Voices Of the Past

Voices of the Past is an attempt to tell the story of our species through the written accounts of the very people who lived through it.

5 Strangest Accounts of First Contact in History

5 Most Disastrous Accounts of First Contact in History

Native American Perspective On The Civil War // Diary of GW Grayson

Futurist From 1922 Makes Weirdly Accurate Predictions For 2022

The Entire History Of Western Piracy

4 Weirdest Gospels Left Out Of The Bible (From Jesus' Childhood to The Apocalypse)

5 First Hand Accounts of War Through The Ages (From Ancient Rome to The Somme)

Idealistic Russian Describes Grim Reality of Revolution (1917) // Diary of Pitirim Sorokin

Mongol Perspective On Conquering The World (1206 - 1228) Secret History Of The Mongols

Egyptian Eyewitness Describes Napoleon's Brutal Invasion (1798) Al-Jabarti's Chronicle

Enslaved Icelander Describes Horror of Barbary Pirate Raid (1627) // Diary of Ólafur Egilsson

4 Most Epic Accounts from History of First Contact Between Cultures // From Vikings to Maori

Roman Complains About Weird New "Christians" and "Jesus" Son of Panthera (177 AD) True Word, Celsus

Soviet Sniper Describes Hunting Enemy on Eastern Front (1941) // Memoir of Yevgeni Nikolaev

Russian Soldier Describes True Horror of Napoleon's 1812 Invasion // Memoir of Ilya Radozhitskii

European Prisoner Describes Life Among Cannibals of Brazil (1557) // Nightmare of Hans Staden

5 Bizarre Accounts From History of UFO Sightings (74 BC - 1896) // Primary Sources

Eyewitness Describes The 1762 Native American Embassy to England (Diary of Henry Timberlake)

First Samurai in America and Europe: Tragic Story of the Keicho Embassy (1613 - 1620) DOCUMENTARY

First European Gives (Miserable) Description of Future United States (1527) Diary of Cabeza De Vaca

Ancient Chinese Historian Describes The First Christians (635 AD) // The Nestorian Stele

Ancient China and Rome: 1000 Years of Contact // DOCUMENTARY

Muslim Eyewitness Describes Brutality of Crusaders and Richard I (1187 - 1191) // Baha Ad-Din

Medieval Crusader Describes the Chaos, Violence (and Cannibalism) of the First Crusade (1096)

17th Century Scientist Gives First Description of Alien Life // "The Cosmotheoros" (1698)

Native American Castaway Gives First Description of Closed Japan (1848) Ranald MacDonald´s Adventure

16th Century Executioner Describes His Executions and their Crimes (1573-1617) Franz Schmidt’s Diary

Awestruck Conquistador Describes Alien World of Tenochtitlan (1519) // Memoir of Bernal Diaz

Early Japanese Visitor Describes "Competitive and Unhealthy" European World (1872, Iwakura Embassy)

Early Japanese Visitor Describes "Baffling" American Culture // (1872) The Iwakura Embassy

First Royal Persian Visitor Describes European Life (1873) // Incredible Journey of Naser Al-Din

When Pirates Ruled Asia: 1000 Vicious Years of Chinese and Japanese Piracy // DOCUMENTARY

Nikola Tesla Describes Coming to America and Meeting Thomas Edison // "My Inventions" (1919)

German Soldier Describes Grim Reality of Life on Western Front (1914) // Diary of Rudolf Binding

Confused European Sailor Describes The Great Christian Kingdom of India (1499) // Vasco Da Gama

First Japanese in Europe: Incredible Story of the Tensho Embassy (1582 - 1590) // DOCUMENTARY

History of the Universe Channel Trailer

Young English Soldier Gives BRUTAL First-Hand Account of Battle of Waterloo (1815, William Lawrence)

First Non-Muslim European Description of Mecca (1503) / Undercover Adventure of Ludovico di Varthema

Inca Perspective on FIRST CONTACT with Europeans // Account of Titu Cusi (1570) // Primary Source

Ancient Historian Describes The First Steppe Nomads (450 BC) // "SCALP NAPKINS and SKULL CUPS"

How Japan Became a Great Power in Only 40 Years (1865 - 1905) // Japanese History Documentary

Medieval Chinese Historian Describes Islam (and their Buddha "Ma Hia Wu") // "Zhu Fan Zhi" (1225)

Joseph P Martin Describes FEAR and CHAOS of Early Revolutionary War (1776, From His Diaries)

Chinese Perspective on 1950s American Life // "Materialistic America, I Take My Hat Off To You!"

Young English Soldier Describes BRUTAL REALITY of Napoleonic Battle (1808, Portugal) Rifleman Harris

Napoleon Justifies His Disastrous Invasion of Russia (1812) // From His Diaries and Letters

Young Soldier Describes True Horror of Life in Napoleon's Army (Russia, 1812) // Jakob Walter Diary