An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

Various (Ladybird Books)

6 books referenced

Books by Various (Ladybird Books)

Kings and Queens of England

Referenced in 2 episodes

294: Lady Jane Grey: The Axe Falls (Part 2)

January 12, 2023

Context:

Referenced as 'Lady Bird, kings and queens of England' in the context of discussing whether Lady Jane Grey should be considered a queen - the speaker notes that if you don't have an entry in this Ladybird book series, you're not considered a legitimate monarch.

119. World Cup of Kings & Queens preview

November 12, 2021

Context:

Referenced as 'the Lady Bird, Kings and Queens of England books' that the speaker read as a child, which gave them their basic chronology of English and British history

Lady Bird book of Captain Cook

Referenced in 1 episode

121. Australia Before Cook

November 18, 2021

Context:

Referenced when discussing how Captain Cook was taught in British schools, as a measure of his fame in English history

Lady Bird books

Referenced in 1 episode

111. Golden Ages

October 25, 2021

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Referenced multiple times as children's educational history books, including mention that 'my Lady Bird books when I was a child talked about the golden age of Elizabethan England' and later regarding impressions of Rome as a golden age.

Oliver Cromwell

Referenced in 1 episode

70. Children’s History

July 05, 2021

Context:

Lady Bird history book mentioned as one Dominic owned, later discussed as containing untrue stories about Cromwell being stolen by a monkey

Walter Raleigh

Referenced in 1 episode

70. Children’s History

July 05, 2021

Context:

Lady Bird book mentioned in discussion of how illustrations changed between 1957 and 1980 editions to show different perspectives on colonial encounters

Julius Caesar and Roman Britain

Referenced in 1 episode

70. Children’s History

July 05, 2021

Context:

Lady Bird book Tom mentions being disappointed by because it focused too much on Roman Britain rather than Julius Caesar himself