An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
Walter Scott
3 books referenced
Books by Walter Scott
Referenced in 1 episode
April 20, 2023
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Mentioned as the source of the name 'Dandy Dinmont' - a character from this Walter Scott novel that the dog breed is named after
Referenced in 5 episodes
July 07, 2022
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Referenced when discussing the Southern self-image and Lost Cause mythology. Dominic describes the romantic Southern imagery as 'Cod Walter Scott, Ivanhoe stuff' - referring to how the South fashioned itself after romantic medieval notions of chivalry from Scott's novels.
June 06, 2022
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Described as 'probably the key fictional work that helps to generate the myth.' Referenced for introducing the archery contest with splitting the arrow, and the rivalry between Anglo-Saxons and Normans.
May 17, 2021
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Listed alongside Lord of the Rings as part of a continuum of Victorian historical evocations of the Middle Ages that influenced how people think about the medieval past
April 19, 2021
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Referenced in discussion about the idea of division between Normans and English, and how this mythology influenced perceptions of class in England
January 11, 2021
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Described as influential for establishing idea of medieval England as Saxons vs Normans
Referenced in 1 episode
January 11, 2021
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Described as classically the first historical novel, set in Jacobite period, chosen as book to survive apocalypse