Ep20 Loose Ends

The home of the Tang – the great city of Chang’an, and how it helped the Tang become so prosperous. 

Surveying the landscape of the Tang Dynasty, to discover how its artists charted the changes that they saw about them. 

A discussion on the source material used for the Tang Dynasty episode, plus a brief look at what's ahead in 2024, plus some information about the challenges of writing chronological medieval history and pronouncing words in different languages that you have no knowledge of ...

The history of The History of Rome...Why the Western Empire Fell when it did...Some thoughts on the future...Thank you, goodnight. 

A final stage hanchored in History 

907 - 1279 - The story of the Song Dynasty takes us from the fall of the Tang Dynasty through to the conquest of China by the Mongols. We will take a closer look at the imperial examination process, innovations in printing, and some controversial changes in national policies.< ...