An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

Thomas Malory

1 book referenced

Books by Thomas Malory

Le Morte d'Arthur

Referenced in 4 episodes

490. Hundred Years' War: England Triumphant (Part 4)

September 04, 2024

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Referenced when discussing how peasants stripped the dead after battles. The host mentions 'a passage in the Mort d'Arthur, Thomas Mallory's account of the Arthurian legends' describing peasants stripping dead knights.

461. Dragons

June 16, 2024

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Referenced as Mallory writing about King Arthur and dragons, mentioned in the context of how printing cemented certain images of dragons in the 15th century

138. The Princes in the Tower Part 1

January 17, 2022

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Referenced when discussing the romantic context of Edward IV's era, noting 'This is the age when Mallory is writing the Mort d'Arthur' - describing the period's romantic narratives of knights and ladies.

19. King Arthur

February 01, 2021

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Referenced multiple times as the definitive medieval summing up of the Arthurian romances, written in the 15th century against the backdrop of the Wars of the Roses. Tom reads a passage from it about Sir Ector's eulogy for Lancelot