History's Living Voices: The Past, Told by Those Who Lived It

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History's Living Voices is the ultimate, immersive history podcast that delivers firsthand, first-person historical accounts direct from the source. In every episode, we cut out the middleman and go straight to the primary documents: personal diaries, battlefield maps with handwritten orders, private letters, and last-will-and-testaments. Through these authentic, unfiltered voices, discover the true human behind the legend. Imagine a seasoned medieval knight storyteller, having just removed his helmet, guiding you through the troop positions in an ancient manuscript, his words grounded in actual historical records—like a weathered document sealed with a critical year, such as '1776'. From the front lines of global wars to the breakthroughs of visionaries, hear exactly what it felt like to be in the room where it happened. Perfect for fans of documentary storytelling and historical deep-dives who crave authenticity. If you want to know what it truly felt like to live through the moments that forged modernity, this is your journey. Hit follow to listen to the people who wrote the real story of humanity.

  1. 17m ago

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

    Get your free trial of MagellanTV here: https://try.magellantv.com/voicesofthepast. It's an exclusive offer for our viewers: an extended, month-long trial, FREE. MagellanTV is a new kind of streaming service run by filmmakers with 2,000+ documentaries! Check out our personal recommendation and MagellanTV’s exclusive playlists: https://www.magellantv.com/explore/historyUploaded 13-06-20-------------------------------------------Here we have an extract from the autobiography of Fukuzawa Yukichi, famed Japanese reformer and a member of the first Japanese embassy to The United States after 200+ years of isolation.Extract from The Autobiography of Fukuzawa Yukichi translated by Eiichi Kiyooka, 1934 edition.If this channel is something you like, if you think saving primary sources is important, head over to the patreon and join up!https://www.patreon.com/voicesofthepast— Don’t forget to subscribe to my brother's channel History Time, where he makes full length historical documentaries:-https://www.youtube.com/historytime— Music courtesy of:- - Epidemic Sound— Voice actor and editor:-David KellyWe try to use copyright free images at all times. However if we have used any of your artwork or maps then please don't hesitate to contact me and we’ll be more than happy to give the appropriate credit.Thanks to:By World Imaging (talk) - Own work, photographed at Japan Currency Museum, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9665770Fumiya Fujihara / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)TANAKA Juuyoh (%u7530%u4E2D%u5341%u6D0B) / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)army.archMare Island Naval Shipyard, CA Hospital Historic Photo 1920sCliff3rd Floor Smithsonian American Art Museum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  2. 1h ago

    The Death of Nero // Suetonius' The Twelve Caesars 121 AD // Roman Primary Source

    Following on from our video on Nero's treatment of the Christians, here we have Suetonius' vivid description of his despairing last moments. Infamous throughout history and vilified by many, the archetypal megalomaniac Nero finally met his end on the 9th of June 68 AD, after fleeing Rome following a revolt by his governors.Uploaded 03-05-19How do we actually know about history? Voices of the Past is a channel dedicated to recreating the original accounts from the people who lived through events, or who lived far closer to them than we do today. We do this word for word, with an accompanying soundtrack of rousing music and images.— Thanks for watching! Don’t forget to subscribe for new videos every single week! and Let us know in the comments what you’d like to see covered in the future.— Become a patron for as little as a dollar a month and help keep this project going:-https://www.patreon.com/historytimeUK— Don’t forget to subscribe to our primary channel History Time, where we make full length historical documentaries:-https://www.youtube.com/historytime— History Time is now a podcast. You can find us wherever you get your podcasts from. —Join our community on social media:-Twitter:-https://twitter.com/HistoryTimeUK/ Facebook:-https://www.facebook.com/HistoryTimeOfficial/Instagram:-https://www.instagram.com/historytime_ig/— Music courtesy of:- - Epidemic Sound- Joss Edwards Music:-https://soundcloud.com/jossedwardsmusic— Voice actor and editor:-David KellyWe've compiled a reading list of our favourite history books via the Amazon influencer program. If you do choose to purchase any of these incredible sources of information then Amazon will send us a tiny fraction of the earnings (as long as you do it through the link) (this means more and better content in the future) I'll keep adding to and updating the list as time goes on:-https://www.amazon.com/shop/historytimeAre you a budding artist, writer, illustrator, cartographer, or music producer? Send us an email! No matter how professional you are or even if you’re just starting out, we can always use new music and images in my videos. Get in touch! I’d love to hear from you.We try to use copyright free images at all times. However if we have used any of your artwork or maps then please don't hesitate to contact me and we’ll be more than happy to give the appropriate credit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  3. 2h ago

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

    Here we have the British sour grapes reaction to the Declaration of Independence from 1 August 1776, taken from the oldest magazine in the world - The Scots Magazine.Uploaded 04-07-20If this channel is something you like, if you think saving primary sources is important, head over to the patreon and join up!https://www.patreon.com/voicesofthepast— Don’t forget to subscribe to my brother's channel History Time, where he makes full length historical documentaries:-https://www.youtube.com/historytime— Music courtesy of:- - Epidemic Sound— Voice actor and editor:-David KellyWe try to use copyright free images at all times. However if we have used any of your artwork or maps then please don't hesitate to contact me and we’ll be more than happy to give the appropriate credit.Thanks to:Annie Mole Rockefeller Centre - Pursuit of Happiness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  4. 3h ago

    Baghdad under the Abbasids // Yaqut 1000 AD // Arabic Primary Source

    Here we have an account to echo History Time's upcoming video - a description of the wonders of Baghdad at the turn of the first millennium, under its Abbasid rulers. The first city to hit one million inhabitants, at the time Baghdad was the world's largest - the jewel in the crown of the Islamic Golden Age.Uploaded 07-06-19How do we actually know about history? Voices of the Past is a channel dedicated to recreating the original accounts from the people who lived through events, or who lived far closer to them than we do today. We do this word for word, with an accompanying soundtrack of rousing music and images.— Thanks for watching! Don’t forget to subscribe for new videos every single week! and Let us know in the comments what you’d like to see covered in the future.— Become a patron for as little as a dollar a month and help keep this project going:-https://www.patreon.com/historytimeUK— Don’t forget to subscribe to our primary channel History Time, where we make full length historical documentaries:-https://www.youtube.com/historytime— History Time is now a podcast. You can find us wherever you get your podcasts from. —Join our community on social media:-Twitter:-https://twitter.com/HistoryTimeUK/ Facebook:-https://www.facebook.com/HistoryTimeOfficial/Instagram:-https://www.instagram.com/historytime_ig/— Music courtesy of:- - Epidemic Sound- Joss Edwards Music:-https://soundcloud.com/jossedwardsmusicKevin MacLeod— Voice actor and editor:-David KellyWe've compiled a reading list of our favourite history books via the Amazon influencer program. If you do choose to purchase any of these incredible sources of information then Amazon will send us a tiny fraction of the earnings (as long as you do it through the link) (this means more and better content in the future) I'll keep adding to and updating the list as time goes on:-https://www.amazon.com/shop/historytimeAre you a budding artist, writer, illustrator, cartographer, or music producer? Send us an email! No matter how professional you are or even if you’re just starting out, we can always use new music and images in my videos. Get in touch! I’d love to hear from you.We try to use copyright free images at all times. However if we have used any of your artwork or maps then please don't hesitate to contact me and we’ll be more than happy to give the appropriate credit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  5. 4h ago

    Caesar & the Pirates // Plutarch 75 AD // Roman Source

    The beginnings of a legend.Uploaded 14-05-19The year is 75 BC and Julius Caesar is not yet the mammoth figure he will become. Originally set to be a priest of Jupiter, he was stripped of his title and his inheritance after his family was involved in a bitter civil war, turning to work as a legal advocate in Rome to make his way.This story comes to us from Plutarch, who relates this early example of young Julius' remarkable confidence - almost verging on arrogance - in the face of very real danger; being captured by Cilician pirates whilst crossing the Aegean Sea.— Thanks for watching! Don’t forget to subscribe for new videos every single week! and Let us know in the comments what you’d like to see covered in the future.-- How do we actually know about history? Voices of the Past is a channel dedicated to recreating the original accounts from the people who lived through events, or who lived far closer to them than we do today. We do this word for word, with an accompanying soundtrack of rousing music and images.— Become a patron for as little as a dollar a month and help keep this project going:-https://www.patreon.com/historytimeUK— Don’t forget to subscribe to our primary channel History Time, where we make full length historical documentaries:-https://www.youtube.com/historytime— History Time is now a podcast. You can find us wherever you get your podcasts from. —Join our community on social media:-Twitter:-https://twitter.com/HistoryTimeUK/ Facebook:-https://www.facebook.com/HistoryTimeOfficial/Instagram:-https://www.instagram.com/historytime_ig/— Music courtesy of:- - Epidemic Sound- Joss Edwards Music:-https://soundcloud.com/jossedwardsmusicDerek and Brandon FiechterKevin MacLeod— Voice actor and editor:-David KellyWe've compiled a reading list of our favourite history books via the Amazon influencer program. If you do choose to purchase any of these incredible sources of information then Amazon will send us a tiny fraction of the earnings (as long as you do it through the link) (this means more and better content in the future) I'll keep adding to and updating the list as time goes on:-https://www.amazon.com/shop/historytimeAre you a budding artist, writer, illustrator, cartographer, or music producer? Send us an email! No matter how professional you are or even if you’re just starting out, we can always use new music and images in my videos. Get in touch! I’d love to hear from you.We try to use copyright free images at all times. However if we have used any of your artwork or maps then please don't hesitate to contact me and we’ll be more than happy to give the appropriate credit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  6. 5h ago

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

    Get your special offer for MagellanTV here: https://try.magellantv.com/voicesofthepast. It's an exclusive offer for our viewers! Start your free trial today. MagellanTV is a new kind of streaming service run by filmmakers with 3,000+ documentaries! Check out our personal recommendation and MagellanTV’s exclusive playlists: https://www.magellantv.com/explore/history -------------- Extracts taken from "Drifting Toward the Southeast: The Story of Five Japanese Castaways : a Complete Translation of Hyoson Kiryaku (a Brief Account of Drifting Toward the Southeast) as Told to the Court of Lord Yamauchi of Tosa in 1852 by John Manjiro Translated by: Junya Nagakuni and Junji Kitadai (Spinner Publications, 2003) http://www.spinnerpub.com/Drifting_Toward_the_Southeast.html https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Junya-Nagakuni/dp/0932027563 If this channel is something you like, if you think saving primary sources is important, head over to the patreon and join up! https://www.patreon.com/voicesofthepast — Don’t forget to subscribe to my brother's channel History Time, where he makes full length historical documentaries:- https://www.youtube.com/historytime — Music courtesy of:- Epidemic Sound Artlist.io We try to use copyright free images at all times. However if we have used any of your artwork or maps then please don't hesitate to contact me and we’ll be more than happy to give the appropriate credit. Image credits: Thanks to Matthew Cartwright for his work on the images of the boat in the ocean, the men arriving on the island and Manjiro in the Gold Rush. Thanks to The Rosenbach, Philadelphia, Manjiro Exhibition for the use of images 3, 4, 23, 24, and 25 in their collection from the manuscript of Hyoson Kiryaku. https://rosenbach.org/visit/exhibitions/manjiro-drifting-1841-2020/ Island of Torishima By Copyright © National Land Image Information (Color Aerial Photographs), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Attribution, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68424540 Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

  7. 6h ago

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

    Claim your SPECIAL OFFER for MagellanTV here: https://try.magellantv.com/voicesofthepast. Start your free trial TODAY so you can watch History of the Bible 4K and the rest of MagellanTV’s history collection: https://www.magellantv.com/explore/history -------------- Taken from the text of the Nestorian Stele: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Nestorian_Monument:_An_Ancient_Record_of_Christianity_in_China/Translation_of_the_Nestorian_Inscription Translation of the Nestorian Inscription by Jingjing, translated by Alexander Wylie Music from Epidemic Sound and Artlist Image Credits: By 三猎 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54442030 Pagoda By J. Coster - Photographed by J. Coster on visit to the pagoda on May 31, 2003.copyright J. Coster. Thanks, Jcoster 06:14, 13 Aug 2003 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6376071 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

  8. 7h ago

    Trial Notes of a Slave from Judah // 549 BC // Ancient Babylonian Tablet

    Here we have something truly ancient for you.Uploaded 18-06-19The Neo-Babylonian king Nebachuchadnezzar II conquered Judah in 587 BC, causing massive damage and destroying the First Temple in Jerusalem.Here we have the account of a trial some thirty years later of a slave from Judah, most likely enslaved during that war, who has attempted to escape his bondage.How do we actually know about history? Voices of the Past is a channel dedicated to recreating the original accounts from the people who lived through events, or who lived far closer to them than we do today. We do this word for word, with an accompanying soundtrack of rousing music and images.— Thanks for watching! Don’t forget to subscribe for new videos every single week! and Let us know in the comments what you’d like to see covered in the future.— Don’t forget to subscribe to our primary channel History Time, where we make full length historical documentaries:-https://www.youtube.com/historytime—Join our community on social media:-Twitter:-https://twitter.com/HistoryTimeUK/ Facebook:-https://www.facebook.com/HistoryTimeOfficial/Instagram:-https://www.instagram.com/historytime_ig/— Music courtesy of:- - Epidemic Sound- Joss Edwards Music:-https://soundcloud.com/jossedwardsmusicKevin MacLeod— Voice actor and editor:-David KellyAre you a budding artist, writer, illustrator, cartographer, or music producer? Send us an email! No matter how professional you are or even if you’re just starting out, we can always use new music and images in my videos. Get in touch! I’d love to hear from you.We try to use copyright free images at all times. However if we have used any of your artwork or maps then please don't hesitate to contact me and we’ll be more than happy to give the appropriate credit.Bearlyme [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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History's Living Voices is the ultimate, immersive history podcast that delivers firsthand, first-person historical accounts direct from the source. In every episode, we cut out the middleman and go straight to the primary documents: personal diaries, battlefield maps with handwritten orders, private letters, and last-will-and-testaments. Through these authentic, unfiltered voices, discover the true human behind the legend. Imagine a seasoned medieval knight storyteller, having just removed his helmet, guiding you through the troop positions in an ancient manuscript, his words grounded in actual historical records—like a weathered document sealed with a critical year, such as '1776'. From the front lines of global wars to the breakthroughs of visionaries, hear exactly what it felt like to be in the room where it happened. Perfect for fans of documentary storytelling and historical deep-dives who crave authenticity. If you want to know what it truly felt like to live through the moments that forged modernity, this is your journey. Hit follow to listen to the people who wrote the real story of humanity.

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    HLV
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    173