The Rest Is History: From Ancient Rome to Ronald Reagan--History's Most Curious Questions, Answered

This companion to the massively popular history podcast tackles everything from Alexander the Great to Watergate--with a unique blend of wit, wisdom, and good old-fashioned banter

"These two bespectacled, middle-aged bookworms have somehow made history alluring, borderline sexy." --Times (UK)

The Rest is History podcast brilliantly distills major moments in human history, covering everything from the Trojan War to a historical ranking of the greatest dogs. Now, this official tie-in book brings the chart-topping podcast's charms to the page, offering readers a fresh, wide-ranging tour of humanity's essential, and essentially weird, moments, including:

• 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?
• Why did the Nazis believe they were descended from Atlantis?

Featuring an introduction from podcast hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, this book cleverly demonstrates that the past--from modern to ancient and every time in between--is both closer to us than we might realize and bafflingly strange, all at once. So run your Egyptian milk bath, strap up your best Spartan sandals, and prepare for a journey down the highways and byways of the human past.