History's Living Voices: The Past, Told by Those Who Lived It

Get your special offer for MagellanTV here: https://try.magellantv.com/voicesofthepast. It's an exclusive offer for our viewers! Start your free trial today. MagellanTV is a new kind of streaming service run by filmmakers with 3,000+ documentaries! Check out our personal recommendation and MagellanTV’s exclusive playlists: https://www.magellantv.com/explore/history -------------- Extracts taken from "The Desperate Diplomat: Saburo Kurusu's Memoir of the Weeks before Pearl Harbor" Edited by: J. Garry Clifford, Masako R. Okura University of Missouri Press, Nov 1, 2019 https://upress.missouri.edu/9780826222015/the-desperate-diplomat/ If this channel is something you like, if you think saving primary sources is im...

This is an extract from The Venerable Bede’s epic work of literature ’The Ecclesiastical History of the English People', first written in around 731 AD. It is an invaluable asset for any Early Medieval scholar of Anglo-Saxon England. We are starting with Book 2, Chapter 20. Narrator:- Jack Chekijian Music:- Kevin MacLeod - Magic Forest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-pRZtrBpMA Kevin MacLeod - Rites https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGZfcrrWbjM Kevin MacLeod - Lost Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXTQawVicjk This is an original work by the Eighth Century English monk and scholar Bede. Written well...

Thanks to Squarespace for sponsoring this video. Go to Squarespace.com for a free trial and when you’re ready to launch, go to http://squarespace.com/voices and add code “VOICES" at checkout to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. ------------------------------------------------- Here we have the final part of our Fukuzawa Yukichi epic, dealing with the fallout with Britain after the Namamugi Incident, Fukuzawa's second trip to the USA, and the turmoil of the Meiji Restoration. Extract from The Autobiography of Fukuzawa Yukichi translated by Eiichi Kiyooka, 1934 edition. If this channel is something you like, if you...

One of the many horrors of the Crusades. It is August 20th 1191. Just over a month has passed since the fall of the port of Acre, and the crusader king Richard Lionheart has been negotiating with the legendary Sultan Saladin for the return of his captured prisoners. Negotiations have broken down, and Richard has brought his Muslim captives to a raised hill in full sight of Saladin's men. This account comes to us from Baha-ad-din, a Muslim historian who knew Saladin well. It is worth noting that by Saladin's order some 2,300 Christians met the same fate in Damascus a little...

"The body of Caesar lay just where it fell, ignominiously stained with blood - a man who had advanced westward as far as Britain and the Ocean, and who had intended to advance eastward against the realms of the Parthians and Indians, so that, with them also subdued, an empire of all land and sea might be brought under the power of a single head. There he lay." Nicolaus of Damascus was a prolific historian, and one time tutor to Antony and Cleopatra's children. He was a contemporary of Caesar, and his account of Caesar's final moments paints a vivid...

Sign up for a 14-day free trial and enjoy all the amazing features MyHeritage has to offer. If you decide to continue your subscription, you’ll get a 50% discount: https://bit.ly/VoicesOfThePast -------------------------------------------------- Written by WL George for the New York Herald May 7th 1922: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045774/1922-05-07/ed-1/?sp=87&st=text Edited by Manuel Rubio Music from Epidemic Sound/Artlist​

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Here we have a video heavily linked to the next History Time documentary - Liutprand of Cremona's account of his diplomatic mission to Constantinople; an effort to find a bride for his Emperor's son, Otto II of the Holy Roman Empire. Suffice to say, he and the then Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas do not see eye to eye... How do we actually know about history? Voices of the Past is a channel dedicated to recreating the original accounts from the people who lived through events, or who lived far closer to them than we do today. We do this...

Get your free trial of MagellanTV here: https://try.magellantv.com/voicesofthepast. It's an exclusive offer for our viewers: an extended, month-long trial, FREE. MagellanTV is a new kind of streaming service run by filmmakers with 2,000+ documentaries! Check out our personal recommendation and MagellanTV’s exclusive playlists: https://www.magellantv.com/explore/history -------------- This extract has been taken from the wonderful book: 'The Wonders of Vilayet: Being the Memoir, Originally in Persian, of a Visit to France and Britain in 1765' by Mirza Sheikh I'tesamuddin and translated by Kaiser Haq. Published by Peepal Tree Press Ltd. (2002) https://www.amazon.co...

This account gives us our first truly foreign perspective of life inside the Middle Kingdom - a place where the dead are fed until the living are bankrupt, and healthcare and education are subsidized by the state. Written in 851 and added to 50 years later by renowned Arab sailor Abu Zayd al-Sirafi. Enormous thanks to translator Tim Mackintosh-Smith and the Library of Arabic Literature for the use of this translation. https://nyupress.org/9781479830596/accounts-of-china-and-india/ If this channel is something you like, if you think saving primary sources is important, head over to the patreon and join up! patreon.com/voicesofthepast — Don’t fo...

Play War Thunder now with my link, and get a massive, free bonus pack including vehicles, boosters and more: https://playwt.link/voicesofthepast2024 War Thunder is a highly detailed vehicle combat game containing over 2000 playable tanks, aircrafts and ships spanning over 100 years of development. Immerse yourself completely in dynamic battles with an unparalleled combination of realism and approachability. ------------------------------------ Written and Researched by Dr Raoul Mclaughlin: @drraoulmclaughlin7423 Edited and Animated by Manuel Rubio and Siji Sheehan Original Art by Alex Stoica Narrated and Script Edited by David Kelly Music from Epidemic Sound and Artlist Thumbnail Art by Ettore Mazza Sound...

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"...and at the end of world he shall go forth and harry, and overcome all the gods, and burn all the world with fire..." Here we have the 13th century lawspeaker and historian Snorri Sturluson's description of the Norse end of the world - Ragnarok ('twilight of the gods') - and the final fate of Odin, Thor and all the gods of Norse mythology. If this channel is something you like, if you think saving primary sources is important, head over to the Patreon and join up! patreon.com/voicesofthepast This video is part of Vikings Month - so please...

Get your free trial of MagellanTV here: https://try.magellantv.com/voicesofthepast. It's an exclusive offer for our viewers: an extended, month-long trial, FREE. MagellanTV is a new kind of streaming service run by filmmakers with 3,000+ documentaries! Check out our personal recommendation and MagellanTV’s exclusive playlists: https://www.magellantv.com/explore/history -------------- Text taken from the diaries of Henry Yates Thompson, 1863: https://www.amazon.com/Englishman-American-Civil-War-Diaries/dp/0283484683 If this channel is something you like, if you think saving primary sources is important, head over to the patreon and join up! https://www.patreon.com/voicesofthepast — Don’t forget to sub...

Head over to http://bit.ly/VoicesofthePast to get 50% off your first six months of Babbel, the world's #1 language learning app (for a limited time only!) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Taken from Cosmopolitan Volume 50 (1911) If this channel is something you like, if you think saving primary sources is important, head over to the patreon and join up! https://www.patreon.com/voicesofthepast — Don’t forget to subscribe to my brother's channel History Time, where he makes full length historical documentaries:- https://www.youtube.com/historytime — Music courtesy of:- Epidemic Sound Artlist.io Video actor and editor: David Kelly We try to use co...

Get your special offer for MagellanTV here: https://try.magellantv.com/voicesofthepast. It's an exclusive offer for our viewers! Start your free trial today. MagellanTV is a new kind of streaming service run by filmmakers with 3,000+ documentaries! Check out our personal recommendation and MagellanTV’s exclusive playlists: https://www.magellantv.com/explore/history -------------- 00:00 Introduction 04:20 The End of the Beginning 10:31 Japan Meets The World 18:00 Business Opportunities 20:33 Meat 24:57 Upgrading The Military 30:22 Rebellion 37:11 Big in the West 44:36 Climbing the Ladder 48:15 Tension with the West 52:58 The First Rank of Nations Written by Thomas Lockley. Check out his book on Yasuke: https://www.amazon.co...

Play Call of War for FREE on PC or Mobile: 💥 https://callofwar.onelink.me/q5L6/f5e4e658 Receive an Amazing New Player Pack, only available for the next 30 days. Thanks to Call of War for sponsoring this video. ------------------------------------------------------------ Text taken from 'Revival: Little Golden America' (1944) (Routledge Revivals) by Ilya Ilf and Evgeny Petrov. https://www.amazon.com/Revival-Little-America-Routledge-Revivals/dp/1138567515 Edited and narrated by David Kelly. If this channel is something you like, if you think saving primary sources is important, head over to the patreon and join up! https://www.patreon.com/voicesofthepast — Don’t forget to subscri...

In 60 BC Rome was not yet an empire, but soon it would be. The momentous events of the next decades, many of which were put into motion by the famed politician Julius Caesar, were some of the most important and formative of the Western World. We tell this story directly from the words of Caesar himself. Starting with his masterpiece ‘Commentaries on the Gallic Wars’ - first published over two thousand years ago yet still widely read all over the world today. This is an extract from Julius Caesar's 'Commentaries on the Gallic Wars', first published between 58 and 49 BC. How do w...

Claim your SPECIAL OFFER for MagellanTV here: https://try.magellantv.com/voicesofthepast. Start your free trial TODAY so you can watch VE Day with Tony Robinson and the rest of MagellanTV’s history collection: https://www.magellantv.com/explore/history -------------- Text from Napoleon in Egypt : Al-Jabarti's Chronicle of the French Occupation, 1798, translated. by S. Moreh, with permission by Markus Wiener Publisher, Princeton NJ 08542 https://www.amazon.com/Napoleon-Egypt-Abd-al-Rahman-Al-Jabarti/dp/1558763376 Art by Alex Stoica Thumbnail Image by French painter Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824 – 1904)​

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More from Japanese national icon Fukuzawa Yukichi. After his groundbreaking trip to America, here we have the first detailed Japanese perspective of Europe, after the Sakoku period of isolation. England, France, Holland and Russia. Extract from The Autobiography of Fukuzawa Yukichi translated by Eiichi Kiyooka, 1934 edition. If this channel is something you like, if you think saving primary sources is important, head over to the patreon and join up! https://www.patreon.com/voicesofthepast — Don’t forget to subscribe to my brother's channel History Time, where he makes full length historical documentaries:- https://www.youtube.com/historytime — Music courtesy of:- ...

This the speech attributed to Alexander by the historian Arrian (92-175 AD), said to have been sent to the defeated Darius, King of Persia after the battle of Guagamela in 331 BC. Though he wrote his account 'The Anabasis', several hundred years after Alexander's time, his account of the Macedonian ruler turned' King of the World' is thought to be one of the more accurate. History Time is now a podcast. You can find us on iTunes. Become a patron for as little as a dollar a month to vote on upcoming videos & help keep the channel going:- https://www...

In the 9th century famed Carolingian theologian Ratramnus was written a letter enquiring as to whether the Cynocephaly (the Dog-headed men) had souls. Here we bring you his considered response, taking into account the many different examples of creatures on earth known to him at that time. How do we actually know about history? Voices of the Past is a channel dedicated to recreating the original accounts from the people who lived through events, or who lived far closer to them than we do today. We do this word for word, with an accompanying soundtrack of rousing music and images. — Th...

Signup for your FREE trial to The Great Courses Plus here: http://ow.ly/gTj530rskcC ‐------------------------------- Extracts taken from "The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier" by Jakob Walter (Doubleday, 1991) Narrated and edited by David Kelly. — Music courtesy of:- Epidemic Sound Artlist.io We try to use copyright free images at all times. However if we have used any of your artwork or maps then please don't hesitate to contact me and we’ll be more than happy to give the appropriate credit. Image credits: European Map 1812:  Alexander Altenhof, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons ...

Use code VOICE50 to get 50% off your first Factor box at https://bit.ly/47DiKwo! ------------------------------------- Written and Researched by Dr Raoul McLaughlin: https://youtube.com/channel/UCGk9VXhk_l__aLVp4Yp90lw Edited and Image Curation by Manuel Rubio - check out his amazing channel: @ArtandContext Original Art by Alex Stoica Narrated and Script Edited by David Kelly Music from Epidemic Sound and Artlist Thumbnail Art by Ettore Mazza References: McLaughlin, R. Rome and the Distant East (2010) McLaughlin, R. The Roman Empire and the Indian Ocean (2014) McLaughlin, R. The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes (2016) McLaughlin, Kim & Lieu, Rome...

The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/voicesofthepast01212 This video was sponsored by Skillshare. -------------------------------------- Extracts taken from "The Recollections of Rifleman Harris" by Benjamin Randell Harris (1848). If this channel is something you like, if you think saving primary sources is important, head over to the patreon and join up! https://www.patreon.com/voicesofthepast — Don’t forget to subscribe to my brother's channel History Time, where he makes full length historical documentaries:- https://www.youtube.com/historytime — Music courtesy of:- Epidemic Sound Artlist.io We try to...

This is an extract from the Behistun Inscription, an inscription and large relief in three separate languages by the Persian king Darius I (the Great). Incorrectly attributed in antiquity and for many years after its creation, it was finally deciphered by the army officer Henry Rawlinson in the 19th century - and due to its trilingual nature became a keystone in the decipherment of cuneiform. It was commissioned by Darius himself, and acts as a mini autobiography, describing his lineage and deeds before he came to the throne and the challenges he faced as the King of Kings. How do...

Big thanks to Antony Cummins and Yoshie Minami for the use of their fascinating translation, which is available at: https://www.amazon.com/Book-Samurai-One-Fundamental-Teachings/dp/1780288883 If this channel is something you like, if you think saving primary sources is important, head over to the patreon and join up! https://www.patreon.com/voicesofthepast — Don’t forget to subscribe to my brother's channel History Time, where he makes full length historical documentaries:- https://www.youtube.com/historytime — Music courtesy of:- - Epidemic Sound — Voice actor & editor:- David Kelly We try to use copyright free images at all times. However...

The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/voicesofthepast03211 This video was sponsored by Skillshare. ---------------- Extracts taken from "The Travels of Ludovico di Varthema" translated by John Winter Jones. — Music courtesy of:- Epidemic Sound Artlist.io We try to use copyright free images at all times. However if we have used any of your artwork or maps then please don't hesitate to contact me and we’ll be more than happy to give the appropriate credit. Image credits: Varthema Book By ActuaLitté - Itinerario de Ludovico de Verth...

Play War Thunder now with my link, and get a massive, free bonus pack including vehicles, boosters and more: https://playwt.link/voicesofthepast2024 War Thunder is a highly detailed vehicle combat game containing over 2000 playable tanks, aircrafts and ships spanning over 100 years of development. Immerse yourself completely in dynamic battles with an unparalleled combination of realism and approachability. ----------------------------- Extracts taken from Kirishitan Monogotari in Deus Destroyed: Image of Christianity in Early Modern Japan (East Asian Monograph): The Image of Christianity in Early Modern Japan: 141 (Harvard East Asian Monographs) Paperback – 1 July 1988 by G Elison https://brill.com/display/title/57913?language=en...

"The ruler of Da Qin is not permanent. When disasters result from unusual phenomena, they unceremoniously replace him, installing a virtuous man as king, and release the old king, who does not dare show resentment..." Here we have the words of the early third century Chinese historian Yu Huan, who lived during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. Though he never left China, he collected large amounts of information on the countries to the West, chief among them the Roman Empire. Enormous thanks to John E. Hill for kindly allowing us to use his translation, and for tips on...

Whilst in prison at the end of the Thirteenth Century Italian writer Rustichello da Pisa began to hear extraordinary tales from his cell mate. That man turned out to be a Venetian merchant named Marco Polo. The tales that Polo then narrated to Rustichello eventually became the ‘Book of the Marvels of the World’. Usually known to us today as ‘The Travels of Marco Polo’. This is Part One of the Preface entitled ‘How the Two Brothers Polo Set Forth from Constantinople to Traverse the World’ It concerns the travels of his father and his uncle and provides the necessary backdrop to...

One of the most famous of all medieval texts. Magna Carta Libertatum (Medieval Latin for "the Great Charter of the Liberties"), commonly called Magna Carta, is a charter of rights agreed to by King John of England on 15 June 1215 after intense civil unrest within the kingdom. First drafted by the Archbishop of Canterbury to make peace between the unpopular King and a group of rebel barons, it promised the protection of church rights, protection for the barons from illegal imprisonment, access to swift justice, and limitations on feudal payments to the Crown, to be implemented through a council of 25 barons. ...

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Signup for your FREE trial to The Great Courses Plus here: http://ow.ly/PRXj30qdmY9 ------------------ A land containing not only powerful imperial dynasties and massive historical armies, but also tribes of dog-headed men, hungry cannibals and looming giants... Here we have Pliny The Elder's description of the lands south of Egypt - as far south into Ancient Africa as Rome had ventured at the time. Whether searching for the source of the Nile, or in attempts to conquer the ancient Kingdom of Kush, Rome's knowledge of the region was surprisingly detailed - and unsurprisingly outlandish. Translated by John...

This extract from Tacitus´ Annals (116 AD) represents the oldest reference to Christianity in Roman texts that have survived to this date. In it he describes the persecution of Christians under Nero in 65 AD, and corroborates parts of the New Testament; albeit with some derision at the "disease" that has spread from Judea and "taken hold" in the capital. How do we actually know about history? Voices of the Past is a channel dedicated to recreating the original accounts from the people who lived through events, or who lived far closer to them than we do today. We do this word f...

Get your special offer for MagellanTV here: https://try.magellantv.com/voicesofthepast. It's an exclusive offer for our viewers! Start your free trial today. MagellanTV is a new kind of streaming service run by filmmakers with 3,000+ documentaries! Check out our personal recommendation and MagellanTV’s exclusive playlists: https://www.magellantv.com/explore/history -------------- Extracts taken from: An Inca Account of the Conquest of Peru by Titu Cusi Yupanqui Translated by Ralph Bauer (University Press of Colorado 2005) Music courtesy of: Epidemic Sound Artlist.io We try to use copyright free images at all times. However if we have used any of...

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Claim your SPECIAL OFFER for MagellanTV here: https://try.magellantv.com/voicesofthepast. Start your free trial TODAY so you can watch Witch Hunt in Salem and the rest of MagellanTV’s history collection: https://www.magellantv.com/explore/history -------------- Extracts taken from: The Memoirs of Lieut. Henry Timberlake (Who Accompanied the Three Cherokee Indians to England in the Year 1762) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/65256/pg65256-images.html Thumbnail by Alex Stoica: https://www.artstation.com/banana_art_studio Music from Epidemic Sound and Artlist Stock footage from Videoblocks Image Credits: Sutton Harbour: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P...

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Play Conflict of Nations for FREE on PC or Mobile: 💥 https://con.onelink.me/kZW6/67f4409d Receive an Amazing New Player Pack, only available for the next 30 days! Thanks to Conflict of Nations for sponsoring this video ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Big thanks to Roma Aeterna Est (instagram: @roman.military.history) for curating these sources. Head over to his instagram for lots more fantastic content: https://www.instagram.com/roman.military.history/ Taken from Polybius quoted in Plutarch, Caesar's 'The Alexandrian Wars', Flavius Josephus, Ammianus Marcellinus and St. Jerome. Video actor and editor: David Kelly If this channel is something you like, if...

The first 1000 people to use the link in my description will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/voicesofthepast01211 This video is sponsored by Skillshare. ------------ Extract taken from "Accounts of China and India" by Abū Zayd al-Sīrāfī Translated by Tim Mackintosh-Smith Published by: NYU Press https://nyupress.org/9781479830596/accounts-of-china-and-india/ — Music courtesy of:- Epidemic Sound Artlist.io We try to use copyright free images at all times. However if we have used any of your artwork or maps then please don't hesitate to contact me and we’ll be more than happy to give the ap...