Seasons & Episodes
33 AD: The Crucifixion of Jesus
Christians believe Jesus is a man who preached and performed miracles and died on the cross but was resurrected. But for
24 September 622: The Hegira
Muhammed’s first year in Medina, in year 622 of the Christian era, marks the beginning of the Muslim era and the birth
323 BC: Death of Alexander the Great
Alexander’s death marks the loss of the greatest conquerors in History, the only man who managed to extend the Empire
1492: The New World
1492 was officially the year the Americas were 'discovered', marking the end of the Middle Ages. Yet it's possible that
20 June 1789: The Tennis Court Oath
Because of its abstract nature, one tends to forget that the Tennis Court Oath was the key tipping point of the French R
11 February 1990: Liberation of Nelson Mandela
“I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people” : those are the first words p
24 August 79: Destruction of Pompeii
The catastrophe led to a vast interdisciplinary project : volcanology reveals the force of the eruption, archeology and
6 August, 1945: Hiroshima
As opposed to the official discourse, the United States viewed the Hiroshima operation as a large-scale scientific exper
1347: The Beginning of the Black Death
Did the first outbreaks occur in China or in the Caspian Sea ? Experts still argue. But how did the plague actually spre
1431: The Fall of Angkor
The fascinating discovery of Angkor’s ruins conveys images of magnificence and splendour : we’d like to believe in t
April 21 -753 - The Foundation of Rome
April 21, 753 BC: The Roman world was certain of its foundation date for more than 1000 years. The mythical tale, Ab Urb
-52 - The Siege of Alesia
The defeat of Alesia, in 52 BC, marked the end of the well-known “Gallic War”, immortalized by its winner, Julius Ca
315 - The Donation of Constantine
In the middle of the 8th century, the chancellery of the bishops of Rome was on the verge of becoming a spiritual heir t
May 29 1453 - The Fall of Constantinople
The fall of Constantinople marked the end of the Byzantine Empire – a power descending from none other than ancient Ro
-18000 - The Lascaux Cave
Despite its worldwide fame, Lascaux is no longer considered to be the “Palace of Versailles” or the “Sistine Chape
1911 - The Conquest of the South Pole
In 1911, the expedition led by the Norwegian Amundsen reached the South Pole, beating the British Scott to the punch. Th
May 14 1610 - The Assassination of King Henry IV of France
The assassination of Henri IV, peacemaking and reformist king, is as much a canonical scene in the History of France as
-399 - The Trial of Socrates
Why was Socrates condemned by the city of Athens? Was the figure of the master thinker, who could subvert the youth, rea
August 25 1270 - King Louis IX Dies in Carthage
On 25 August 1270 Louis IX died on the hill above Carthage. He was the only king in the history of France to die outside
October 17 1961 - The Paris Massacre
On October 17, 1961, at the call of the FLN, 20 to 30,000 Algerians from France peacefully marched through Paris. 12,000
The Revolutions of 1848
The expression “Spring of Nations” inspired the more recent “Arab Spring” of 2011. Also known as the Springtime
October 1860 - The Sacking of the Summer Palace in Beijing
The capture and looting of Emperor Qing Xianfeng's two summer palaces in Beijing (Peking) was the culmination of the Sec
July 4 1776 - The American Declaration of Independence
The American revolution is sometimes watered down to the point where it can become an almost silent revolution.
1000 - The Millennium
What happened in the year 1000? Nothing: this date does not correspond to any major event. The passage from the first to
-1348 – Akhenaten's Religious Revolution
What if Blake and Mortimer had been right in the Mystery of the Great Pyramid? The history of the seventeen-year reign o
1324 - Mansa Musa's Pilgrimage to Mecca
The Arab chronicles of the fourteenth century bristle with a rumor: from the farthest lands to the west of the known wor
751 - The Battle of Talas and Height of the Tang Dynasty
In the middle of the 8th century AD, in the heart of Central Asia, on the borders of present-day Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzst
April 21 1526 - Babur Takes Over India at Panipat
On April 21, 1526, the little king of Kabul Babur boldly took northern India from the Sultan of Delhi, Ibrahim Lodi. Wit
September 7 1812 - The Battle of Borodino
Apart from Tolstoy's readers, few people actually know about the battle of Borodino, fought some 100 km from Moscow. Eve
September 11 1973 - The Other September 11 - The Military Coup D'Etat Against Allende
Before the attacks of 2001 took its place, September 11 was associated with another global event: that of the overthrow
International Workers' Day
May 1st, far more than just "Labor Day," has its roots in workers' struggles that began in Paris in 1889. Its symbols, s
212 - Constitutio Antoniniana
In 212 AD, the imperial law known as the Edict of Caracalla extended Roman citizenship to all free inhabitants of the Em
1816 - Frankenstein
Frankenstein's creature, born from Mary Shelley's imagination during the summer of 1816 on the shores of Lake Geneva, em
1521 - The Conquest of Tenochtitlán
On August 13, 1521, Tenochtitlán, the capital of the Aztec Empire, fell to Hernán Cortés after a months-long siege. W
June 30, 1936 - Haile Selassie's Speech before the League of Nations
When Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia denounced the Italian invasion of his country before the League of Nations Gener
1720 - Europe's First Financial Crisis
The collapse of the financial system designed by the Scotsman John Law to pay off Louis XIV's enormous debts is consider
October 14, 1066 - Battle of Hastings
On October 14, 1066, the political order of northwestern Europe was redrawn at Hastings: William, Duke of Normandy, defe
1143 - The Translation of the Quran
When the Abbot of Cluny traveled to Spain in 1143 to commission a Latin translation of the Quran, he was not seeking dia
The Flood
The flood is the most widely shared origin myth in human history. It marks a turning point in human history and divides
1648 - The Peace of Westphalia
On October 24, 1648, the treaties ending the Thirty Years' War were signed in Münster. The Peace of Westphalia establis
June 1, 1310 - Marguerite Porete dies at the stake
The mystic Marguerite Porete was burned at the stake in Paris in 1310. She had written a book that the Church considered
January 1, 1804 - Haiti's Independence
January 1, 1804, marks the end of slavery in Saint-Domingue, which became Haiti, thus separating its history from its co
800 - The Coronation of Charlemagne
In the year 800, on Christmas Day, Charlemagne was crowned emperor in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome by Pope Leo III – a
September 24, 1877 - The Battle of Shiroyama
On September 24, 1877, the Imperial Japanese Army defeated the last samurai who had revolted against the forced moderniz
221 BC - Founding of the Chinese Empire
In 221 BC, the king of Qin, a small state on the western edge of China, defeated the Warring States period and unified t
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