EVE Lore: Origins 

The beginnings of life in New Eden remain a mystery. We can only speculate about how humanity came to take root in this cluster. What little we do know is a tale of struggle and survival, a story that has undoubtedly shaped who we are today.
Chapter 1: Origins
EVE Gate
Early Colonization
EVE Gate Collapse
The Dark Ages
The four Ancient Empires
This series will attempt to document the history of New Eden in extensive detail. The general aim of my work is to provide an engaging insight into our dark history that is accessible to the casual spacefarer. Alas I am no capsuleer, so I do not have the luxury of immortality to work on this forever, so hopefully the series will be completed in good time.
I cannot praise enough the fantastic works done by Mark 726 and Kenreikko Valitonen. I draw much of my information from their workings alongside the information available from official CCP sources. I highly recommend giving their work a read, as often as not there is a great deal more detail to be found within them than I can possibly hope to put into these videos.
Mark 726's EVE Lore Survival Guide : evetravel.wordp...
The Hitchhikers Guide to New Eden by Kenreikko Valitonen: go-dl.eve-files...
EVE Online: www.eveonline.com