'One of the greatest institutions of the ancient world, the Library of Alexandria was the embodiment of ultimate learning, and a “repository of everything”. 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

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6pp3439keJvyw0ZU1hr0em

'“A 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 world…” 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

https://open.spotify.com/episode/27bt2v5bEhZ618rsbqcUhI

'"Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.” Arguably the most celebrated speech of the 20th century, Martin Luther King Jr.’s 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

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3nDmmHtoIs6y9fI4GNVvOR

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 isn’t 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

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7GUIU9SNzbL4esbyh31ju2

'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

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5SRsIfXVRRL4DJsi9t2Rj9

'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

https://open.spotify.com/episode/01vBtGLQaymloH974V7RfP

@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

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! 🐶

#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

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. 😬 )

#Podcast #TheRestIsHistory

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 😊

Listening to a #podcast about Lady Jane Grey #therestishistory #tudorhistory merrie olde England 👸 🪓

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

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/The_History_Ex/status/1601105491853135873

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

RT by @MalcolmNance: Day 6 #ThenAndNow pictures of #WW2
Influx of new followers. I raise funds for veteran charities through social media, I’m 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

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

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

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