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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A “thrilling and superbly crafted” (The Wall Street Journal) account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook’s death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day. One of...

Elisabeth I. galt als Bastard, musste Hass und Intrigen über sich ergehen lassen und landete sogar im Tower...

Ancient Egyptian civilization is so grand our minds sometimes have difficulty adjusting to it. It lasted 3,000 years, longer than any other on the planet. Its Great Pyramid of Cheops was the tallest building in the world until well into the 19th century and remains the only Ancient Wonder still standing. And it was the most technologically advanced of the ancient civilizations, with the medical knowledge that made Egyptian physicians the most famous in the world.

Generation Diddl ist DER Podcast über Diddl. Für alle, die Diddl-Blätter gesammelt haben wie Wertpapiere. Wir sind Julia Knörnschild und Lisa Golinski, als Millennials sind wir natürlich in der großen Diddl-Ära geboren. Wir erzählen die Geschichte der Diddl Maus: Von den ersten Postkarten über Plüschmäuse, Blockblätter, legale Schulhof-Tauschgeschäfte und das Merchandise-Imperium bis zum großen Diddl Comeback 2026. Dazu gibt es 90er- und 2000er-Nostalgie: No Angels, GZSZ, Polly Pocket, Gelstifte, Stickeralben, Eastpak und alles, was früher in unseren Kinderzimmern und auf dem ...

In "Hardcore History" journalist and broadcaster Dan Carlin takes his "Martian", unorthodox way of thinking and applies it to the past. Was Alexander the Great as bad a person as Adolf Hitler? What would Apaches with modern weapons be like? Will our modern civilization ever fall like civilizations from past eras? This isn't academic history (and Carlin isn't a historian) but the podcast's unique blend of high drama, masterful narration and Twilight Zone-style twists has entertained millions of listeners.

Felix Sparks (1917-2007) stammte aus einer Bergarbeiterfamilie in Arizona und ließ sich nach der High School von der Armee anwerben, weil er in der Großen Depression keine Arbeit fand. Dann ging er ans College, um Jura zu studieren, und wurde erneut einberufen, als die USA sich für den Kriegseintritt rüsteten. Er nahm teil an der Invasion Siziliens 1943, war der einzige Überlebende seiner Einheit bei der Schlacht von Anzio, überlebte die deutsche Ardennenoffensive, den Häuserkampf in Aschaffenburg, wo der "Volkssturm" die Amerikaner aufzuhalten versuchte, und kommandierte die Einheit, die Dachau befreite.

This is the first volume in a bold new series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting historical events from Europe to the Middle East to the far coast of China, while still giving weight to the characteristics of each country. Susan Wise Bauer provides both sweeping scope and vivid attention to the individual lives that give flesh to abstract assertions about human history. This narrative history employs the methods of "history from beneath" - literature, epic traditions, private letters, and accounts - to connect kings and leaders with the lives of those they ruled.

True Crime Podcast mit Krimiautorin Franziska Franz und Rechtsmediziner Prof. Dr. Marcel A. Verhoff. Im Mittelpunkt dieses Podcasts stehen historisch bedeutsame, teils bis heute ungelöste Kriminalfälle. Ergänzend zu den Fallbeschreibungen gibt zu jedem Fall ein Expertengespräch mit Hintergrundinformationen als der Kriminalistik.Sie finden uns auf Instagram unter @rechtsmedizinundkrimi Weitere Informationen auch auf autor-krimi.de SpurenElemente ist eine Produktion der TaunusBlick-Studios Frankfurt am Main. SpurenElemente ist ein FFH-Original-Podcast. Eine Zusammenarbeit von Franziska Franz...

Sarah is a journalist obsessed with the past. Every week she reconsiders a person or event that's been miscast in the public imagination.

J.R.R. Tolkien, der Schöpfer Mittelerdes, war Zeit seines Lebens ein fleißiger Briefeschreiber. Aus seiner umfangreichen Korrespondenz lassen sich nicht nur Rückschlüsse auf seinen Charakter ziehen, sondern auch die Entstehung seiner bekanntesten Werke verfolgen. In diesem Podcast wollen wir Euch mitnehmen auf eine Reise zwischen die Zeilen des berühmten Oxford Professors. Sein Biograph Humphrey Carpenter veröffentlichte gemeinsam mit Tolkiens Sohn Christopher eine Auswahl von 354 Briefen. Diese nehmen wir in unserem Podcast unter die Lupe. In jeder Episode besprechen wir einen Brief. ...

The Roman Republic is one of the most breathtaking civilizations in world history. Between roughly 500 BCE to the turn of the millennium, a modest city-state developed an innovative system of government and expanded into far-flung territories across Europe, Northern Africa, and the Middle East. This powerful civilization inspired America's founding fathers, gifted us a blueprint for amazing engineering innovations, left a vital trove of myths, and has inspired the human imagination for 2,000 years.

In an exciting partnership with the Smithsonian, The Great Courses presents these 24 lectures that offer an unforgettable tour of Japanese life and culture. Professor Ravina, with the expert collaboration of the Smithsonian's historians, brings you a grand portrait of Japan.

Maps have a mysterious hold over us. Whether ancient, crumbling parchments or generated by Google, maps tell us things we want to know, not only about our current location or where we are going but about the world in general. And yet, when it comes to geo-politics, much of what we are told is generated by analysts and other experts who have neglected to refer to a map of the place in question.

When Truman asked Stalin in 1945 whether Hitler was dead, Stalin replied bluntly, "No." As late as 1952, Eisenhower declared: "We have been unable to unearth one bit of tangible evidence of Hitler's death." What really happened? Simon Dunstan and Gerrard Williams have compiled extensive evidence - some recently declassified - that Hitler actually fled Berlin and took refuge in a remote Nazi enclave in Argentina.

Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary, and each one has its own incredible story to tell. We once thought of our Earth as unique, but we have now...

From one of China’s most acclaimed writers, his first work of nonfiction to appear in English: a unique, intimate look at the Chinese experience over the last several decades, told through personal stories and astute analysis that sharply illuminate the country’s meteoric economic and social transformation. Characterized by Yu Hua’s trademark wit, insight, and courage, China in Ten Words is a refreshingly candid vision of the “Chinese miracle” and all its consequences, from the singularly invaluable perspective of a writer living in China today.

In seinem unverwechselbaren spannend - ironischen Stil macht Joachim Fernau Tausend Jahre Römische Geschichte zu einem Abenteuer...

Siebzehn alte, mit Witz und Charme erzählte, Thüringer Geschichten in neuer Bearbeitung für erwachsene Leute von heute...

In the 1860s a new word entered the economic and political vocabulary of the world: 'capitalism'. The global triumph of capitalism is the major theme of history in the decades after 1848. It was the triumph of a society which believed that economic growth rests on competitive private enterprise, on success in buying everything in the cheapest market (including labour) and selling it in the dearest. 

The Viking Age - from 750 to 1050 saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples into the wider world. As traders and raiders, explorers and colonists, they ranged from eastern North America to the Asian steppe. But for centuries, the Vikings have been seen through the eyes of others, distorted to suit the tastes of medieval clerics and Elizabethan playwrights, Victorian imperialists, Nazis, and more. None of these appropriations capture the real Vikings, or the richness and sophistication of their culture.