The Rest Is History

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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...

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649. The Fall of the Incas: The Last Emperor (Part 6) 1 h 09 min · Mar 5
648. The Fall of the Incas: Battle for the Sacred City (Part 5) 1 h 04 min · Dominic Sandbrook, Tom Holland · Mar 2
647. The Fall of the Incas: The King in the North (Part 4) 1 h 09 min · Tom Holland, Dominic Sandbrook, Unknown · Feb 26
Greatest Paintings: The French Revolution - Millet's Angelus 6 min · Laura Cumming, Tom Holland · Feb 25
646. The Fall of the Incas: Death to the Emperor (Part 3) 1 h 05 min · Dominic Sandbrook, Tom Holland, Atahualpa · Feb 23
The Book Club: Wuthering Heights 23 min · Feb 20
645. The Fall of the Incas: Massacre in the Andes (Part 2) 1 h 08 min · Dominic Sandbrook, Unknown, Tom Holland · Feb 19
Greatest Paintings: Age of Enlightenment - Raeburn's Skating Minister 7 min · Feb 18
644. The Fall of the Incas: Empire of Gold (Part 1) 1 h 13 min · Feb 16
643. Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Carthage Destroyed (Part 4) 57 min · Tom Holland, Dominic Sandbrook · Feb 12
Greatest Paintings: The Ghost of Spain – Velázquez’s Las Meninas 6 min · Tom Holland, Laura Cumming · Feb 11
642. Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Bloodbath in Africa (Part 3) 1 h 06 min · Tom Holland, Dominic Sandbrook · Feb 9
641. Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Hannibal’s Nemesis (Part 2) 59 min · Feb 5
The Arnolfini Portrait, with Laura Cumming 8 min · Laura Cumming, Tom Holland · Feb 4
640. Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Carthage at the Gates (Part 1) 1 h 01 min · Tom Holland, Dominic Sandbrook · Feb 2
639. Revolution in Iran: Death in the Desert (Part 4) 1 h 10 min · Dominic Sandbrook, Tom Holland, Charlie Beckwith · Jan 29
638. Revolution in Iran: The Hostage Crisis (Part 3) 1 h 12 min · Tom Holland, Dominic Sandbrook · Jan 26
637. Revolution in Iran: Rise of the Ayatollah (Part 2) 1 h 07 min · Dominic Sandbrook, Tom Holland, Ayatollah Khomeini · Jan 22
636. Revolution in Iran: Fall of the Shah (Part 1) 1 h 15 min · Dominic Sandbrook, Tom Holland, Gordon Carrera · Jan 19
635. Joan of Arc: For Fear of the Flames (Part 4) 59 min · Jan 15
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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 Engl...

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As of 2026-09-16, The Rest Is History ranks #59 on the Spotify charts and #40 on Apple Podcasts in the United States, and appears on charts in 28 countries.

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Current overall position by country · categories in 🇺🇸 United States as of 2026-09-16

🇬🇧 United Kingdom #1 🇳🇿 New Zealand #2 🇮🇪 Ireland #4 🇦🇺 Australia #6 🇫🇮 Finland #8 🇿🇦 South Africa #14 🇨🇦 Canada #16 🇳🇴 Norway #27 🇧🇪 Belgium #30 🇮🇩 Indonesia #30 🇦🇷 Argentina #35 🇨🇭 Switzerland #36 🇵🇭 Philippines #38 🇺🇸 United States #40 🇮🇳 India #44 🇳🇱 Netherlands #50 🇩🇰 Denmark #55 🇦🇹 Austria #57 🇵🇱 Poland #82 🇨🇱 Chile #85 🇸🇪 Sweden #97 🇧🇷 Brazil #107 🇪🇸 Spain #128 🇨🇴 Colombia #167 🇮🇹 Italy #167 🇲🇽 Mexico #174 🇩🇪 Germany #175 🇫🇷 France #198 History #2 Apple History #1 Spotify Trending #49 Spotify
Chart records
First charted2025-02-07
Best ever#1 on Apple Podcasts (Finland) · 2025-08-09
Days on chart537 · 284 at #1
Countries now28
CategoriesHistory · History · Trending

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