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Mar 22, 2024 • 32min

The History of the World podcast Magazine - 22nd March 2024

EVENTS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD (2) - This week's magazine takes us on a journey from Ancient Egypt to the biblical Levant, starting with Akhenaten, before speaking of Ramesses II, Moses and Kings David and Solomon of Israel.
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Mar 11, 2024 • 19min

Genghis Khan, Part Two debrief

Our regular look at the source material for the episode, with a look forward to future volumes and branch outs for the podcast.
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Mar 11, 2024 • 48min

Vol 4 Ep 70 - PROFILE - Genghis Khan, Part Two

1206 - 1227 - In 1206, Genghis Khan was accepted as the leader of the Eastern Steppe tribes and all societies in the known world started becoming targets for the Mongols. Genghis Khan was very successful, but why was this?
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Mar 8, 2024 • 40min

The History of the World podcast Magazine - 8th March 2024

EVENTS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD (1) - We go way back in history to explore the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, the completion of the Great Pyramid, the creation of the Akkadian Empire, the law code of Hammurabi and the eruption of the volcano of the island of Thera.
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Feb 26, 2024 • 11min

Genghis Khan, Part One (debrief)

Our usual look at the source material which although is in abundance, can still lead to confusion in piecing together the exact sequence of events. Plus some news about the Podcast Show 2024.
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Feb 26, 2024 • 38min

Vol 4 Ep 69 - PROFILE - Genghis Khan, Part One

1162 - 1206 - This is actually the story of Temüjin, a young boy born of noble stock, and outcast following his father's death. We track Temüjin's incredible rise from humility to grandeur, and find out how he became Genghis Khan.
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Feb 22, 2024 • 1h 3min

The History of the World podcast Magazine - 22nd February 2024

GREAT JOURNEYS - We explore some of the great journeys, some fruitful, others fruitless. Hannibal's famous trek across the Alps, Zhang Qian's discovery of the Silk Road, the Viking establishment of Kyivan Rus' far from their homeland and the People's Crusade led by Peter the Hermit.
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Feb 12, 2024 • 14min

The Battle of Zhongdu (debrief)

A deeper look into the source material used for the podcast and an addition to the website which will help all HotWorlders access information about those sources quickly and easily. Plus, its the end of an era for the History of the World podcast.
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Feb 12, 2024 • 40min

Vol 4 Ep 68 - BATTLE - The Battle of Zhongdu ( 1215 )

1215 - The Mongols led by Genghis Khan attacked the Jurchen Jin Dynasty of northern China in a battle where patience and tactics would be matched up against a more highly developed city and society.
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Feb 8, 2024 • 56min

The History of the World podcast Magazine - 8th February 2024

MASTERS OF WAR (2) - We travel back in time to the 4th Century BCE and the tension filled world of the Greeks and Persians, where the greatest military commanders needed to be truly great to prevail. Featuring Epaminondas, Philip II of Macedon, Darius III of Persia and Alexander the Great.

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