meant he was part the aristocracy and that his ancestors were famous. His name was von molke. The other boy just rolled his eyes and then was annoyed when I showed genuine interest
That was the most unexpected, moving episode I have heard in years. Captivating and interesting and totally unknown. Fascinating story.
They should've had Tom do these Jane Grey episodes.
I don't understand how a movie made in 1997 can have an influence on how you think about the Titanic disaster, unless you were 15 years old or so at the time the movie came out. The Titanic mystique was already well established by the late 90's.
eagle of the ninth,
Ha haa! Darnly is not a man who likes to be humiliated? I thought that was a very special taste.
I stumbled across the Peter + Great Northern War episodes last night, and have listened to all within the last 24. You have both perfected the volley of conversation so that I'm drawn in, just as distractions attempt to pull me away. Haven't scrolled through all your 300 episodes, but the Wlliam Penn crossover comment.. 🤤. if you you guys have deep-dived William Penn, (and his bff RAMBO! - cannot be a coincidence, right?) my poor friends are about to hate my newfound facts!!! Thanks!!!
is that the last one I hope so
did you just pronounce Lucca how I think you just pronounced it? Just set back my opinion of the UK by 2 decades with that.
thanks from iran i like it.
35 minute onward, has all the Hallmark of barracks bawdy
I'm enjoying the episode very much but just so no one is confused: Washington Irving is the author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Rip Van Winkle, and many other short and long works. But not The Night Before Christmas.
They've uploaded the Battle of Cannae episode again.