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.
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5 Oldest Descriptions of the Pyramids
Mediocre Samurai Describes Real Life in Historical Japan
5 Strangest Ancient Accounts of The Edge Of The World
The Mongol Invasion of Europe (As Witnessed By Master Roger, 1241)
The Entire History of Ancient Japan
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)
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