"What a night it was! As a latecomer to The Rest is History, I hadn’t fully appreciated just how insightful and thought-provoking Tom Holland’s author interview would be - but it truly exceeded all my expectations." JF
"Awe inspiring listening to Tom and Matt, hope some of their intelligence rubs off on us!" NB
"The chemistry between Matt and Tom was terrific - they were clearly enjoying talking to each other, so a real conversation rather than an 'interview'. Loved seeing so many repeat attendees too, with people arriving at the top of the stairs with smiles of anticipation." KN
"Thank you for finding space for my three young sons at the front. They told me again and again how much they enjoyed it. This is not normal by the way!" KH
"I really enjoyed the Tom Holland talk at Kent House on Wednesday. He’s such an interesting man and I enjoyed his cheeky wit, fascinating insights and especially his knowledge on the ancient world and cricket." HS
Tom Holland
Held Wednesday 7 May 2025
Interviewer: Matt Stadlen
Matthew Stadlen is a TV and radio presenter, political commentator and writer.
He is the host of the 20 Questions With podcast
The Rest Is History
'An idiosyncratic ride through history' THE INDEPENDENT
''Holland and Sandbrook have pretty much reinvented popular history for the modern age' THE TIMES
The Rest Is History is a history podcast co-hosted by popular historian Tom Holland and historian and author Dominic Sandbrook. The secret of its success? "First and foremost, because people are bored with history being told in a hand-wringing, pious, judgemental and moralistic way – they want it brought to life by people who are genuine enthusiasts and love the past."
The Rest is History is the highest-ranked UK history podcast on both Spotify and Apple and in the top 10 in the US charts. With over 400 editions ‘in the can’, the Wall Street Journal estimates that it gets 11 million downloads a month, 1.2 million monthly YouTube views and attracts over 45,000 paying subscribers. Seven out of ten listeners are under 40.
The accompanying books capture the flavour and huge scope covered by the podcast… a whistle-stop tour through the past – from Alexander the Great to Tolkien, the Wars of the Roses to Watergate, and taking 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?
