17th Century Ninja Explains How To Be A Ninja // The Bansenshūkai // Japanese Primary Source

Extraordinary Narratives From History of UFO Sightings (74 BC - 1896) // Primary Sources

Claim your SPECIAL OFFER for MagellanTV here: https://try.magellantv.com/voicesofthepast. Start your free trial TODAY so you can watch The Last Rites: Ceremonies of Death and the rest of MagellanTV’s history collection: https://www.magellantv.com/explore/history -------------- Extracts taken from: Plutarch on Lucullus http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2008.01.0046 Illustrated news notice of Nuremberg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1561_celestial_phenomenon_over_Nuremberg History of New England by John Winthrop https://archive.org/details/winthropsjourna05hosmgoog Toen shōsetsu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utsuro-bune The San Francisco call. [volume], November 22, 1896, Page 13, Image 13 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1896-11-22/ed-1/seq-13/ Art by Bilalerlangga. Music from Epidemic Sound and Artlist Stock footage from Videoblocks Image Credits: Skull By Wapondaponda - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6944772 00:00 74 BC The Mithridatic Wars 02:02 1561 Nuremberg 04:30 1639 Massachusetts 05:26 1803 Edo Japan 09:08 1896 Oakland, California Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

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

Signup for your FREE trial to The Great Courses Plus here: http://ow.ly/gTj530rskcC ‐------------------------------- Extracts taken from "The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier" by Jakob Walter (Doubleday, 1991) Narrated and edited by David Kelly. — Music courtesy of:- Epidemic Sound Artlist.io We try to use copyright free images at all times. However if we have used any of your artwork or maps then please don't hesitate to contact me and we’ll be more than happy to give the appropriate credit. Image credits: European Map 1812:  Alexander Altenhof, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons German village Peter Paul Rubens, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Frankfurt Oder Surroundings By Gottfried Hoffmann -…, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52367565 Nikolay Samokish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Native American Castaway Delivers First Portrait of Closed Japan (1848) Ranald MacDonald's Adventure

Get your special offer for MagellanTV here: https://try.magellantv.com/voicesofthepast. It's an exclusive offer for our viewers! Start your free trial today. MagellanTV is a new kind of streaming service run by filmmakers with 3,000+ documentaries! Check out our personal recommendation and MagellanTV’s exclusive playlists: https://www.magellantv.com/explore/history -------------- Extracts taken from "Ranald MacDonald: the narrative of his early life on the Columbia under the Hudson’s Bay Company’s regime; of his experiences in the Pacific whale fishery; and of his great adventure to Japan; with a sketch of his later life on the western frontier, 1824–1894" ed. W. S. Lewis and Naojiro Murakami. Beautiful artwork by Matthew Cartwright. Soundtrack licensed from Epidemic Sound/Artlist. Footage from Videoblocks. Image Credits: Japanese Traditional House By JayWalsh - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30719844 Traditional Hearth By Reggaeman - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7523852 Hotel By Boltor - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=87671026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

First Non-Muslim European Observation of Mecca (1503) / Disguised Travels of Ludovico di Varthema

The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/voicesofthepast03211 This video was sponsored by Skillshare. ---------------- Extracts taken from "The Travels of Ludovico di Varthema" translated by John Winter Jones. — Music courtesy of:- Epidemic Sound Artlist.io We try to use copyright free images at all times. However if we have used any of your artwork or maps then please don't hesitate to contact me and we’ll be more than happy to give the appropriate credit. Image credits: Varthema Book By ActuaLitté - Itinerario de Ludovico de Verthema, Lodovico di Varthema, 1523 - Foire du Livre de Charjah, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=65895839 Kaaba gate By Md iet at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18023356 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Japanese Diplomat to US Portrays Desperate Final Hours Before Pearl Harbor // Memoir of Saburo Kurusu

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