An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
36. Our Greatest Prime Minister
March 23, 2021
Description
In our last episode we debated the merits of British Prime Ministers through the centuries. But who was voted the best of all by the public and why? Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland discuss the...
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Books Referenced
High Minds
Author: Simon Heffer
Context:
Referenced when discussing Gladstone and the Victorian era. Dominic mentions that Heffer wrote this book about 'the Gladstonian moment in British politics' describing it as 'a sort of high point of British public service.'
Citizen Clem
Author: John Bew
Context:
Referenced as a 'fantastic biography of Attlee' when discussing Clement Attlee's background and character. John Bew is noted as being Boris Johnson's foreign policy advisor.