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The Rest Is History Episodes

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    The Ku Klux Klan: American Fascists (Part 4)

    After 1915, how did the Klu Klux Klan make its move on the next major American election?

  2. The Irish War of Independence: The Violence Begins (Part 2)

    The Irish War of Independence reaches its bloody climax.

  3. The Irish War of Independence: Showdown in London (Part 4)

    What was the Anglo-Irish Treaty, and how did it change the fate of Ireland?

  4. The Irish War of Independence: Rise of the IRA (Part 1)

    The origins of the Irish War of Independence.

  5. The Irish War of Independence: Bloody Sunday (Part 3)

    The terrible events of Bloody Sunday, in 1920.

  6. The Irish Civil War: The Killing of Michael Collins (Part 2)

    The build up to, and death of the Irish Revolutionary leader: Michael Collins

  7. The Irish Civil War: The Assassination of Sir Henry Wilson (Part 1)

    The shocking murder of Sir Henry Wilson.

  8. The Great Northern War: The Battle for the Baltic (Part 1)

    The origins of the Great Northern War, which reshaped Europe forever

  9. The Great Northern War: Slaughter on the Steppes (Part 3)

    The cataclysmic Battle of Poltova in the tumultuous reign of Peter The Great.

  10. The Great Northern War: Revenge of the Cossacks (Part 2)

    Peter the Great establishes Moscow, as his struggle with Charles XII intensifies...

  11. The Great Northern War: Murder in Moscow (Part 4)

    The tragic, murderous climax of the life and reign of Peter the Great.

  12. The Golden Age of Japan: Sex Secrets of the Imperial Court (Part 2)

    A journey into the heart if imperial japan, and the women who wielded their power there

  13. The Golden Age of Japan: (Part 1)

    A window into the alien Heian court of Imperial Japan, and the world's first novel.

  14. The French Revolution: War to the Death (Part 2)

    Join Tom and Dominic in part two of season two as they explore France's wars with Europe.

  15. The French Revolution: The Shadow of the Guillotine (Part 3)

    The French Revolution reshaped execution, leading to the invention of the guillotine.

  16. The French Revolution: The September Massacres (Part 1)

    The second phase of the french revolution reaches its bloody climax

  17. The French Revolution: The Monarchy Falls (Part 3)

    France takes on Russia and the monarchy is finally abolished.

  18. The French Revolution: The Marseillaise, Song of War (Part 5)

    The origins of *La Marseillaise* and why it became a powerful anthem of the Revolution.

  19. The French Revolution: The First Feminist (Part 2)

    The remarkable women of the French Revolution

  20. The French Revolution: The Execution of the King (Part 4)

    The culmination of the French Revolution: The execution of the king

  21. The French Revolution: Massacre at the Palace (Part 4)

    Marie Antoinette and her family face great danger as revolutionaries storm the Tuileries.

  22. The French Revolution: Bloodbath in Paris (Part 1)

    Paris boils with revolution as crowds demand Louis XVI's removal; violence erupts.

  23. The First World War: The Submarine Strikes (Part 3)

    Join Dominic and Tom as they launch into one of the most cataclysmic events of WW1.

  24. The First World War: The Spy Who Took on the Germans (Part 4)

    The British nurse who become a key player in the Belgian Resistance to German occupation

  25. The First World War: The Miracle on the Marne (Part 3)

    Dominic and Tom discuss one of the most astounding clashes of WW1...

  26. The First World War: The Massacre of the Innocents (Part 4)

    Dominic and Tom discuss the terrible Battle of Ypres

  27. The First World War: The Invasion of Belgium (Part 1)

    How did the outbreak of the First World War unfold?

  28. The First World War: The Eastern Front Explodes (Part 5)

    The First World War explodes on the Eastern Front

  29. The First World War: The Battle of the Frontiers (Part 2)

    The bloody Battle of the Frontiers

  30. The First World War: Slaughter at Gallipoli (Part 5)

    Join Dominic and Tom as they launch into one of the worst military catastrophes of WW1.

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