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Matthew Restle comes up on The Rest Is History, with transcript quotes, timestamps, and episode context.

Matthew Restle appears 1 time across 1 podcast episode on 1 show, with transcript quotes and timestamps.

the historian who really destroys this is Matthew Restle in his brilliant, brilliant book on the meeting between Montezuma and Cortes.

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387. The Fall of the Aztecs: Prisoners of Montezuma (Part 4) on The Rest Is History
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The host discusses the implausibility of traditional narratives surrounding Montezuma's surrender to the Spanish, referencing Matthew Restle's work to challenge these historical assumptions. Restle's book provides a compelling argument that flips the narrative, suggesting that Montezuma had more control than previously thought.

Matthew Restle most often appears in conversations about historical accounts of conquest.

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The host discusses the implausibility of traditional narratives surrounding Montezuma's surrender to the Spanish, referencing Matthew Restle's work to challenge these historical assumptions. Restle's book provides a compelling argument that flips the narrative, suggesting that Montezuma had more control than previously thought.

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historians and those interested in colonial history
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Recent show rotation: The Rest Is History.

Fastest path back to the source: the strongest indexed mention lands at 25:56 in the episode where we captured it.

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Which episode mentioned Matthew Restle?

387. The Fall of the Aztecs: Prisoners of Montezuma (Part 4) on The Rest Is History is one of the clearest indexed episodes that mentioned Matthew Restle. The first indexed transcript timestamp lands at 25:56.

Which podcast mentioned Matthew Restle?

The Rest Is History is the main indexed podcast currently tied to Matthew Restle.

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The host discusses the implausibility of traditional narratives surrounding Montezuma's surrender to the Spanish, referencing Matthew Restle's work to challenge these historical assumptions. Restle's book provides a compelling argument that flips the narrative, suggesting that Montezuma had more control than previously thought. It most often appears in conversations about historical accounts of conquest.

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The historian who really destroys this is Matthew Restle in his brilliant, brilliant book on the meeting between Montezuma and Cortes.

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For: historians and those interested in colonial history
Key quote: the historian who really destroys this is Matthew Restle in his brilliant, brilliant book on the meeting between Montezuma and Cortes.
The host discusses the implausibility of traditional narratives surrounding Montezuma's surrender to the Spanish, referencing Matthew Restle's work to challenge these historical assumptions. Restle's book provides a compelling argument that flips the narrative, suggesting that Montezuma had more control than previously thought.