History of the World — Season 6
It's about human history, how humans shaped the world we live in. A history through cultures and civilizations - from early Mesopotamia to the industrial revolution. Important events in the history of
About this season
It's about human history, how humans shaped the world we live in. A history through cultures and civilizations - from early Mesopotamia to the industrial revolution. Important events in the history of the world. Interesting historical events collected by SVT.
Episodes (39)
1. Världens historia: Monarkins rebeller, Del 1
5.0Aired 10 January 2023 • 49 min
2. Episode 2
5.0Aired 10 January 2023 • 49 min
3. Devil’s Confession, Part 1
5.5Aired 24 January 2023 • 54 min
To escape justice after World War II, Adolf Eichmann fled to Argentina and, together with Nazi journalist Willem Sassen, recorded hours on tape bragging about his role in the Holocaust. When Eichmann was captured and put on trial in Israel in the 1960s, he denied all charges, but the recordings were known and prosecutor Gideon Hausner needed the tapes to prove the monster on trial.
4. Devil’s Confession, Part 2
5.5Aired 24 January 2023 • 55 min
West Germany knows about the tape recordings with Adolf Eichmann and, knowing what explosives they involve, they try to negotiate with Israel. But what prosecutor Gideon Hausner doesn't know is that the West Germans don't want the tapes to come out because they expose several high-ranking Germans as complicit.
5. Devil’s Confession, Part 3
6.0Aired 24 January 2023 • 55 min
The Israeli prosecutor Gideon Hausner gets hold of a transcript of the interviews with Eichmann and it turns out that both Israel and West Germany are playing a dark game and that many want to hide the recordings from the outside world.
6. The Sacrified Children
5.0Aired 31 January 2023 • 56 min
7. Great Wall: The Making of China
5.0Aired 7 February 2023 • 55 min
8. Zodiac Morderer
5.0Aired 21 February 2023 • 60 min
9. Colosseum
5.0Aired 28 February 2023 • 56 min
10. The Woman Who Break The Mob
5.0Aired 7 March 2023 • 50 min
11. Viking Warrior Rollo
5.5Aired 14 March 2023 • 50 min
12. Världens historia: Vilhelm Erövraren
5.0Aired 21 March 2023 • 60 min
13. Världens historia: Rikard Lejonhjärta
5.5Aired 28 March 2023 • 49 min
14. Världens historia: Pirater
5.5Aired 4 April 2023 • 52 min
15. Världens historia: Kalla krigets hemliga kod
5.0Aired 18 April 2023 • 50 min
16. Världens historia: Andra världskrigets stulna barn
5.0Aired 25 April 2023 • 55 min
17. Världens Historia - Dödens vikingaskepp
5.0Aired 2 May 2023 • 60 min
18. Världens historia: Sex och samlevnad
5.0Aired 9 May 2023 • 55 min
19. Nazismens uppgång och fall, Del 1 - Kampen inleds
5.0Aired 22 June 2023 • 59 min
20. Nazismens uppgång och fall, Del 2 - Demokratins död
5.0Aired 22 June 2023 • 59 min
21. Nazismens uppgång och fall, Del 3 - De långa knivarnas natt
5.0Aired 22 June 2023 • 59 min
22. Nazismens uppgång och fall, Del 4 - Operation Barbarossa
5.0Aired 22 June 2023 • 51 min
23. Nazismens uppgång och fall, Del 5 - Stalingrad
5.0Aired 22 June 2023 • 51 min
24. Nazismens uppgång och fall, Del 6 - Hemmafronten
5.0Aired 22 June 2023 • 50 min
When the Eastern Front means defeat after defeat, Hitler finally retreats. But big cracks are starting to show in his machinery, and his inner circle is starting to see a rise in power. An enemy within the circle devises a plan to assassinate Hitler. Part 6 of 9.
25. Rise And Fall of the Nazi, Part 7 - Trechery
5.0Aired 22 June 2023 • 50 min
During the winter of 1944, Hitler is losing battles on all fronts, but he refuses to surrender. Instead, he gathers leading military men in a secret location and orders them to launch a massive surprise attack on the Allies, as part of his plan to wage full-scale war. Hilter believes this will be the nail in the coffin for the Allied forces. Part 7 of 9.
26. Rise And Fall of the Nazi, Part 8 - Hitler’s Birthday
5.0Aired 22 June 2023 • 52 min
In late March 1945, Nazi Germany is collapsing, and while Berlin is being bombed, Hitler has retreated to his bunker in the city. There he celebrates his very last birthday. Part 8 of 9.
27. Nazismens uppgång och fall, Del 9 - Mörkret
5.0Aired 22 June 2023 • 51 min
In April 1945, basically all of Germany is occupied by the invading Allied forces. As the Soviet army approaches Hitler's hideout, the Nazis' last stronghold slowly crumbles. Part 9 of 9
28. The Wild West
5.0Aired 3 October 2023 • 45 min
29. Goldrush
5.0Aired 10 October 2023 • 45 min
30. The Great Battle
5.0Aired 17 October 2023 • 50 min
31. The Last Act
5.0Aired 17 October 2023 • 50 min
32. The Warrior Queen Boudicca
5.0Aired 31 October 2023 • 46 min
33. The Gladiator
5.0Aired 7 November 2023 • 50 min
34. Bronze Age Apocalypse
5.0Aired 14 November 2023 • 60 min
During the Bronze Age, our world was dominated by three thriving civilizations. But in the space of just 50 years, they all collapse, one by one. How is that possible? Join us and unravel the great mystery of the collapse of the Bronze Age.
35. The Assassination of JFK
5.0Aired 21 November 2023 • 50 min
36. The Game Behind Monopoly
5.0Aired 28 November 2023 • 55 min
37. Russia's War
5.0Aired 5 December 2023 • 52 min
38. The Female Gladiator
5.0Aired 12 December 2023 • 47 min
39. Upper Class Spies
5.0Aired 19 December 2023 • 47 min