Strider travels back in time to the year 25 A.D. stopping every one hundred years. What were the major events? Who were the major figures? What themes are consist during this 2,000 year period if any? Starting in 1925, 1825, 1725...

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Sources: onthisday.com, history.com, wikipedia.org, cfr.org, heritage-history.com, historycentral.com

The, "First Emperor," of China brought thousands of life-size soldiers with him into the afterlife. Why? Has this been done anywhere else besides China? Also, in a tomb mound near by lies an expensive mystery.

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Sources: smithsonianmag.com, britannica.com, chinahighlights.com, wikipedia.org

What is not to love about 13 bros teaming up to defeat an ancient evil that lives in the mist? Based on the real life account of 10th century Islamic poet Ahmad Ibn Fadlan and the epic poem Beowulf the 1999 film takes some big swings. Strider clears the fog around what is and isn't historically on point.

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Sources: Screenhub.blog, imdb.com, encyclopedia.com, study.com, bbc.com ‘The 13th Warrior: The Hollywood blockbuster that pioneered a Muslim hero’ by Mohammad Zaheer 2024, britannica.com, discover.hubpages.com, odins-gift.com, artofconversation.net ‘Re-Watching The 13th Warrior’ by Matthew Morgan 2023

Who were these guys and where did they go? Perhaps to find the answer we must look at why the order began in the first place. Strider takes a trip to the first Crusade and beyond to find out more about these warrior bankers.

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Sources: livescience.com ‘Who Were The Knights Templar’ by Martyn conterio 2021, history.com, wikipedia.org, bbc.com

Nothing better then when old foes become bros even if it's just for an instant. This battle was perhaps the only time in recorded history that German and U.S. Forces fought on the same side during World War 2. This story could be movie!

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Sources: history.co.uk, britannica.com, reddit.com, bbc.com ‘The Austrain Castle Where Germans Lost to German-US Foces’ by Bethany Bell 2015, centerofthewest.org ‘Powder Hour: Operation Cowboy’ by Rebecca Hoback 2016, wikipedia.org

Is the Hackney town of Stoke Newington a place of true stoke or is it simply just a name? Perhaps the Father of English Hymnody, Isaac Watts, who wrote the most stoke inducing hymn of all time may provide a clue within his lyrics. Take a virtual historical stroll through Stoke Newington and more with Strider.

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Sources: britannica.comworldhistory.org 'Gnosticism’ by Rebecca Denova 2021, pastemagazine.com by ‘Hackney Why You Must Make Time For This Underrated London Neighborhood’ by Bryony Parker 2022, stokenewingtonhistory.com, thehistorypress.co.uk ‘Stoke Newington: The Dissenting History of a London Parish’ by Rab MacWilliam 2021, wikipedia.org

Strider explores a few instances in history when past foes become current bros. What special blend circumstances align global superpowers? What is this idea of warality? On the surface the causes appear just and moral, but what is really going on...

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Sources: history.com ‘5 Ways the French Helped Win the America Revolution’ by Suzanne McGee 2023, John Haas’ Chatgpt search, usrussiarelations.org, historynet.com , history.com ‘China: Timeline’ 2019, constitutionfacts.com, myprivateparis.com, britannica.com, fandom.com

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