r/TheRestIsHistory

I think this has to be one of their best up there with 1968 and the Aztecs. I thought they did a great job covering all sides of the conflict. I was expecting this to be a great series going in because their previous coverage of Ireland has always been very balanced. I was also really happy to hear Tom mention the documentary Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland at the start which for anyone who hasn't watched it id highly recommend (just be warned, I could only stomach 2 episodes an evening).

Ive gotta so im very exited for the continuation of this series and hope they get it out before the end of this year.

I'm welsh, never really knew much about NI but always naturally slightly placed my loyalties with the unionists but god how ignorant i was, this whole saga is just a shit show from start to end, what a complete pigs ear us british made of the situation and the way the unionists behaved was appalling, they effectively garunteed the rise of the IRA and the troubles with their absolute zealousness and pig headedness and refusal to treat the catholic minority with any kind of dignity that might have encouraged them to be contented as much as a nationalist could be with the fact NI is part of the UK. What a sad story, one that despite knowing more than i have done before makes me still feel completely at a loss as the what the constitutional arrangement in NI should be.

Literally identical

Was I correct in hearing that James Holland was Gerrry Adams publicist? I was listening to this series while running and had to stop to listen to that part again. Anyone have any information on it?

I recently heard them mention it in an episode and so i checked it out and saw that they cover some interesting topics.
Does anyone listen to it?
How does it compare to TRIH?
Especially how funny they are, how much chemistry the hosts have and their storytelling abilites since these are to me the biggest selling points of TRIH
Would love to hear your thoughts!

This stands for other middle aged British history podcasters (we have ways etc) they find EVERYTHING funny?

They’ll be talking about, say, the incredible number of Italian’s dying in Slovenia in WW1 trying to take down Austria and they will be chuckling like a tipsy stag do on a train.

It’s not even so much of a criticism, just endlessly baffling to me

Up next after the just dropped four parter on the Troubles is Ancient Rome's "first" civil war with Sulla and Marius.

This is a good kickoff to the series…the anti-catholic bits are a bit fervent but serves as its own indictment. The one thing they didn’t touch on when they landed on Bob Jones University here in America that this werido institution had a ban on interracial dating til 2000. Two thousand!! Looking forward to the rest of the series.