History Unwritten

Cody Michaels
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History Unwritten

Guided narrative history of the rest of the world. Each season we explore a different historical civilization from Africa, Asia or the Americas, from its beginning to its end, stopping along the way to talk about the people who lived in it and how they lived.

  1. 03/01/2023

    The Tale of Khun Chang and Khun Phaen

    The Tale of Khun Chang and Khun Phaen is the seminal work in Thai classical literature. The romance between Khuns Chang and Phaen and the female love interest Wanthong are our window into Ayutthayan gender and social class. While what we find may be disagreeable to modern sensibilities, we are nonetheless compelled to bear witness and learn more - to better understand the era in question.  Visit this episode's webpage for the Dramatis Personae

    1h 15m

  2. 30/04/2022

    Season 4 Announcement & Schedule

    In which we reveal the identity of Series 4 - along with an announcement of the schedule.

    3 min

  3. 29/04/2022

    3.19 - A New Siam

    Ayutthaya is gone, but Siam lives. A new kingdom, forged by two capable generals, restored Thai authority over their country. That New Siam would survive, stronger than ever, to the present day, becoming modern Thailand. Series Website

    37 min

  4. 15/04/2022

    3.18 - Collapse

    Ayutthaya would fall in much the same way it did in 1569: at the hands of an ambitious Burmese King. But this time, there would be no comign back. Ayutthaya was no more, and the future of Thai history would be entirely new. Series website

    32 min

  5. 25/03/2022

    3.17 - An Age of Culture

    The reigns of Thai Sa and Borommakot were peaceful and prosperous. The half-century before the city's fall thus became a golden age for art, literature and religion. This "Age of Culture" would last just until the collapse, but would forge Thai culture as it exists today. Series website

    31 min

  6. 11/03/2022

    3.16 - Phetracha & the Tiger King

    No, not that one. The Ban Phlu Luang, founded by the usurper Phetracha, would be Ayutthaya's last. They oversaw an era of social upheaval which fundaentally altered Thai society. Their first two kings, if the chronicles are to be believed, were cruel and violent men, though, and the bane of decency. Series website

    28 min

  7. 25/02/2022

    3.15 - The Revolution of 1688

    Half a world away, four months before the famous "Glorious Revolution" another revolution had taken place in Siam. King Narai, bereft of an heir, had perhaps bequeathed too much power to his Greek minister, Constantine Phaulkon. Soon, irate court ministers would rally against the minister - and his French allies. Series Website

    47 min

  8. 11/02/2022

    3.14 - The Unraveling Thread

    Throughout the middle of Narai's reign, court intrigue plagued the Palace in Lopburi. Ministers vied for power over the King, with their factions waxing and waning in turn. Amidst the King's failure to produce an heir, and increasing harshness and paranoia, this feuding paved the way for a new advisor to enter the fray - Constantine Phaulkon. Series Website

    29 min
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Guided narrative history of the rest of the world. Each season we explore a different historical civilization from Africa, Asia or the Americas, from its beginning to its end, stopping along the way to talk about the people who lived in it and how they lived.

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  • Creator
    Cody Michaels
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2023
  • Episodes
    55
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    History Unwritten

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