{"product_id":"9781526668653-secondhand-the-rest-is-history-returns-an-a-z-of-historical-curiosities","title":"The Rest is History Returns: An A-Z of Historical Curiosities","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Dominic Sandbrook (Historian)\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 448\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER  'The world's most successful history podcast . . . Holland and Sandbrook have pretty much reinvented popular history for the modern age' The Times  From the podcast legends who brought you The Rest is History comes The Rest is History Returns!  This time Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook bring you an alphabetical miscellany, taking on some of history's best and most bizarre moments. Charge forth against the traitors of the American Revolution, journey through Baghdad to discover the origins of the Arabian Nights and head to Sicily to witness the first face-off between Carthage and Rome.   Along the way you'll find the answers to questions like:  - Who was Jesus's wife?  - What would it have been like to live-tweet through the eruption of Vesuvius?  - Why did the Romans inspire so much American science fiction?  - Which Mitford sister tried to seduce her girlish crush, Adolf Hitler?  - Who are history's top 10 monkeys?  - Was Henry V's great-grandfather, Edward III, the biggest 'lad' in British history?   But that's not all - this book also includes puzzles and a pub quiz. So dust off your tricorne hat, grab your lasso and get ready for a rollicking rollercoaster through the past . . .","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46680600838363,"sku":"9781526668653-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/9781526668653-us-300.jpg?v=1744154521","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9781526668653-secondhand-the-rest-is-history-returns-an-a-z-of-historical-curiosities","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}