Ancient to Recent is a history podcast that explores how the past continues to shape our world today. From forgotten empires and overlooked revolutions to the hidden lives of historical figures, each episode takes a deep dive into the moments that mattered and the ones that should have.
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🌍 Covering everything from ancient civilisations to modern events
Whether you're a casual history fan or a dedicated learner, Ancient to Recent brings you the stories that shaped the world
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The Shah and the Iranian Revolution | Part 3 | Revolution, Coup and the Flight of the Shah | Ancient to Recent | Episode 35 (01:00:18)
In this episode of Ancient to Recent, we follow Iran through the decisive year of 1979, the moment when a crisis becomes a collapse, and a monarchy that once looked unshakeable disintegrates in a matt...
The Shah and the Iranian Revolution | Part 2 | Carter, Khomeini and the CIA| Ancient to Recent | Episode 34 (01:01:04)
In this episode of Ancient to Recent, we follow Iran at the height of its apparent power in the mid-1970s, a country awash in oil money, armed to the teeth, and ruled by a monarch who believed history...
The Shah and the Iranian Revolution | Oil, Power, and the Illusion of Modernity | Ancient to Recent | Episode 33 (00:42:15)
In this episode of Ancient to Recent, we step into the glittering world of 1960s and 70s Tehran, where nightclubs, foreign visitors, and booming oil revenues gave the impression of a nation racing con...
Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire | Part II | War with China & the Birth of Mongol Warfare | Ancient to Recent | Episode 32 (00:39:53)
In this history podcast episode of Ancient to Recent, we follow Genghis Khan as his newly united Mongol nation collides with the great settled empires to the south, beginning a cycle of conquest that ...
Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire | The Early Life of Temüjin | Ancient to Recent | Episode 31 (00:49:01)
In this history podcast episode of Ancient to Recent, we explore the early life of Genghis Khan, the rise of Temüjin, and the origins of the Mongol Empire on the Eurasian Steppe.Born into violence, be...
Maximilian of Mexico: The Rise and Fall of the Second Mexican Empire | Part 5 | The Siege of Querétaro, Betrayal and Execution | Ancient to Recent | Episode 30 (00:52:09)
By early 1867, the Second Mexican Empire was fighting for its life. French troops had gone, Republican armies were closing in from every direction, and Maximilian’s authority barely extended beyond a ...
Maximilian of Mexico: The Rise and Fall of the Second Mexican Empire | Part 4 | Napoleon’s Betrayal, Juarez’s Advance and the Fateful Decision | Ancient to Recent | Episode 29 (00:46:56)
By late 1865, the Second Mexican Empire was beginning to unravel. French support, once the foundation of Maximilian’s throne, was wavering, Republican resistance was intensifying, and pressure from a ...
Maximilian of Mexico: The Rise and Fall of the Second Mexican Empire | Part 3 | Juarez, the Catholic Church & the US Civil War | Ancient to Recent I Episode 28 (00:43:08)
At the height of his power, Emperor Maximilian believed he could reconcile monarchy with liberal reform and heal a nation torn apart by decades of war. By the end of 1864, the Second Mexican Empire st...
Maximilian of Mexico: The Rise and Fall of the Second Mexican Empire | Part 2 | US Civil War, Franz Josef and the Catholic Church |Ancient to Recent I Episode 27 (00:41:09)
In 1864, Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian of Austria crossed the Atlantic to claim a crown forged in diplomacy, ambition, and illusion. What awaited him in Mexico was not the enlightened monarchy he imag...
Maximilian of Mexico: The Rise and Fall of the Second Mexican Empire | Benito Juárez, Napoleon III & Habsburg Mexico | Ancient to Recent I Episode 26 (00:56:31)
In 1864, Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian of Austria took the throne as Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, believing he could unite a fractured nation and build a modern empire. Instead, he stepped into one o...
Hermann Goering and the Nazi Mind Part 2 | Nuremberg & The Final Deception | Ancient to Recent | Episode 25 (00:47:09)
At Nuremberg in 1945, the last leaders of the Third Reich faced judgment before the world. Hermann Goering arrived determined to turn the courtroom into his personal stage, launching a defiant perform...
Hermann Goering and the Nazi Mind | How the Nazis Were Captured, Studied & Prepared for Nuremberg | Ancient to Recent | Episode 24 (00:46:45)
In 1945, the Allies seized the top surviving Nazi leaders and locked them inside a secret U.S. prison known as Ashcan. At the center of it all was Hermann Göring, Reichsmarschall, head of the Luftwaff...
The Ukrainian Revolution Part 4 | Holodomor: Stalin’s Terror-Famine in Ukraine | Ancient to Recent | Episode 23 (00:49:38)
In 1932–33, Ukraine faced one of the deadliest tragedies of the 20th century, the Holodomor. Stalin’s regime seized food, blacklisted entire villages, sealed Ukraine’s borders, and used starvation as ...
The Ukrainian Revolution Part III | Stalin’s Collectivisation: The War on Ukraine’s Peasants | Ancient to Recent | Episode 22 (00:45:06)
By the end of the 1920s, Stalin had a vision, to forge a new Soviet man and break the old peasant world forever. Across Ukraine, a war was declared on the countryside. Villages were torn apart, church...
The Ukrainian Revolution Part II | Lenin, Stalin, and the Seeds of the Holodomor | Ancient to Recent | Episode 21 (00:50:18)
In the aftermath of revolution, Ukraine lies in ruins. The Bolsheviks have won the Civil War but for Lenin, victory is not enough. From the brutal terror of the Cheka to forced grain seizures and man-...
The Ukrainian Revolution | Birth of a Nation, Seeds of the Holodomor | Ancient to Recent | Episode 20 (00:51:48)
In the spring of 1917, as the Russian Empire collapses under the weight of war and revolution, Ukraine dares to dream of freedom. From the hopeful marches through Kyiv’s sunlit streets to the bitter s...
Norman Conquest | The Fall of Anglo-Saxon England | Ancient to Recent | Episode 19 (01:05:05)
As the smoke of Hastings clears, William the Conqueror’s work has only just begun. From the burning towns of Sussex to the frozen wastes of Northumbria, England descends into chaos. The Godwinsons ris...
Norman Conquest | Vikings, Rebellion, and the English Throne | Ancient to Recent | Episode 18 (00:44:14)
The stage is set. As Edward the Confessor’s reign falters and his death throws England into crisis, two rivals begin their march toward destiny. In Normandy, Duke William proves himself against France...
Norman Conquest | Edward the Confessor and the Roots of 1066 | Ancient to Recent | Episode 17 (00:56:36)
In this opening episode of our Norman Conquest series, we trace the story of England before 1066, from the rise of the Anglo-Saxons to the Viking invasions that reshaped the land. We meet Edward the C...
Kim Il Sung: The Still Birth of North Korea, Part 2 | Ancient to Recent | Episode 16 (01:27:01)
The Korean War erupts in a storm of artillery, but Kim Il Sung's plans for a swift victory unravel as UN forces push back the North Korean advance. As the conflict descends into a brutal stalemate, St...
Kim Il Sung: The Still Birth of North Korea | Ancient to Recent | Episode 15 (01:04:33)
In the early days of the 20th century, Korea was under the grip of Japanese imperial rule, a period that reshaped the peninsula forever. Out of this turmoil emerged Kim Il Sung, a partisan fighter who...
Bullets and Rosary Beads , Part 3 | Father Patrick Ryan | Ancient to Recent | Episode 14 (00:48:51)
In the 1980s, Father Patrick Ryan stood at the heart of the IRA’s international network, funding operations, brokering weapons, and evading capture across borders. Part Three follows his role in darin...
Bullets and Rosary Beads, Part 2 | Guns & Gaddafi | Ancient to Recent | Episode 13 (00:44:55)
In the 1980s, Father Patrick Ryan became one of the IRA’s most valuable allies. From secret Libyan arms deals to the Brighton bombing that nearly killed Margaret Thatcher, his story is one of faith, f...
Bullets and Rosary Beads | The IRA’s Priest and the Brighton Bombing | Ancient to Recent | Episode 12 (00:51:56)
In the 1980s, a Catholic priest became one of the IRA’s most valuable allies. From secret Libyan arms deals to the Brighton bombing that nearly killed Margaret Thatcher, Father Patrick Ryan’s story is...
Navalny vs. Putin Part III | Poison, Prison, and the Fight for Russia’s Future | Ancient to Recent | Episode 11 (00:55:22)
In this powerful final chapter of our Alexei Navalny series, we follow Russia’s most prominent opposition leader from the 2017 acid attack that scarred him, to his poisoning with Novichok, his defiant...
