Vol 1 Ep 3 - Homo habilis
What separates an ape from a human? Two million years ago, a small, primitive creature appeared in Africa with a larger brain, dexterous hands and an intriguing association with stone tools. Scientist...
24 Elo 37min
Vol 5 Ep 5 - The Ottoman Empire, Part Two
1566 - 1737 - The Ottoman Empire stands at the height of its power, yet a new reign brings fresh ambitions, dangerous rivalries and growing challenges. As the Mediterranean becomes the centre of an ep...
9 Elo 53min
Vol 5 Ep 4 - BATTLE - The Great Siege Of Malta ( 1565 )
1565 - A tiny island stood between one of history’s greatest empires and its ambitions in the Mediterranean. Outnumbered, isolated, and facing seemingly impossible odds, a brotherhood of warrior monks...
18 Heinä 1h 7min
Vol 5 Ep 3 - BATTLE - The Battle of Mohács ( 1526 )
1526 - Some battles determine who controls a territory. Others reshape an entire continent. In 1526, the Kingdom of Hungary and the Ottoman Empire met on the plains of Mohács in a confrontation born o...
29 Kesä 46min
Timelines - Thomas Jefferson
A bonus for the HOTWorld podcast schedule. We feature one of the episodes of our sister podcast "History of the World podcast timelines" that currently explores the lives and careers of each of the US...
28 Kesä 19min
Vol 5 Ep 1 - The Ottoman Empire, Part One
1453 - 1566 - The fall of Constantinople transformed the Ottoman Empire from a rising regional power into one of the dominant states of the sixteenth century. Follow the stories of Mehmed the Conquero...
13 Kesä 45min
State of the Podcast (2026)
Some very important news about the immediate future of the History of the World podcast.
10 Kesä 10min
