The Rest Is History Episodes Available now

Mary, Queen of Scots: Birth of a Legend (Part 1)
The early life of one of history's most iconic Queens - Mary Queen of Scots.

The Lion, the Priest and the Parlourmaids: A 1930s Sex Scandal
The story of Harold Wilson, the Rector of Stiffkey, and his controversial mission.

The Body in the Woods: A Medieval Murder Mystery
The story behind a mysterious medieval murder, and attitudes to Jews in medieval Europe

The Irish Civil War: The Killing of Michael Collins (Part 2)
The build up to, and death of the Irish Revolutionary leader: Michael Collins

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

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?

The Irish War of Independence: Bloody Sunday (Part 3)
The terrible events of Bloody Sunday, in 1920.

The Irish War of Independence: The Violence Begins (Part 2)
The Irish War of Independence reaches its bloody climax.

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

The Medici: The Bonfire of the Vanities (Part 4)
Dominic and Tom discuss the fall of the flamboyant Medici