# A History of Mankind

The entire history of mankind, in regular installments. Not just European stuff, but the history of all mankind, from the Americas to Sub-Saharan Africa & Oceania

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## [Charlemagne Vs the Pagans](https://mankind.substack.com/p/charlemagne-against-the-pagans)

_2026-08-30 · David Roman_

A History of Mankind (398)

## [Q&A for History of Mankind (49)](https://mankind.substack.com/p/q-and-a-for-history-of-mankind-49)

_2026-08-28_

A new study clarifies timelines for the peopling of the Americas; plus questions on the method to my madness, Theodora and the true Cross, Slavs, Arabs & the history of tiny penises

## [Quick Take: Don't Watch "Ready Player One"](https://mankind.substack.com/p/quick-take-dont-watch-ready-player)

_2026-08-26 · David Roman_

All the worst features of the 2010s in a single movie.

## [Charlemagne Is Coming for You](https://mankind.substack.com/p/charlemagnes-rise)

_2026-08-24 · David Roman_

A History of Mankind (397)

## [Send Me Questions for the History of Mankind Project](https://mankind.substack.com/p/send-me-questions-for-the-history-6a7)

_2026-08-23 · David Roman_

Your monthly chance to make history

## [The Maya Collapse (II): Climate Change & Drugs](https://mankind.substack.com/p/the-maya-collapse-ii-climate-change)

_2026-08-22 · David Roman_

A History of Mankind (396)

## [Quick Take: the Right Way to Scare People About An AI Apocalypse](https://mankind.substack.com/p/quick-take-the-right-way-to-scare)

_2026-08-20 · David Roman_

History is evidence that hysterical warnings about upcoming disaster just don't work

## [The Maya Collapse (I): Non-Stop War & Destruction](https://mankind.substack.com/p/the-maya-collapse-i-non-stop-war)

_2026-08-18 · David Roman_

A History of Mankind (395)

## [China's Slide into Darkness](https://mankind.substack.com/p/chinas-slide-into-darkness-japan)

_2026-08-16 · David Roman_

A History of Mankind (394)

## [Quick Take: the Debate on Late Stage Capitalism & Whether It's Terminal](https://mankind.substack.com/p/quick-take-the-debate-on-late-stage)

_2026-08-14 · David Roman_

A bunch of good questions and hopefully non-obvious answers on the issue of whether there's any hope for the West

## [AI News Summaries & Audio (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/PpSF72eASle1)

_2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_

Tap an article for an AI summary and an audio briefing.

## [How Korea Became an Independent Nation](https://mankind.substack.com/p/how-korea-became-an-independent-nation)

_2026-08-12 · David Roman_

A History of Mankind (393)

## [When China & the Caliphate Came to Blows: the Battle of Talas](https://mankind.substack.com/p/when-china-and-the-caliphate-came)

_2026-08-10 · David Roman_

A History of Mankind (392)

## [Quick Take: Has Israel Broken the Client State Paradigm?](https://mankind.substack.com/p/quick-take-has-israel-broken-the)

_2026-08-08 · David Roman_

Israel is far, far from being the first client state in history to make life hard for a superpower; but is it the most influential client state in history?

## [The First Muslim Revolution](https://mankind.substack.com/p/the-abbasid-revolution)

_2026-08-06 · David Roman_

A History of Mankind (391)

## [Live with David Roman & Mark Franek](https://mankind.substack.com/p/live-with-david-roman-and-mark-franek)

_2026-08-05 · David Roman_

A recording from David Roman's live video

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209926115/dde18e9a13af97cb58a860532f736de3.mp3)

## [Charles Martel & The Battle of Tours](https://mankind.substack.com/p/charles-martel-and-the-battle-of)

_2026-08-04 · David Roman_

A History of Mankind (390)

## [Quick Take: the US Greatest Defeat (in Iran)](https://mankind.substack.com/p/quick-take-the-us-greatest-defeat)

_2026-08-02 · David Roman_

The US is about to find out that perceptions create their own geostrategic realities