podcast

The Rest Is History

par Goalhanger

715. King Arthur: The Mysteries of Merlin (Part 3)

18/10/2026 • 01:04:41

What are the origins of Merlin, the powerful wizard and King Arthur’s advisor? Who was Geoffrey of Monmouth, and what role did he play in evolving the...

714. King Arthur: Lancelot and the Round Table (Part 2)

14/10/2026 • 01:06:48

Who was the real Lancelot, King Arthur’s dashing love rival from the Arthurian legends? Was he the first medieval knight? How would his relationship w...

713. King Arthur: The Once & Future King (Part 1)

11/10/2026 • 01:11:32

What is the historical truth behind the tales of King Arthur, Britain’s greatest myth? When did these stories begin, and with whom? And, is Arthur’s a...

712. The Terror: The Fall of Robespierre (Part 6)

07/10/2026 • 01:36:55

Why did the Terror reach unprecedented levels of bloodshed in 1794? Who was running France by this point? And, how was Robespierre finally destroyed, ...

711. The Terror: Killing God (Part 5)

04/10/2026 • 01:16:57

Why did Robespierre hold a vast, eccentric festival in 1794 when The Reign of Terror was at its most frenzied? What does it reveal about his psycholog...

710. The Terror: Death at the Guillotine (Part 4)

30/09/2026 • 01:31:11

How did two of the French Revolution's leading figures, Georges Danton and Maximilien Robespierre, differ in their views on how to further the cause? ...

709. The Terror: The Execution of Marie Antoinette (Part 3)

27/09/2026 • 01:11:41

In what conditions was Marie Antoinette - once the most glamorous woman in Europe - imprisoned for over a year, before and after the execution of King...

708. The Terror: The Reign of Robespierre (Part 2)

23/09/2026 • 01:30:10

Where did Maximilien Robespierre come from and what led him to rise from provincial obscurity to play a major role in the French Revolution? Why is he...

707. The Terror: How The French Revolution Collapsed Into Chaos (Part 1)

20/09/2026 • 01:25:33

How did the infamous murder of Jean-Paul Marat, one of the great firebrands of the French Revolution, unleash the bloody Terror? Why did the clashing ...

706. Queen Victoria’s Revenge: Storming the Citadel (Part 2)

16/09/2026 • 01:13:41

Who was Lieutenant General Napier, the man set out to rescue the European hostages held by Emperor Tewodros II? How did he plan to attack the emperor’...