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Unremarkable Samurai Chronicles Genuine Life in Historical Japan

European Prisoner Relates Life Among Cannibals of Brazil (1557) // Trials of Hans Staden

Three Terrifying First-Hand Accounts of Mongol Invasions // Genghis Khan, Khwarezmia, Baghdad

Earliest Western Account of India + Caste System // 300 BC Megasthenes // Ancient Primary Source

Napoleon Justifies His Disastrous Invasion of Russia (1812) // From His Personal Diaries and Correspondence

Shocked Soviet Visitor Details California and Hollywood (1936) // Ilf and Petrov's US Expedition

Ancient Chinese Monk Describes Ancient India // 4th century Faxian // Primary Source

How Did Rome Emerge?

Japanese Traveler Recounts Journey Through Iran and Ancient Persian Ruins // (1899) Yenaga Toyokichi

First European Description of Philippines (1521) // Magellan's Last Days // Pigafetta Primary Source

Primary Narratives of History's Worst Military Disasters

Native American Perspective On The Civil War // Records of GW Grayson

First European Description of Life in Korea // 1668 'Hamel's Journal' // Primary Source

First Englishman Relates Adventures in Shogunate Japan

Futurist from 1901 Describes The World of 2001 // 'Ladies Home Journal' (1901) // Primary Source

Oldest Portrayals of the Pyramids

The Total History of Ancient Japan

Ivar and Björn Avenge Ragnar's Death // 12th Century Extracts from Saxo Grammaticus and Krákumál

Justinian: The Headless Emperor // Procopius' Secret History // 6th century AD Primary Source

Contemporary Accounts of 536: The Worst Year To Be Alive in History

Frightened Genuine Reactions To Seeing Unprecedented Weapons For The First Time

Russian Soldier Portrays True Terror of Napoleon's 1812 Invasion // Memoir of Ilya Radozhitskii

Aztec Perspective on First Contact with Europeans // 16th cent. Florentine Codex // Primary Source

Most Extraordinary Accounts from History of First Contact Between Cultures // From Vikings to Maori

Eyewitness Portrays The 1762 Native American Embassy to England (Diary of Henry Timberlake)

Earliest European Mention of Japan // Marco Polo Describes Mongol Invasion of 'Chipangu' (1281)

First European Description of Life in Japan // 1585 'Striking Contrasts' Luis Frois - Primary Source

True Medieval Knight Describes Life During The Crusades

Most Tragic Testimonies of First Contact in History

Ancient China and Rome: 1000 Years of Engagement // DOCUMENTARY

Roman Historian Describes Ancient Scandinavia // Before The Vikings // Tacitus 97 AD

First-Hand Accounts of Civilizations Being Annihilated

German Soldier Reveals Grim Reality of Life on Western Front (1914) // Diary of Rudolf Binding

Puzzled European Voyager Recounts The Great Christian Kingdom of India (1499) // Vasco Da Gama

Aztec Historian Describes First Japanese in Mexico (1610) // Chimalpahin's Annals // Primary Source

Enslaved Icelander Recounts Atrocities of Barbary Pirate Raid (1627) // Diary of Ólafur Egilsson

Chinese Historian Describes the Byzantine Empire // 7-10th century "Book of Tang" // Primary Source

Japan and the West: The Initial 500 Years // Japanese History Documentary (1298 - 1854)

American Perspective on 'First Contact' With Japan (1853) // Perry's Expedition // Primary Source

First Samurai in America and Europe: Tragic Journey of the Keicho Embassy (1613 - 1620) DOCUMENTARY

Soviet Journalist Documents US Deep South and Visits President Roosevelt (1936) // Ilf and Petrov

Soviet Sniper Describes Pursuing Enemy on Eastern Front (1941) // Memoir of Yevgeni Nikolaev

Letter from Genghis Khan Asking for the Secret of Eternal Life // (1219) Invitation to Taoist Monk

@ArtandContext - A Distinctive Channel From The Editor Of Voices of the Past

Ancient Chinese Historian Describes The Xiongnu // Before The Mongols // Book of Han (111 AD)

The Death of Caesar (March 15th 44 BC) // Nicolaus of Damascus // Ancient Source

Young English Soldier Recounts BRUTAL Direct Account of Battle of Waterloo (1815, William Lawrence)

The Tale of Ragnar Lothbrok // Icelandic Saga // 13th Century

Roman Scholar Describes Ancient China // 1st century AD // Pliny the Elder on the "Seres"

Last Samurai Describes Concluding Days of Old Japan

Roman Historian on The Founding of Rome // Livy on Romulus and Remus // 1st century BC Roman Source

Ancient Chinese Historian Narrates The First Christians (635 AD) // The Nestorian Stele

First Royal Persian Visitor Chronicles European Life (1873) // Astounding Journey of Naser Al-Din

Futurist From 1922 Makes Oddly Accurate Predictions For 2022

Roman Scholar Describes Ancient Africa // Pliny on Source of The Nile and Aethiopia - 1st century AD

First European Delivers (Dismal) Depiction of Future United States (1527) Diary of Cabeza De Vaca

Rameses III Describes Invasion Of Sea Peoples // Mystery of Bronze Age Collapse // Primary Source

Real Samurai Explains Rules for Peace and War // 17th cent. Scrolls of Natori-Ryu // Primary Source

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

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

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

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

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

Native American Perspective on First Contact with Europeans // As recounted to Jon Heckewelder (1770s)

Spartan Training // Xenophon 380 BC // Ancient Primary Source

Muslim Eyewitness Portrays Brutality of Crusaders and Richard I (1187 - 1191) // Baha Ad-Din

Three Historical Accounts of the Dog-Headed Men // Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta and Sir John Mandeville

Nostradamus' First 100 Predictions // 16th Century Primary Source

Queerest Ancient Accounts of The Edge Of The World

Old Historian Portrays The First Steppe Nomads (450 BC) // "SCALP NAPKINS and SKULL CUPS

Mesmerized British Visitor Chronicles Life in American Civil War (1863) // Diary of Henry Y. Thompson

The End of the World // Ragnarok as told by Snorri Sturluson // 13th century Norse Source

Disoriented Japanese Historians Characterize Strange First Europeans

How Japan Achieved Great Power Status in Only 40 Years (1865 - 1905) // Japanese History Documentary

Roman Laments About Bizarre New "Christians" and "Jesus" Son of Panthera (177 AD) True Word, Celsus

Kaiser Wilhelm II Lays the Blame for WW1 // From His Memoirs (1922) // Primary Source

Plato Describes Atlantis // First Mention of the Island // 360 BC 'Critias'

th Century Natural Philosopher Unveils First Description of Alien Life // "The Cosmotheoros" (1698)

5 Historical Accounts of Werewolves // Herodotus, Beast of Gevaudan + more // Primary Sources

Thomas Edison Predicts the 20th Century // Kindles and Bumblebee Helicopters // Cosmopolitan (1911)

Aztec Perspective on the Conquest of Mexico // 16th cent. Florentine Codex // Primary Source

Earliest Foreign Account of China? // 9th cent. "Accounts of China and India" // Primary Source

Egyptian Eyewitness Narrates Napoleon's Brutal Invasion (1798) Al-Jabarti's Chronicle

Inca Perspective on FIRST MEETING with Europeans // Account of Titu Cusi (1570) // Primary Source

Nikola Tesla Depicts His Entry into America and Encounter with Thomas Edison // "My Inventions" (1919)

Words of Hanno The Navigator - Ancient Explorer // 5th century BC // Primary Source

Christopher Columbus' First Letter After Discovery of America // 1493 Primary Source

Medieval Crusader Reveals the Chaos, Brutality (and Cannibalism) of the First Crusade (1096)

The 4 Most Violent Eyewitness Accounts of Viking Attacks (Lindisfarne, Muslim Spain, Constantinople, Paris)

Strangest Narratives of First Contact in History

First Japanese in Europe: Unforgettable Story of the Tensho Embassy (1582 - 1590) // DOCUMENTARY

Soviet Traveler Recounts 1930s American Life // Ilf and Petrov's US Journey (Primary Source)

First Indian Visitor Describes England and European Life // 1785 'Wonders of Vilayet' Historical Document

British Soldier Shares Chaotic Firsthand Account of Zulu War

Young English Soldier Recounts BRUTAL REALITY of Napoleonic Battle (1808, Portugal) Rifleman Harris

Do the Dog-Headed Men Have Souls? // Letter from 9th Century Monk // Primary Source

When Pirates Governed Asia: 1000 Vicious Years of Chinese and Japanese Piracy // DOCUMENTARY

Five Harsh First-Person Narratives of Roman Conquest // Carthage, Zela, Masada, Samarra, Fall of Rome

Joseph P Martin Describes PANIC and UPHEAVAL of Early Revolutionary War (1776, From His Diaries)

British Reaction from 1776 to Declaration of Independence // "The Scots Magazine" // Primary Source

First Japanese Visitor to US + Europe Describes Birth of Modern Japan (British Attack + 2nd US Trip)

First Chinese Visitor Describes Medieval Europe // The Incredible Journey of Rabban Sawma (1287)

Caesar on the Gauls // Roman Primary Source (58 - 49 BC)

Ancient Greek Describes Youth Spent In Sparta

First Japanese Visitor to USA Describes American Life // 1860 Tokugawa Embassy // Primary Source

Ancient Chinese Historian Describes The Roman Empire // 3rd century AD "Weilüe" // Primary Source

Mongol Perspective On Conquering The World (1206 - 1228) Veiled History Of The Mongols

Ancient Soldier Shares Epic First-Person Account of Ancient Warfare

The Tragic Journal of Europe's Final Court Dwarf

Marco Polo Describes the Mongols // 13th cent. Primary Source

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

Roman Citizen Describes Ancient Ireland and Thule // Edge of Known World // 7 BC Strabo Geographica

Early Japanese Visitor Depicts "Competitive and Unhealthy" European World (1872, Iwakura Embassy)

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

How Far Did Rome Expand?

The Art of War by Sun Tzu // Ancient Chinese Primary Source

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

Roman Trade Route to Ancient China // 1st cent. AD Periplus // Ancient Primary Source

Earliest Islamic Documentation of India (852) // "Reports of China and India" // Primary Source

Japanese Historian Describes First Contact With Europeans // 16th cent. "Teppo-ki" // Primary Source

th Century Executioner Reveals His Executions and their Crimes (1573-1617) Franz Schmidt's Diary

Japanese Castaway Delivers First Impression of USA (1852) // Astounding Story of John Manjiro

Mesmerized Conquistador Recounts Alien World of Tenochtitlan (1519) // Memoir of Bernal Diaz

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

Early Japanese Visitor Describes "Bewildering" American Culture // (1872) The Iwakura Embassy

Roman Historian Discusses Strangest Things In The Ancient World

Chinese Take on 1950s American Life // "Materialistic America, I Applaud You!

Letter from English Samurai Describing his Life in Japan // 1611 Primary Source

History of the Universe Channel Presentation

Ancient Chinese Historian Describes Japan // First Full Description of Japan // "Wei-Zhi" (297 AD)

Craziest Predictions for the 21st Century from History

First Japanese Visitor After Sakoku Describes European Life // 1862 Tokugawa Embassy Primary Source