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Take a deep dive into History’s biggest moments with Tom Holland & Dominic Sandbrook. Explore the stories of History’s most brutal rulers, deadly battles, and world-changing events. From the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the Nazi conquest of Europe, and Hitler’s evil master plan for world domination, to the French Revolution, the sinking of the Titanic, or the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, Tom and Dominic bring the past to life with gripping storytelling and exp…

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712. The Terror: The Fall of Robespierre (Part 6)
2026-10-07 · 97 min
Why did the Terror reach unprecedented levels of bloodshed in 1794? Who was running France by this point? And, how was Robespierre finally destroyed, and dragged to the guillotine by his former allies...
711. The Terror: Killing God (Part 5)
2026-10-04 · 77 min
Why did Robespierre hold a vast, eccentric festival in 1794 when The Reign of Terror was at its most frenzied? What does it reveal about his psychology and belief in the divine? And, did he really bel...
710. The Terror: Death at the Guillotine (Part 4)
2026-09-30 · 91 min
How did two of the French Revolution's leading figures, Georges Danton and Maximilien Robespierre, differ in their views on how to further the cause? Which scandalous conspiracy was Danton accused of ...
709. The Terror: The Execution of Marie Antoinette (Part 3)
2026-09-27 · 72 min
In what conditions was Marie Antoinette - once the most glamorous woman in Europe - imprisoned for over a year, before and after the execution of King Louis XVI? Why were the French Revolutionaries di...
708. The Terror: The Reign of Robespierre (Part 2)
2026-09-23 · 90 min
Where did Maximilien Robespierre come from and what led him to rise from provincial obscurity to play a major role in the French Revolution? Why is he considered the central figure in the Reign of Ter...
707. The Terror: How The French Revolution Collapsed Into Chaos (Part 1)
2026-09-20 · 86 min
How did the infamous murder of Jean-Paul Marat, one of the great firebrands of the French Revolution, unleash the bloody Terror? Why did the clashing political factions of the Revolution escalate the ...
706. Queen Victoria’s Revenge: Storming the Citadel (Part 2)
2026-09-16 · 74 min
Who was Lieutenant General Napier, the man set out to rescue the European hostages held by Emperor Tewodros II? How did he plan to attack the emperor’s fortress, Magdala? And, did they manage to succe...
705. Queen Victoria’s Revenge: The Mad Emperor of Abyssinia (Part 1)
2026-09-13 · 70 min
Who was Emperor Tewodros II, the colourful and controversial Emperor of Abyssinia? Why did he brutally imprison a number of British emissaries, and how did Queen Victoria respond? And, how would this ...
704. Roman Civil War: Master of the Republic (Part 4)
2026-09-09 · 70 min
Who was Gaius Marius’ son, and how did he set out to bring down his father’s rival, Sulla? Which two rising stars in Sulla’s faction, Crassus and Pompey, would go on to bring down the Republic, with J...
703. Roman Civil War: Marching on the Senate (Part 3)
2026-09-06 · 73 min
What shocking, unprecedented act did Sulla commit with his legions after having his ambitions frustrated once more by his bitter rival, the tribune Marius? How did Marius escape capture and death? And...

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