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This is the History of the World podcast!!! The incredible story of the human history of the world. Come and join us on this incredible journey!
Reflections on Volume 4 and looking forward to Volume 5, including the big announcement about the name of the volume and our usual review of...
1200 - 1449 - Step into the fourteenth century, a world caught between collapse and rebirth. As the Mongol Empire fractures, new powers rise...
1000 - 1299 - From shattered empires to rising ideas, this episode traces a world in motion. Across continents, scholars, warriors and kings...
800 - 1099 - From Viking raids to Tang collapse, the ninth to eleventh centuries reshaped the medieval world. Charlemagne’s empire fractured...
600 - 799 - Step into the year 600, a world where empires fracture, new powers rise, and entire cultures reshape human history. Byzantium st...
Alongside listener messages, in this debrief we will be discussing which topics were the most popular in Volume 4, the ongoing question of h...
700 - 1610 - In this episode, we journey to the Sahel — the narrow frontier between desert and savanna where the fortunes of empires were ma...
1000 BCE - 1897 CE - Two kingdoms, two legacies—Ifẹ and Benin shaped West Africa’s artistic soul and political power. From sacred bronze hea...
A look into the most recent batch of episodes about pre-colonial societies of the world and the role that AI plays in the production of the...
900 - 1629 - Imagine a great city in Africa, a stone kingdom so powerful its wealth flowed across oceans. Great Zimbabwe , built by the Shon...
800 - 1600 - In this episode we explore the culmination of many millenniums of mound building cultures in the lands of the modern United Sta...
3500 BCE - 1600 CE - Uncover the ancient earthworks of North America’s Pre-Columbian Mound Builders—exploring ritual, trade, astronomy, and...
700 BCE - 1497 CE - Long before European contact, North America was home to vibrant civilisations. From the Ancestral Puebloans , Hohokam ,...
1325 - 1521 - The powerful Mesoamerican civilisation known for advanced city-building, military strength, religious rituals, and human sacri...
950 - 1697 - The fall of the Classic Mayan cities did not spell the end for the Mayan culture who migrated northwards, established memorable...
A look back on the episodes about the Incas and the Toltecs, including a discussion on the role of AI in history contact such as this podcas...
950 - 1150 - Sophisticated and enigmatic, the Toltecs dominated their locality with their art, architecture and mythology. Their warrior cul...
1200 - 1533 - The mysterious and wonderful Inca demonstrate the peak of South American human development before contact with the Old World,...
A look back on the episode surrounding the Middle Horizon period of pre-Columbian Peru, and we scrutinise the podcast's viability as an impa...
110 - 1470 - In the centuries leading up to the dominance of the Inca, three notable societies existed in Peruvian lands, all with similiari...
HISTORY A TO Z (8) - The letter F brings us the First Crusade, Saint Francis of Assisi, Frederick II (Holy Roman Emperor) and the Fall of Co...
A look back at the episode on the Rapa Nui of Easter Island, plus plenty of discussion about mysteries of the ancient world, the Romans and...
1200 - 1722 - Understanding the hazy origins of a society isolated in the Pacific Ocean and their motivations and capabilities for creating...
Did Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke purposefully wait for the History of the World podcast to get to the Māori episode, before she performed her v...
1250 - 1642 - Sometime before the eruption of Tarawera, Polynesians landed on the island group of New Zealand. From there, they developed a...
Discussing the source material and digging deeper into the mysteries surrounding the hesitation of the expansion at the edge of Polynesia. S...
3000 BCE - 1250 CE - The story of the population of the Pacific Ocean and beyond, including Indonesia, Philippines, Madagascar, New Guinea,...
HISTORY A TO Z (7) - It's the letter E, and we are exploring the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the Edict of Milan, Edwa...
Our usual round up of news from the world of the History of the World podcast, and some brief discussion on the nature of the medieval socie...
192 - 1471 - This is the story of the resiliant polity of Champa whose story feels like a story of constant warfare, but interspersed with g...
802 - 1431 - The modern Cambodian flag contains a picture of Angkor Wat, an eye catching religious temple constructed by the Khmer, and the...
HISTORY A TO Z (6) - Concluding our two parter on subjects beginning with the letter D, we discuss the Roman Emperor Diocletian, the Domesda...
Why don't we talk more about the histories of countries not on the mainstream when they are so relevantly intertwined in the history of the...
968 - 1407 - Much of modern Vietnamese culture stemmed from the Red River valley, where a polity emerged called Đại Việt, that would have to...
What a challenge this episode was! We don't necessarily know how much of the information about Srivijaya is strictly true. Let's dip into th...
671 - 1200 - There were times when the land based Silk Road was not an easy path and the sea route was favoured. In order to get to China, o...
HISTORY A TO Z (5) - The first of two episodes exploring people and events that begin with the letter D. In this broadcast we feature both D...
The dangers of becoming ever dependent on AI for direction and the continuing value of books in an ever modernising society are up for discu...
849 - 1297 - The Burmese Chronicles provide us with sources of material which describes the fortunes of Pagan, which expanded from a small c...
The construction of the episode about Petaluma was a new and interesting challenge for somebody who has never been to California, let alone...
A must listen for our American listeners and beyond. The story of the city of Petaluma, Sonoma County, California is the fascinating and uni...
In this special debrief episode, we celebrate the sixth anniversary of the History of the World podcast by talking a bit about the podcast a...
HISTORY A TO Z (4) - In this episode it is the letter C. So we talk about Caesar, Cleopatra, Caligula, Claudius, Charlemagne and crusading!
What do you think happened to the Ninth Spanish Legion? We take a look at the source material used for this episode and a look ahead at our...
Our regular look at the books and websites that helped to construct the episode. Also a reflection on this year's Podcast Show in London and...
1044 - 1880 - Gunpowder changed the world and how warfare was conducted, but it didn't have the immediate impact that one might assume. So l...
HISTORY A TO Z (3) - In this episode we continue to focus on events and characters beginning with the letter B. The Battle of Marathon, the...
HISTORY A TO Z (2) - In this episode we focus on events and characters beginning with the letter B. The Building of the Great Pyramid, the B...
As we near the end of our medieval Far East episodes, we look at what remains for Volume 4 and there's a brief reminder about the Podcast Sh...
1279 - 1644 - We track the downfall of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty of China before reviewing the rise of the Ming Dynasty and how they changed C...