S1 E1: Alexander Becomes Great
The victory by Alexander, henceforth known as the Great, is total. He steps into history and is now master of the entire known world.
26 minutes
Butterfly Effect
What would we currently be without Copernicus or Darwin? What would Europe be if Churchill had not gone to war with the Nazis? A grain of sand can change the course of history. The Butterfly Effect tells us the great History through small events that changed the world.
S1 E2: A Little Trip to the Moon
It's the Cold War between the USSR and the USA.
26 minutes
S1 E3: A Bus for Martin Luther King
The early 20th century in the US South. Segregation against the Black community is rife.
26 minutes
S1 E4: Bouvines: France in Peril
The 12th and 13th centuries of our era are the stage for several conflicts between Capetians and Plantagenets.
26 minutes
S1 E5: Einstein and the Manhattan Project
Albert Einstein, a confirmed pacifist, flees Nazi Germany and takes refuge in the United States.
26 minutes
S1 E6: Confucius and Chinese Thought
The struggle for power has rendered the situation unstable and the ancient Zhou dynasty has lost its role as unifier and peace-broker.
26 minutes
S1 E7: Adrianople: Rome Against the Barbarians
A stroke is at the origin of the destruction of the most powerful empire ever known.
26 minutes
S1 E8: The Internet, the Origins of the Web
By standing out against the consumer society, Tim Berners-Lee made all this possible.
26 minutes
S1 E9: Genghis Khan, the Empire of the Steppes
The kidnapping of his wife turned Temujin into Genghis Khan.
26 minutes
S1 E10: Darwin Discovering the World
The shape of Darwin's nose almost prevented one of the greatest revolutions in the history of science.
26 minutes
S1 E11: Chernobyl, a Reactor Out of Control
The Chernobyl disaster is the most serious ever recorded on our planet: a nuclear accident that is 7 on a scale of 7.
26 minutes
S1 E12: Rock, Freedom and Decibels
A young truck driver looking for a present for his mother started it all.
26 minutes
S1 E13: Sekigahara, the Battle of the Samurai
The battle begins but the outcome remains uncertain.
26 minutes