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The Tragic Journal of Europe's Final Court Dwarf

Go to https://sponsr.is/cs_voicesofthepast and use code VOICESOFTHEPAST to save 25% off today. Thanks to Curiosity Stream for sponsoring today’s video. --------------------------------- Extracts taken from: Boruwłaski, Joseph: Memoirs Of Count Boruwłaski: Containing A Sketch Of His Travels, With An Account Of His Reception At The Different Courts Of Europe, Andrews, Durham, 1820 Edited and Image Curation by Manuel Rubio - check out his amazing channel: @ArtandContext Narrated and Script Edited by David Kelly Music from Epidemic Sound and Artlist Thumbnail Art by Ettore Mazza Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Ancient Soldier Shares Epic First-Person Account of Ancient Warfare

Check out the fantastic Opera browser: https://opr.as/Opera-browser-Voices-of-the-Past ------------------------------- Extracts taken from: The Anabasis by Xenophon - translated and edited by the legendary Dr Raoul Mclaughlin - please please check out his fantastic work: @drraoulmclaughlin7423 Image Editing by Manuel Rubio - check out his amazing channel: @ArtandContext Music from Epidemic Sound and Artlist Thumbnail Art by Ettore Mazza Art by Alex Stoica Image Credits from carvings and ancient art: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Artaxerxes_II_relief_detail.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Persepolis_Tomb_of_Artaxerxes_II_Mnemon_(r.404-358_BCE)_Upper_Relief.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reliefs_in_Persepolis_%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87_%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%AA_%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%AF_26.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reliefs_in_Persepolis_%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87_%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%AA_%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%AF_19.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reliefs_in_Persepolis_%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87_%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%AA_%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%AF_03.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Naghsh-e_rostam,_Ir%C3%A1n,_2016-09-24,_DD_12.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tomb_of_Artaxerxes_II,_Persepolis,_Iran_%285072587766%29.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_an_anonymous_Satrap_IONIA,_Phokaia._Circa_478-387_BC.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ancient_Greece_Stone_Statue_of_Hoplite_Warrior_(28122020163).jpg https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/15307350275/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Classical_calyx-krater_ARV_extra_-_Persian_archer_-_Greek_soldier_fighting_Persian_archer_(01).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black-figure_Column_Krater,_Chariot_scene,_late_6th_c_BC,_CAM_472,_154267.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manner_of_the_Bull_Painter_ARV_1351_extra_-_sphinx_-_Greek_hoplite_fighting_three_Persians.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Niobid_Painter_ARV_603_34_Triptolemos_with_Demeter_Persephone_Hermes_and_Keleos_-_Zeus_and_gods_04.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Early_classical_Attic_red_figure_lekythos_-_ARV_extra_-_warrior_leaving_home_-_Athens_NAM_1295_-_02.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reliefs_in_Persepolis_%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87_%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%AA_%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%AF_21.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:130427-BritishMuseum-Perikles.jpg https://www.flickr.com/photos/adavey/4688842565 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Persepolis_stairs_of_the_Apadana_relief02.JPG https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frieze_of_Archers_AOD_488,_Louvre_2008.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Persepolis_The_Persian_Soldiers.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hoplite_fight_MAR_Palermo_NI1850.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parthenon_frieze_panel_with_two_riders_(cast),_Athens,_445-438_BC,_G_1497_-_Martin_von_Wagner_Museum_-_W%C3%BCrzburg,_Germany_-_DSC05826.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Persian_warriors_from_Berlin_Museum.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Relief_of_Thracian_warriors,_reign_of_Darius_I,_6th-5th_century_BCE._from_Persepolis,_Iran,_Pergamon_Museum.jpg https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Punt4.JPG https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Punt4.JPG https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Terracotta_amphora_(jar)_MET_DP273723_white-balanced_white-bg.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Swing_Painter_-_ABV_306_43_-_bodyguards_-_fight_-_Athens_NM_15111_-_01.jpg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Japanese Historian from 1845 Describes Life of George Washington + Foundation of USA

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 -------------- Video actor and editor: David Kelly Taken from 'Konyo Zukishi' by Mitsukuri Shōgo (1845) Sakamaki Shunzo, Japan and the United States 1790 - 1853 If this channel is something you like, if you think saving primary sources is important, head over to the patreon and join up! https://www.patreon.com/voicesofthepast — Don’t forget to subscribe to my brother's channel History Time, where he makes full length historical documentaries:- https://www.youtube.com/historytime — 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. Some images taken from Osanaetoki Bankokubanashi (童絵解万国噺), an 1861 book by writer Kanagaki Robun and artist Utagawa Yoshitora, and other images from the work of Utagawa Yoshitora. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Byzantine Historian Describes Ancient China // 7th cent. Theophylact S. // Primary Source

Cities built by Alexander the Great, carriages of gold, warring states, animals bred to create a special thread...fantasy mixes with truth in this fascinating insight into the West's knowledge of China at the turn of the 7th century. Thanks to Mary and Michael Whitby for the use of their fantastic translation. https://www.amazon.com/History-Theophylact-Simocatta-Translation-Introduction/dp/019822799X Thanks to: By Getoryk - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15572039 Seasonsinthesun Sailko / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) Ovedc / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Mongol Invasion of Europe (As Witnessed By Master Roger, 1241)

Play Enlisted for FREE on PC, Xbox Series X|S and PS®5: https://playen.link/pastvoicesen Follow the link to download the game and get your exclusive bonus now. See you in battle! -------------------------------------------------- Extracts taken from Anonymus and Master Roger The Deeds of the Hungarians/Epistle to the Sorrowful Lament upon the Destruction of the Kingdom of Hungary by the Tatars edited by Martyn C. Rady, Laszlo Veszpremy, Janos M. Bak Central European University Press, 1 January 2010 https://ceupress.com/book/anonymus-and-master-roger Edited and Image Curation by Manuel Rubio - check out his amazing channel: @ArtandContext Thumbnail Art by Ettore Mazza Art by Carlos López Art by Alex Stoica Stock footage from Storyblocks and Artlist. Music from Epidemic Sound and Artlist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]