I've got a great podcast recommendation for you. As a history fan, I reckon you'll love

Echoes of History, the podcast from Ubisoft, the people behind the famous video game series

Assassin's Creed. Through storytellers and historians, this podcast unravels epic mythologies

and relives the most important times of our history. To celebrate the launch of Assassin's

Creed Mirage, Ubisoft presents a new season of Echoes of History dedicated to the setting

of the new game, 9th century Baghdad. In season 2, figures of Baghdad, you'll discover

the stories of the extraordinary people who held influence over the Abbasid Caliphate.

Whether they were scientists, philosophers, merchants or artists, they all led rich lives in

the city of peace. So, if you're a fan of the game, or just want to be immersed in the

history of the Islamic Golden Age, I recommend you listen to Echoes of History now, where

ever you get your podcasts. This is history is back for our third season,

to tell you the story of England's most diabolical ruler, Bad King John. Join me, Dan Jones,

to find out what happens when a king turns his back on morality, the law and even God.

From Sony music entertainment, this is history, a dynasty to die for. Listen and follow

wherever you get your podcasts.

Hello and welcome to Gone Medieval from History Hit. I'm Dota Cat German and I'm very happy

that you have joined me for this episode. Today, we're going to go quite far away from

England and Western Europe to talk about some of the extensive trading networks that thrived

during the early Middle Ages. Globalisation is a bit of a buzzword today and often seen

as a very recent invention, but you could argue that this was something that really started

to emerge in the first millennium. Because this was the time when goods, people and ideas

really started to travel quite rapidly across vast distances, bringing things like silk

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