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'An idiosyncratic ride through history' Independent
'Holland and Sandbrook have pretty much reinvented popular history for the modern age' The Times

The nation's favourite historians, Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, take on the most curious moments in history, answering the…

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Moments in history presented with quirky and poignant humour. I laughed a great deal, but I also did much reflection.

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