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Vol 4 Ep 63 - Three Kingdoms of Korea Dec 04, 2023

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8000 BCE - 668 CE - Before Korea was unified by the Kingdom of Silla in the seventh century, a number of polities vied for position both in and north of the Korean peninsula, overseen closely by the societies of China.

The History of the World podcast Magazine - 27th November 2023 Nov 27, 2023

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UNLIKELY VICTORIES (1) - In this edition of the magazine we look back at some of history's victories in battle against the odds. Salamis (480BCE), Zela (47BCE) and Edington (878)

Vol 4 Ep 62 - The Ashikaga Shogunate Nov 20, 2023

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1333 - 1573 - We march forward in our Japanese story from the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate as we recognise the rise of a new shogunate which would see challenges to its authority consistently throughout its tenure.

The History of the World podcast Magazine - 16th November 2023 Nov 16, 2023

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This week's journey back in time will take us to the iconic Crusader Battle of Arsuf, the apogees of the Umayyad Caliphate and the Roman Empire and to the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge.

The History of the World podcast Magazine - 2nd November 2023 Nov 02, 2023

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This podcast episode of the magazine takes a closer look at Ötzi the Iceman, the Roman Emperor Vaspasian, the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in the United States and the Ayyubid Sultan, Saladin. There is also a "state of the podcast" address within this episode.

Vol 4 Ep 61 - Kamakura Japan Oct 16, 2023

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1185 - 1333 - The Kamakura period of Japanese history saw a time when a military regime took control of the nation, and were subject to the first international invasion of the Japanese islands.

The History of the World podcast Magazine - 10th October 2023 Oct 09, 2023

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Join us on this busy little tour of history where we will be visiting the pre-historic village of Çatalhöyük, the affluent times in the middle of the second millennium BCE, the Battle of Actium which directly involved the famous Egyptian Queen Pharoah Cleopatra, and how medieval feudalism in Europe became a thing of the past.

Vol 4 Ep 60 - BATTLE - The Battle of Dan-no-ura ( 1185 ) Sep 26, 2023

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1185 - Tension between the clans during the Heian period of Japanese history was reaching boiling point particularly after the Taira clan had expelled the Minamoto from the capital city of Heian-kyu (Kyoto). The result was the outbreak of the Genpei War, and the Battle of Dan-no-ura was the concluding episode of this war.

Vol 4 Ep 59 - Heian Japan Sep 16, 2023

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794 - 1180 - We are covering the period of Japan's history from the relocation of the capital city to Heian-kyō up to the outbreak of the Genpei War.

Vol 4 Ep 58 - Ancient Japan Sep 05, 2023

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40000 BCE - 794 CE - We haven't studied Japan in too much detail until now, so it is necessary for us to introduce the story of the islands from the very beginning.

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