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12 Days: Death of Edward the Confessor and the Dreyfus Affair

January 05, 2022

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The catalyst for the upheaval of 1066 and one of the most controversial episodes in French history happened on this day in history. *The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*: Tom and Dominic are back...
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Books Referenced

An Officer and a Spy

Author: Robert Harris

Context:

Discussed as a novel about the Dreyfus affair. The hosts praise it highly, saying 'it's amazing because you know exactly what's going to happen, and you keep telling pages to find out what's going to happen' and one host calls it 'actually his best novel.'

In Search of Lost Time

Author: Marcel Proust

Context:

Referenced when discussing how the Dreyfus affair is portrayed in Proust's work. One host says 'It's very good in Proust' and describes it as 'a portrait of French society in this period' that is 'incomparable.' This refers to Proust's famous novel sequence 'In Search of Lost Time' though the title is not explicitly stated.