Scramble for Africa - Who Took What and ...

How many stories died with our grandparents because we didn’t ask in time? In this Bro History segment, we get personal: a 1950s interfaith marriage (Methodist → Catholic conversion), Irish/Polish/Ukrainian roots, Puerto Rican and Palestinian family lines, language barriers, Alzh ... Show More

Are we actually a “melting pot”… or three of them? On Today's Episode, we unpack Will Herberg’s 1955 idea of the Triple Melting Pot—how 20th-century immigrants didn’t just blend into one “American,” but largely assimilated along religious lines: Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish. ... Show More

Trump has unveiled a 20-point Gaza Peace Plan alongside Netanyahu — but will it actually lead to peace, or is it just political theater? In this segment from Bro History, Henry and Danny break down the key points: Hostage swaps, prisoner releases, and conditional amnesty for Hama ... Show More

Writer and critic Tomiwa Owolade joins Dominic and Tom to discuss the pan-African movement and the varying ways in which African states became independent from their European colonisers during the 20th century. *The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*: Tom and Dominic are back on tou ... Show More

Now mostly overlooked by history, Burgundy was a major political and cultural power in western Europe during the Middle Ages, rivalling France and England. How did the kingdom gain such prominence, and why did it disappear? Bart van Loo, author of "The Burgundians", joins Dominic ... Show More

Dans ce nouvel entretien historique je reçois François-Xavier Fauvelle, professeur au collège de France et titulaire de la chaire Histoire et Archéologie des mondes africains. François-Xavier est aussi l’auteur de best-seller comme “le Rhinocéros d’or” et il a pu dirigé l’ouvrage ... Show More

In 1848, Europe was wracked by a series of revolutions that turned the established political order on its head. Across the continent populations erupted in revolt, and the shockwaves of these revolutions rippled across the globe. But these uprisings hold a strange place in Europe ... Show More

Popular historic dramas like Bridgerton, Hamilton and Sanditon sometimes receive criticism that their diverse casts are historically inaccurate. But in fact there have been people of color in Britain and France since Roman times. By the 18th century the trans Atlantic slave trade ... Show More

This is the second instalment of a three-part conversation. Too often historians have told the history of Africa through the prism of colonialism. But what picture of the continent emerges when we do away with making the story of Africa so anchored in European colonialism? Award- ... Show More

Today we’re using our time machine to travel back in time in AFRICA! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Il Mediterraneo è da sempre fonte di ispirazione per canzoni, racconti, miti e leggende. Storicamente, il mare è il simbolo del limes, del confine. Oltrepassarlo significava, nei tempi antichi, arrivare nell’altrove per eccellenza, il continente africano. Una terra incontaminata, ... Show More