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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*Now with a fun pub quiz*'An idiosyncratic ride through history' Independent 'Holland and Sandbrook have pretty much reinvented popular history for the modern age' The TimesThe nation’s favourite historians, Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, take on the most curious moments in history, answering the questions we didn’t even think to ask . . .- What was the most disastrous party in history?- How did a hair appointment almost blow Churchill’s cover?- Why did the Nazis believe they were descended from the people of Atlantis?- What made Alfred the Great so great?From a British political leader who allegedly plotted to feed his lover to alligators, to a Brazilian emperor whose subjects mistook him for a banana, there is nothing too big or too small for Tom and Dominic to unpick.

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERThe second bestselling book from 'the most joyous and brain-enhancing podcast out there' (The Times) - also including puzzles and a quiz!Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook bring you an alphabetical miscellany, taking on some of history’s best and most bizarre moments. Charge forth against the traitors of the American Revolution, journey through Baghdad to discover the origins of the Arabian Nights and head to Sicily to witness the first face-off between Carthage and Rome.Along the way you'll find the answers to questions like:- Was Henry V's great-grandfather, Edward III, the biggest lad in British history?- Which Mitford sister tried to seduce her girlish crush, Adolf Hitler?- Who are history's top 10 monkeys?- Why did the Romans inspire so much American science fiction?Dust off your tricorne hat, grab your lasso and get ready for a rollicking rollercoaster ride through the past . . . ‘All history podcasts have to be measured against The Rest is History. To listen to anyone else attempt to tell historical stories in audio form is to realise just how good Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland are’ James Marriott, The Times‘Holland and Sandbrook have reached a peak of listenability at which you’d happily hear them chortle through a history of paperclips or phonebooks’ Jasper Rees, Telegraph‘A global sensation . . . Dives into the past with raucous good cheer’ Wall Street Journal

The Rest Is Quiz is the ultimate brain-teaser for quiz lovers and podcast fans.Based on the smash-hit podcasts The Rest Is Politics, The Rest Is History, The Rest Is Football, The Rest Is Entertainment, and The Rest Is Classified, this book guarantees hours of quality, brain-teasing fun.Get ready for the definitive trivia challenge!What's Inside?• 21 Quizzes, 5 Rounds Each: A massive collection guaranteeing hours of fun, perfect for keeping spirits high over the festive break.• Over 1,000 Questions: From ancient history to modern politics, plus sports, showbiz, and spycraft – there’s something here for everyone.• Built for Competition: Ideal for the pub team, family game night, or simply playing on your own.Test your knowledge with questions from the book:• Who declared to the House of Commons, ‘The Prime Minister is not under a desk!’?• How did Attila the Hun meet his unfortunate end?• Which Hollywood star was a victim of revenge by cheesecake?

The Rest Is Quiz is the ultimate brain-teaser for quiz lovers and podcast fans.Based on the smash-hit podcasts The Rest Is Politics, The Rest Is History, The Rest Is Football, The Rest Is Entertainment, and The Rest Is Classified, this book guarantees hours of quality, brain-teasing fun.Get ready for the definitive trivia challenge!What's Inside?• 21 Quizzes, 5 Rounds Each: A massive collection guaranteeing hours of fun, perfect for keeping spirits high over the festive break.• Over 1,000 Questions: From ancient history to modern politics, plus sports, showbiz, and spycraft – there’s something here for everyone.• Built for Competition: Ideal for the pub team, family game night, or simply playing on your own.Test your knowledge with questions from the book:• Who declared to the House of Commons, ‘The Prime Minister is not under a desk!’?• How did Attila the Hun meet his unfortunate end?• Which Hollywood star was a victim of revenge by cheesecake?

'I am a helpless, devoted, pathetic fan. So is everyone I know' JAMES MARRIOTT, THE TIMES'The history publishing phenomenon of my lifetime' ROBERT COLLS, NEW STATESMANFrom the award-winning podcast The Rest is History and Sunday Times bestselling authors Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook comes a riotous deep dive into history’s biggest heroes and most notorious villainsWelcome to a shadowy realm where the divide between the noble and the nefarious isn’t quite as clear as it seems. Where saints can appear suspiciously treacherous, and scoundrels reveal unexpected glimmers of virtue. Prepare for sword fights, scandals and enough moral ambiguity to make Machiavelli blush – from the imperial court of eleventh-century Japan to the studios of twentieth-century Hollywood. Along the way, Holland and Sandbrook debate questions like:-Was Caligula an irredeemable monster or history’s favourite scandal magnet?-Was Wojtek the bear a true Second World War hero or simply a cuddly mascot?-Was Elizabeth I a true Virgin Queen or just brilliant at branding?So polish your armour, don your villainous moustache and get ready to choose a side in the ultimate showdown between history’s greats and rogues...

'I am a helpless, devoted, pathetic fan. So is everyone I know' JAMES MARRIOTT, THE TIMES'The history publishing phenomenon of my lifetime' ROBERT COLLS, NEW STATESMANFrom the award-winning podcast The Rest is History and Sunday Times bestselling authors Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook comes a riotous deep dive into history’s biggest heroes and most notorious villainsWelcome to a shadowy realm where the divide between the noble and the nefarious isn’t quite as clear as it seems. Where saints can appear suspiciously treacherous, and scoundrels reveal unexpected glimmers of virtue. Prepare for sword fights, scandals and enough moral ambiguity to make Machiavelli blush – from the imperial court of eleventh-century Japan to the studios of twentieth-century Hollywood. Along the way, Holland and Sandbrook debate questions like:-Was Caligula an irredeemable monster or history’s favourite scandal magnet?-Was Wojtek the bear a true Second World War hero or simply a cuddly mascot?-Was Elizabeth I a true Virgin Queen or just brilliant at branding?So polish your armour, don your villainous moustache and get ready to choose a side in the ultimate showdown between history’s greats and rogues...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*Now with a fun pub quiz*''An idiosyncratic ride through history'' Independent ''Holland and Sandbrook have pretty much reinvented popular history for the modern age'' The TimesThe nation''s favourite historians, Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, take on the most curious moments in history, answering the questions we didn''t even think to ask . . .- What was the most disastrous party in history?- How did a hair appointment almost blow Churchill''s cover?- Why did the Nazis believe they were descended from the people of Atlantis?- What made Alfred the Great so great?From a British political leader who allegedly plotted to feed his lover to alligators, to a Brazilian emperor whose subjects mistook him for a banana, there is nothing too big or too small for Tom and Dominic to unpick.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERMake room Herodotus, stand down Bede, pipe down Pepys – there''s a new history book in town.From the chart-topping podcast The Rest is History, a whistle-stop tour through the past – from Alexander the Great to Tolkien, the Wars of the Roses to Watergate. The nation''s favourite historians Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook take on the most curious moments in history, answering the questions we didn''t even think to ask:- Did the Trojan War actually happen?- What was the most disastrous party in history?- Was Richard Nixon more like Caligula or Claudius?- How did a hair appointment almost blow Churchill''s cover?- Why did the Nazis believe they were descended from Atlantis?Whether it is sending historical figures to Casa Amor in a series of Love Island, ranking history''s most famous eunuchs and pigeons (including Winkie, the unsung hero of the Second World War), or debating the meaning of greatness, there is nothing too big or too small for Tom and Dominic to unpick.So run your Egyptian milk bath, strap up your best Spartan sandals, and prepare for a journey down the highways and byways of the human past. . .WATERSTONES'' BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: HISTORY

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER''The world''s most successful history podcast . . . Holland and Sandbrook have pretty much reinvented popular history for the modern age'' The TimesFrom the podcast legends who brought you The Rest is History comes The Rest is History Returns!This time Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook bring you an alphabetical miscellany, taking on some of history''s best and most bizarre moments. Charge forth against the traitors of the American Revolution, journey through Baghdad to discover the origins of the Arabian Nights and head to Sicily to witness the first face-off between Carthage and Rome. Along the way you''ll find the answers to questions like: - Who was Jesus''s wife? - What would it have been like to live-tweet through the eruption of Vesuvius? - Why did the Romans inspire so much American science fiction? - Which Mitford sister tried to seduce her girlish crush, Adolf Hitler? - Who are history''s top 10 monkeys? - Was Henry V''s great-grandfather, Edward III, the biggest ''lad'' in British history? But that''s not all – this book also includes puzzles and a pub quiz. So dust off your tricorne hat, grab your lasso and get ready for a rollicking rollercoaster through the past . . .

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'The world's most successful history podcast . . . Holland and Sandbrook have pretty much reinvented popular history for the modern age' The TimesFrom the podcast legends who brought you The Rest is History comes The Rest is History Returns!This time Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook bring you an alphabetical miscellany, taking on some of history’s best and most bizarre moments. Charge forth against the traitors of the American Revolution, journey through Baghdad to discover the origins of the Arabian Nights and head to Sicily to witness the first face-off between Carthage and Rome.Along the way you'll find the answers to questions like:- Who was Jesus’s wife?- What would it have been like to live-tweet through the eruption of Vesuvius?- Why did the Romans inspire so much American science fiction?- Which Mitford sister tried to seduce her girlish crush, Adolf Hitler?- Who are history's top 10 monkeys?- Was Henry V’s great-grandfather, Edward III, the biggest ‘lad’ in British history?But that’s not all – this book also includes puzzles and a pub quiz. So dust off your tricorne hat, grab your lasso and get ready for a rollicking rollercoaster through the past . . .

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'The world's most successful history podcast . . . Holland and Sandbrook have pretty much reinvented popular history for the modern age' The TimesFrom the podcast legends who brought you The Rest is History comes The Rest is History Returns!This time Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook bring you an alphabetical miscellany, taking on some of history’s best and most bizarre moments. Charge forth against the traitors of the American Revolution, journey through Baghdad to discover the origins of the Arabian Nights and head to Sicily to witness the first face-off between Carthage and Rome.Along the way you'll find the answers to questions like:- Who was Jesus’s wife?- What would it have been like to live-tweet through the eruption of Vesuvius?- Why did the Romans inspire so much American science fiction?- Which Mitford sister tried to seduce her girlish crush, Adolf Hitler?- Who are history's top 10 monkeys?- Was Henry V’s great-grandfather, Edward III, the biggest ‘lad’ in British history?But that’s not all – this book also includes puzzles and a pub quiz. So dust off your tricorne hat, grab your lasso and get ready for a rollicking rollercoaster through the past . . .

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER''The world''s most successful history podcast . . . Holland and Sandbrook have pretty much reinvented popular history for the modern age'' The TimesFrom the podcast legends who brought you The Rest is History comes The Rest is History Returns!This time Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook bring you an alphabetical miscellany, taking on some of history''s best and most bizarre moments. Charge forth against the traitors of the American Revolution, journey through Baghdad to discover the origins of the Arabian Nights and head to Sicily to witness the first face-off between Carthage and Rome. Along the way you''ll find the answers to questions like: - Who was Jesus''s wife? - What would it have been like to live-tweet through the eruption of Vesuvius? - Why did the Romans inspire so much American science fiction? - Which Mitford sister tried to seduce her girlish crush, Adolf Hitler? - Who are history''s top 10 monkeys? - Was Henry V''s great-grandfather, Edward III, the biggest ''lad'' in British history? But that''s not all – this book also includes puzzles and a pub quiz. So dust off your tricorne hat, grab your lasso and get ready for a rollicking rollercoaster through the past . . .

'I am a helpless, devoted, pathetic fan. So is everyone I know' JAMES MARRIOTT, THE TIMES'The history publishing phenomenon of my lifetime' ROBERT COLLS, NEW STATESMANFrom the award-winning podcast The Rest is History and Sunday Times bestselling authors Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook comes a riotous deep dive into history’s biggest heroes and most notorious villainsWelcome to a shadowy realm where the divide between the noble and the nefarious isn’t quite as clear as it seems. Where saints can appear suspiciously treacherous, and scoundrels reveal unexpected glimmers of virtue. Prepare for sword fights, scandals and enough moral ambiguity to make Machiavelli blush – from the imperial court of eleventh-century Japan to the studios of twentieth-century Hollywood. Along the way, Holland and Sandbrook debate questions like:-Was Caligula an irredeemable monster or history’s favourite scandal magnet?-Was Wojtek the bear a true Second World War hero or simply a cuddly mascot?-Was Elizabeth I a true Virgin Queen or just brilliant at branding?So polish your armour, don your villainous moustache and get ready to choose a side in the ultimate showdown between history’s greats and rogues...