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Happy St. Patrick's Day! No, Tom isn't turning Brixton's River Effra green, nor is Dominic distributing shamrocks throughout the Oxfordshire countryside, but they're here anyway with a very special pod on the mysterious Apostle of Ireland. When was St. Patrick alive? Where was he really born? Why was he kidnapped by pirates? And did he really banish the snakes from Ireland? All this and more on today's episode of The Rest Is History. Join The Rest Is History Club for ad-free listening to the full archive, weekly bonus episodes, live streamed shows and access to an exclusive chatroom community. Producer: Dom Johnson Exec Producer: Jack Davenport *The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*: Tom and Dominic are back on tour this autumn! See them live in London, New Zealand, and Australia! Buy your tickets here: restishistorypod.com Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook
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The Holy Man in Late Antiquity cover

Peter Brown, the great historian, discusses Patrick's originality and the revolutionary thoughts he had about bringing barbarians to Christ.

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How the Irish Saved Civilization cover

The impulse for Irish saints to go into exile is framed in Thomas Carhill's book, which discusses how the Irish church contributed to civilization.

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St Patrick Retold cover
St Patrick Retold
Roy Fletchner

The book 'St Patrick Retold' by Roy Fletchner is discussed as being fantastic and full of brilliant insights regarding the kidnap of St. Patrick.

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Fletchner cover

The theory that Fletchner puts forward in his book, he goes back to look at the role that Patrick's father is playing in the Curia.

ASIN: B0BVXYDZTT
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Hamlet in Purgatory cover
Hamlet in Purgatory
Stephen Greenblatt

The speaker mentions a brilliant account of the story of purgatory in County Donegal found in Stephen Greenblatt's book, 'Hamlet in Purgatory'.

ASIN: 0691160244
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