'One of the greatest institutions of the ancient world, the Library of Alexandria was the embodiment of ultimate learning, and a βrepository of everythingβ. Built within the same complex as the tomb of Alexander the Great, it stood as a beacon of knowledge, boasting an unparalleled collection of scrolls and manuscripts from across the world.'
#TheRestIsHistory 361. The Lost Library of Alexandria
'βA cloud of black, acrid smoke hung over the area. It was a scene from a warzone, a battlefield - it was a scene from the end of the worldβ¦β New York in the 1970s was a city decimated by economic stagnation, unemployment and ever-rising crime rates, haemorrhaging its population to the suburbs and to the more business-friendly South.'
#TheRestIsHistory 360. Fear City: New York in the 1970s
'"Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.β Arguably the most celebrated speech of the 20th century, Martin Luther King Jr.βs address in front of the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963 was a defining moment in the American Civil Rights movement, and to this day remains a symbol of hope, equality, and social change.'
#TheRestIsHistory 359: Martin Luther King's Dream
Anxiety of pink tutus - now I understand.
Thank You #TheRestIsHistory! (Episode 154)
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietrich_von_H%C3%BClsen-Haeseler
'Warning! This one isnβt for the faint-hearted... A naked, torch-carrying man, who would walk backwards around a funeral pyre, with his fingers covering his anus. The armed woman who worked a loom made from human body parts. 6-legged reindeers. Slaves buried alive with their owners, tapestries woven of human flesh, and rituals with horse penises.'
#TheRestIsHistory 358: Viking Sorcery
'A city which played a fundamental role in the Dutch Golden Age and in the birth of the Dutch monarchy, Amsterdam has also stood in the avant-garde of European liberalism since the Second World War.'
#TheRestIsHistory 352: Amsterdam: Kings, Canals, and Coffee Houses
'A city built on water, Amsterdam has often set the tone of European modernity. It first gained prominence as a miraculous centre for pilgrimage, and then stood out for its relationship with the Reformation, and for its role in the birth of modern capitalism.'
#TheRestIsHistory 351: Amsterdam: Miracles, Money, and Mud
@AnthonyNixon Listen to #TheRestIsHistory podcast eps #343 & #344 if you want to know more. They're excellent!
Only half way into it but I am finding this #TheRestIsHistory #podcast on #Oppenheimer intriguing. Think I may end up going to the movie but always prefer to know the story behind first
#therestishistory #podcast #oppenheimer
Serendipitous discovery after releasing My Good Dog and Muse on Tall And True Short Reads that the latest episode of The Rest is History #podcast is History's Greatest Dogs. But they should have included my dear old Harry! πΆ
#dogs #podcasts #applepodcasts #therestishistory
Link to The Rest Is History podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/323-historys-greatest-dogs/id1537788786?i=1000609678964
#podcast #dogs #podcasts #applepodcasts #therestishistory
The Rest is History podcast has covered the rise of the Nazis over the last 4 episodes. Worth a listen just for the review.
(If you're up for it. π¬ )
I start each morning with a bunch of #podcast shows - I get up early to enjoy these as they become available: #Newscast, #Ukrainecast, #TheRestIsPolitics, #PoliticsWeeklyAmerica, #TheNewsAgents, #PoliticsWeeklyUK, #TheRestIsHistory, #GlobalNewsPodcast, #DigginOakIsland are my current favourites. Podcasts have enriched my life immeasurably π
#podcast #NewsCast #Ukrainecast #Therestispolitics #politicsweeklyamerica #thenewsagents #politicsweeklyuk #therestishistory #globalnewspodcast #digginoakisland
Listening to a #podcast about Lady Jane Grey #therestishistory #tudorhistory merrie olde England πΈ πͺ
#tudorhistory #therestishistory #podcast
This is the sort of thing that keeps me engaged with #therestishistory: The Rest Is History: 287. Jesus Christ: The Mystery
Episode webpage: https://shows.acast.com/the-rest-is-history-podcast/episodes/287-jesus-christ-the-mystery
RT @The_History_Ex@twitter.com
Day 9 of #thenandnow pictures of #WW2. This one dedicated to the people of #POLKSA
#Holocaust #Warsaw #pol #History #Military #wehaveways #therestishistory
π¦π: https://twitter.com/The_History_Ex/status/1601105491853135873
#therestishistory #wehaveways #military #history #pol #warsaw #holocaust #polksa #ww2 #thenandnow
RT by @MalcolmNance: Day 8 #thenandnow of #WW2 locations.
If you enjoyed it, why not follow to see more?
#History #Military #WeHaveWays #therestishistory #therestispolitics https://nitter.net/The_History_Ex/status/1600762897042264064#m
#ww2 #therestishistory #thenandnow #history #military #wehaveways #Therestispolitics
RT by @MalcolmNance: Day 6 #ThenAndNow pictures of #WW2
Influx of new followers. I raise funds for veteran charities through social media, Iβm also an army officer and lover of history.
If you like what you see why not follow me? #History #Military #wehaveways #TheRestIsHistory #therestispolitics https://nitter.net/The_History_Ex/status/1600025232789708803#m
#thenandnow #ww2 #history #military #wehaveways #therestishistory #Therestispolitics
After listening to Bart van Loo on The Rest is History podcast I revisited this amazing website showing Jan van Eyck paintings in a super high res :
http://closertovaneyck.kikirpa.be/verona/#viewer/rep1=2&id1=acb9490ee9ba447f1bf7b0d17ab9b3fe
#janvaneyck #bartvanloo #therestishistory #earlyflemishart
#janvaneyck #bartvanloo #therestishistory #earlyflemishart
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-rest-is-history/id1537788786?i=1000588648528 Very interesting conversation at the end of this Pod #history #groupthink #therestishistory #senegal
#senegal #therestishistory #groupthink #history
Excited to see #poland covered on one of my favorite #history #podcasts #therestishistory
https://play.acast.com/s/the-rest-is-history-podcast/270-poland-copernicus-the-dragon-and-the-salt-mine
#poland #history #podcasts #therestishistory