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This series tells world history through a few major dates, revisited through the prism of memory. Driven by the accessible and passionate delivery of historian Patrick Boucheron, history comes to life under our eyes with bold and entertaining graphics.

History · 2018 · 27 min

En vedette Patrick Boucheron

Réalisation Denis Van Waerebeke

ÉPISODE 1

The New World

In our collective memory, 1492 is the year that divides the Middle Ages from Modern times. Why is this?

25 min · 21 févr. 2021
ÉPISODE 2

Crucifixion of Jesus

Being a Christian is to believe that God is a man who came to Earth to deliver us from our sins, preaching and performed miracles, that he died on the cross and was resurrected. But for historians, the crucifixion is the least unreliable indicator of the Jesus’ existence.

26 min · 21 janv. 2019
ÉPISODE 3

Hiroshima

As opposed to the official discourse, the United States viewed the Hiroshima operation as a large-scale scientific experiment to force the Japanese to capitulate and avoid a Russian invasion of Japan. The first mass bombing in history: maybe 70.000 sustained fatal injuries.

26 min · 9 mars 2021
ÉPISODE 4

The Black Death

Did the first outbreaks occur in China or in the Caspian Sea? Experts still argue. But how did the plague actually spread? After many controversies, it seems that the rat flea was the major carrier of this disease.

25 min · 18 févr. 2019
ÉPISODE 5

1431: The Fall of Angkor

The fascinating discovery of Angkor’s ruins conveys images of magnificence and splendour: we’d like to believe in the idea of a lost civilisation, as was the case for the Roman Empire. Yet, the study of the ruins of these monumental temples gives no sign of any brutal disappearance: monumental inscriptions.

25 min · 9 avr. 2021
ÉPISODE 6

The Hegira

Being a Christian is to believe that God is a man who came to Earth to deliver us from our sins, preaching and performed miracles, that he died on the cross and was resurrected.

26 min · 2 juil. 2017

Patrick Boucheron

Host
Denis Van Waerebeke

Director