The Rest is History

I came, I saw, I conquered this book – JULIUS CAESARBack when I invented history, this was exactly the kind of book I hoped would end up being written – HERODOTUSWe few, we happy few, we friends of The Rest is History – HENRY VIf you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman. If you want to know history’s most amusing anecdotes, ask Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook – MARGARET THATCHERGlory is fleeting, but this book is forever – NAPOLEON BONAPARTEWe shall read it on the beaches, etc. – WINSTON CHURCHILLIf only I read this before going to Cowes – THE KAISERReading this book is the opium of the masses – KARL MARXFull of top fashion tips – DIETRICH VON HÜLSEN-HAESELERNot long enough – EDWARD GIBBONEt tu, The Rest is History? – JULIUS CAESARTis better to have read this book and loved it than never to have read it at all – ALFRED LORD TENNYSONThou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s book – GOD

Tom Holland is a British historian and award-winning author of twelve books on classical and medieval history. Educated at Queen’s College, Cambridge, he has presented documentaries for the BBC and Channel 4.

Dominic Sandbrook is a British historian and author of eight books on modern history. Educated at Malvern College, St Andrews and Oxford University, Sandbrook is regular writer for the Daily Mail and the Sunday Times, and has written and presented many documentaries for BBC Two and BBC Radio 4.