An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

Philip Sugden

1 book referenced

Books by Philip Sugden

The Complete History of Jack the Ripper

Referenced in 2 episodes

628. Jack The Ripper: The Killer Unmasked (Part 5)

December 22, 2025

Context:

Tom and Dominic refer to this throughout the series as the definitive survey of the case, with Sugden writing that the quest for Jack the Ripper's identity has proved 'at best inconclusive, at worst downright fraudulent.'

625. Jack The Ripper: Horror in Whitechapel (Part 2)

December 11, 2025

Context:

Described by the hosts as "the definitive book" on the Ripper case and "by far the most scholarly and sort of serious book on this." They note that Philip Sugden is the brother of John Sugden, the definitive biographer of Nelson.