An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

Various (Annual Publication)

2 books referenced

Books by Various (Annual Publication)

Whitaker's Almanack

Referenced in 1 episode

278: France: The Mystery of Le Prince

December 10, 2022

Context:

Mentioned as one of the items placed in the time capsule under Cleopatra's Needle on the Thames in 1878, alongside other items like a rupee, a railway guide, and photographs.

Wisden

Referenced in 1 episode

129. Cricket

December 09, 2021

Context:

Referenced as the cricket almanac that first came out in 1864, the same year overarm bowling was legalized, described as part of 'cricket's great hinterlands' of statistical record-keeping