The Rest Is History

Goalhanger

Podcast

Episodes

Latest Episodes

Brazil: The Emperor’s Anthem (Part 5)

6/21/2026 • 69 min

What does the Brazilian national anthem reveal about its history of slavery and revolt? Why did the king of Portugal rule his country all the way from Rio in the 19th century? Who was the first emperor of Brazil? And, why was the second anthem a symbol of liberty? Join Tom and Dominic as they delve into the chaotic episode of Brazilian history that resulted i… Play episode

The Netherlands: The Revolt that Made The Modern World (Part 4)
The Fascist World Cup: Mussolini's Football Dictatorship
Germany: The Song Hitler Stole (Part 3)
Britain: God Save the King (Part 2)
USA: The Star-Spangled Banner (Part 1)
The First World War: Churchill’s Calamity (Part 6)
The First World War: Slaughter at Gallipoli (Part 5)
The First World War: The Spy Who Took on the Germans (Part 4)
The First World War: The Submarine Strikes (Part 3)
The First World War: Italy’s Doomed Campaign (Part 2)
Empress Matilda: Civil War and the Fight for the Throne
The First World War: Blood in the Trenches (Part 1)
Tom Holland Meets Paul McCartney
Greece vs. Persia: The Battle of Marathon (Part 2)
Greece vs Persia: The Rise of the First Superpower (Part 1)
The Mystery of the Mona Lisa
Wine and the Birth of Civilisation
Britain in the 70s: The Bailout from Hell (Part 4)
Britain in the 70s: Scandal in Downing Street (Part 3)
Britain in the 70s: The Brexit That Never Was (Part 2)
Britain in the 70s: The Rise of Thatcher (Part 1)
Dawn of the Samurai: The Shōgun Triumphant (Part 4)
Dawn of the Samurai: Japan’s Greatest Warrior (Part 3)
Dawn of the Samurai: Bloodbath at the Bridge (Part 2)
Music: The Father of the Blues, Golden Age of Jazz, and David Bowie | Hist…
Dawn of the Samurai: The Shadow of the Sword (Part 1)
The Ku Klux Klan: American Fascists (Part 4)
Revolutions: Iran, the Prague Spring, and Ceaușescu’s Fall | History in Ph…
The Ku Klux Klan: Birth of a Nation (Part 3)
The Ku Klux Klan: Terror in the South (Part 2)
The Ku Klux Klan: The Rise of Evil (Part 1)
London’s Golden Age: The Shadow of the Madhouse (Part 4)
London’s Golden Age: The Ghosts of Culloden (Part 3)
London’s Golden Age: Sex and Scandal in Georgian Britain (Part 2)
London’s Golden Age: The Mad Life of Dr Johnson (Part 1)
The Fall of the Incas: The Last Emperor (Part 6)
The Fall of the Incas: Battle for the Sacred City (Part 5)
The Fall of the Incas: The King in the North (Part 4)
Greatest Paintings: The French Revolution - Millet's Angelus
The Fall of the Incas: Death to the Emperor (Part 3)
The Book Club: Wuthering Heights
The Fall of the Incas: Massacre in the Andes (Part 2)
Greatest Paintings: Age of Enlightenment - Raeburn's Skating Minister
The Fall of the Incas: Empire of Gold (Part 1)
Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Carthage Destroyed (Part 4)
Greatest Paintings: The Ghost of Spain – Velázquez’s Las Meninas
Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Bloodbath in Africa (Part 3)
Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Hannibal’s Nemesis (Part 2)
Greatest Paintings: Dawn of the Dutch Golden Age - The Arnolfini Portrait

The Rest Is History RSS Feed

Share: Twitter • Facebook • Embed

Copy embed code: