https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com The Story of Mankind was written and illustrated by Dutch-American journalist, professor, and author Hendrik Willem van Loon. Relates the story of western civilization from earliest times through the beginning of the twentieth century, with special emphasis on the people and events that changed the course of history. Wed, 26 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0800 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2016 All rights reserved. Arts:Books 1440 No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/1434608/The-Story-of-Mankind-00.jpg https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com 144 144 00 Foreword https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/00-foreword/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/00-foreword/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/00-foreword/ false No 505 01 The Setting of the Stage https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/01-the-setting-of-the-stage/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/01-the-setting-of-the-stage/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/01-the-setting-of-the-stage/ false No 548 02 Our Earliest Ancestors https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/02-our-earliest-ancestors/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/02-our-earliest-ancestors/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/02-our-earliest-ancestors/ false No 306 03 Prehistoric Man 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Mesopotamia https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/07-mesopotamia/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/07-mesopotamia/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/07-mesopotamia/ false No 148 08 The Sumerians https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/08-the-sumerians/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/08-the-sumerians/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/08-the-sumerians/ false No 439 09 Moses https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/09-moses/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/09-moses/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/09-moses/ false No 310 10 The Phoenicians https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/10-the-phoenicians/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/10-the-phoenicians/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/10-the-phoenicians/ false No 193 11 The Indo-Europeans 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Self-Government https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/15-greek-self-government/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/15-greek-self-government/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/15-greek-self-government/ false No 351 16 Greek Life https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/16-greek-life/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/16-greek-life/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/16-greek-life/ false No 461 17 The Greek Theatre https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/17-the-greek-theatre/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/17-the-greek-theatre/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/17-the-greek-theatre/ false No 375 18 The Persian Wars https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/18-the-persian-wars/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/18-the-persian-wars/#comments Sat, 08 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0800 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00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/22-rome-and-carthage/ false No 1422 23 The Rise of Rome https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/23-the-rise-of-rome/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/23-the-rise-of-rome/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/23-the-rise-of-rome/ false No 327 24 The Roman Empire https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/24-the-roman-empire/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/24-the-roman-empire/#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/24-the-roman-empire/ false No 1159 25 Joshua of Nazareth https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/25-joshua-of-nazareth/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/25-joshua-of-nazareth/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/25-joshua-of-nazareth/ false No 547 26 The Fall of Rome https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/26-the-fall-of-rome/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/26-the-fall-of-rome/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/26-the-fall-of-rome/ false No 627 27 Rise of the Church https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/27-rise-of-the-church/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/27-rise-of-the-church/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/27-rise-of-the-church/ false No 816 28 Mohammed https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/28-mohammed/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/28-mohammed/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/28-mohammed/ false No 682 29 Charlemagne https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/29-charlemagne/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/29-charlemagne/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/29-charlemagne/ false No 604 30 The Norsemen https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/30-the-norsemen/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/30-the-norsemen/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/30-the-norsemen/ false No 270 31 Feudalism https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/31-feudalism/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/31-feudalism/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/31-feudalism/ false No 418 32 Chivalry https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/32-chivalry/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/32-chivalry/#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/32-chivalry/ false No 301 33 Pope vs. Emperor https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/33-pope-vs-emperor/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/33-pope-vs-emperor/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/33-pope-vs-emperor/ false No 726 34 The Crusades https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/34-the-crusades/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/34-the-crusades/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/34-the-crusades/ false No 534 35 The Mediaeval City https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/35-the-mediaeval-city/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/35-the-mediaeval-city/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/35-the-mediaeval-city/ false No 1165 36 Mediaeval Self-Government https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/36-mediaeval-self-government/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/36-mediaeval-self-government/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/36-mediaeval-self-government/ false No 568 37 The Mediaeval World https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/37-the-mediaeval-world/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/37-the-mediaeval-world/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/37-the-mediaeval-world/ false No 903 38 Mediaeval Trade https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/38-mediaeval-trade/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/38-mediaeval-trade/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/38-mediaeval-trade/ false No 722 39 The Renaissance https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/39-the-renaissance/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/39-the-renaissance/#comments Sat, 17 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/39-the-renaissance/ false No 1647 40 The Age of Expression https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/40-the-age-of-expression/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/40-the-age-of-expression/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/40-the-age-of-expression/ false No 544 41 The Great Discoveries https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/41-the-great-discoveries/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/41-the-great-discoveries/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/41-the-great-discoveries/ false No 1623 42 Buddha and Confucius https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/42-buddha-and-confucius/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/42-buddha-and-confucius/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/42-buddha-and-confucius/ false No 1026 43 The Reformation https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/43-the-reformation/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/43-the-reformation/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/43-the-reformation/ false No 1367 44 Religious Warfare https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/44-religious-warfare/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/44-religious-warfare/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/44-religious-warfare/ false No 1721 45 The English Revolution https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/45-the-english-revolution/ 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Prussia https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/49-the-rise-of-prussia/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/49-the-rise-of-prussia/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/49-the-rise-of-prussia/ false No 526 50 The Mercantile System https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/50-the-mercantile-system/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/50-the-mercantile-system/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/50-the-mercantile-system/ false No 435 51 The American Revolution https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/51-the-american-revolution/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/51-the-american-revolution/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/51-the-american-revolution/ false No 810 52 The French Revolution https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/52-the-french-revolution/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/52-the-french-revolution/#comments Sun, 04 Sep 2016 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https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/56-national-independence/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/56-national-independence/ false No 2484 57 The Age of the Engine https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/57-the-age-of-the-engine/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/57-the-age-of-the-engine/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/57-the-age-of-the-engine/ false No 1175 58 The Social Revolution https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/58-the-social-revolution/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/58-the-social-revolution/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/58-the-social-revolution/ false No 600 59 Emancipation https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/59-emancipation/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/59-emancipation/#comments Sun, 28 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/59-emancipation/ false No 950 60 The Age of Science 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Be https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/64-as-it-shall-ever-be/ https://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/64-as-it-shall-ever-be/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0800 http://thestoryofmankind.podbean.com/e/64-as-it-shall-ever-be/ false No 92