The Rest Is History
Podcast by Goalhanger
The Rest Is History is a podcast by Goalhanger, hosted by Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. TMT covers 24 of its episodes, most often discussing Odyssey, United States Semiquincentennial, Slavery in the United States.
Hosts
- Tom HollandEnglish actor cast as Telemachus
- Dominic SandbrookBritish historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History
Frequent guests
- Paul Rouse · 1 episodeHistorian at University College Dublin, heard in a promotional clip from a members-only series
Topics
- Odyssey
- United States Semiquincentennial
- Slavery in the United States
- Gallipoli campaign
- French Revolution
- Reign of Terror
- Fin de siècle Vienna
- A Nervous Splendor
- Habsburg monarchy
- Mayerling incident
- The Odyssey (2026 film)
- First Party System
- 1800 United States presidential election
- United States Declaration of Independence
- American Revolution
Recently covered
712. The Terror: The Fall of Robespierre (Part 6)Oct 7, 2026 · 1 h 37 min
Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland recount the summer of 1794, the coup of 9 Thermidor and the execution of Robespierre, concluding their French Revolution series.
- 709. The Terror: The Execution of Marie Antoinette (Part 3)
Sep 27, 2026 · 1 h 12 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook recount Marie Antoinette's imprisonment, trial and execution in 1793, Jacques Hébert's campaign against her, and her son Louis Charles's fate.
- 691. Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: The Queen’s Spymaster (Part 1)
Jul 26, 2026 · 1 h 12 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook open a series on Elizabeth I's Catholic enemies, focusing on William Cecil, Mary Queen of Scots, the Ridolfi plot and the papal excommunication.
- 690. A Murderous Affair: Death at Mayerling (Part 2)
Jul 22, 2026 · 1 h 19 min
Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland recount the affair of Crown Prince Rudolf and Mary Vetsera, the Mayerling murder-suicide of 1889, its cover-up and aftermath.
- 689. A Murderous Affair: The Habsburgs’ Greatest Scandal (Part 1)
Jul 19, 2026 · 1 h 13 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook set the scene for the 1889 Mayerling incident, tracing Crown Prince Rudolf's troubled family, 1880s Vienna, and his first meetings with Mary Vetsera.
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