The Rest Is History Festival

Come and watch esteemed podcast hosts, Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook on stage with the country's leading historians at Hampton Court Palace. Enjoy headline talks across the weekend, with guests never seen on stage together, and an opening and closing talk each day from Tom and Dominic.

Saturday 04 July schedule

10:00-10:30: Introductory talk with Tom and Dominic. 

10:30-11:15: Ali Ansari in conversation with Tom Holland: Persia and the West.

11:45-12:30: Tracy Borman in conversation with Dominic Sandbrook: The Secrets of Henry VIII's Wives.

13:00-13:45: Dan Jackson in conversation with Tom Holland: The Pit of Death 

14:45-15:30: Paul Rouse In conversation with Dominic Sandbrook: Could Ireland still be part of the UK? 

16:00-16:45: Mary Beard in conversation with Tom Holland: What makes Romans unique? 

17:15-18:00: Tom and Dominic closing Q&A. 

Sunday 05 July schedule

10:00-10:30: Introductory talk with Tom and Dominic.

10:30-11:15: Katja Hoyer in conversation with Dominic Sandbrook: Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe.

11:45-12:30: Helen Castor in conversation with Tom Holland: Elizabeth I: England's Greatest Monarch.

13:00-13:45: Adam Smith in conversation with Dominic Sandbrook: The Story of America Through Three Presidents.

14:45-15:30: William Dalrymple in conversation with Tom Holland: The Golden Road from India to Rome.

16:00-16:45: Ian Hislop in conversation with Dominic Sandbrook: The History of Satire.

17:15-18:00: Tom and Dominic closing talk: Top friends of the show.