History from a New Perspective
A new history channel and podcast covering the history and historical stories from parts of the world which don't always get as much attention with Joseph Keen.
Also available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HistoryNewPerspective
Podcasting since 2025 • 8 episodes
History from a New Perspective
Latest Episodes
The history behind the War in Sudan
In October 2025, the city of El Fasher in North Darfur fell to the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary organisation which has been engaged in a vicious civil war against the Sudanese armed forces. The United Nations says thousands have fled El...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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24:59
London, Slavery and the Slave Trade
As part of UK Black History Month, History from a New Perspective has been exploring London's historic relationship with the Transatlantic slave trade. This is a short episode which explains how the city's wealth grew as a result of slavery in ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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7:43
Could an ancient Tamil settlement rewrite India’s history?
Buried deep beneath coconut groves in South India’s Tamil Nadu state lies Keeladi, an ancient settlement whose 2,500-year-old remains are igniting a fierce debate over India’s history. Archaeologists, politicians and linguists have clashed over...
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Episode 5
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23:46
A history of Mexico's Aztecs in their own words
The US FBI recently returned a 500-year-old stolen document to Mexico. The manuscript was penned by Hernán Cortés, a man who helped pave the way for Spanish colonisation of the Americas and bring about the end of the Aztec Empire. The Aztec emp...
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Episode 4
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27:37
Tattoos revealed on a 2,300 year old Siberian ice mummy
Archaeologists have used high-resolution scans to produce images of tattoos found on an ancient woman in an ice cave. This woman was part of the Pazyryk people, a nomadic Scythian culture (documented by the Ancient Greek historian, Herodotus) w...
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Episode 3
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15:25