A short video about the Wannsee conference, where senior Nazi officials gathered in 1942 to plan for the deportation and extermination of European Jews. A short video about the Wannsee conference, where Senior Nazi officials gathered in...

This programme contains 6 KS3 Lessons Starterson the topic of the Holocaust: 1. These rare home movies capture the personal lives of a Jewish family in Germany in the years leading up to second world war. 2. A Jewish woman, born in...

Roanoke's disappearance has been a mystery as long as there has been an America, and the failure of the colony was one of the major setbacks to British colonization of North America. Join Matt from the channel Conjecture as we explore...

Once upon a time, 102 people on a merchant ship called the Mayflower sailed out across the Atlantic Ocean. Leaving Plymouth, in southwestern England, on September 16th, 1620, the ship included 35 members of a Puritan group...

The Enlightenment may not have left physical evidence behind like the pyramids of Egypt or the Coliseum of Rome, but it has left us an intellectual heritage which is unquestionable in its importance. This video looks at philisophers that...

American explorers and pioneers; the first Europeans explored the valleys, rivers and mountains of America. Many set up home there and forced Native Americans out of their original homeland. First European trips to North America and...

Examines the establishment of Roanoke in 1585; the successful settlement of Jamestown, Virginia; the roles of Captain John Smith, Pocahontas and Chief Powhatan; the settlement of Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620; Plymouth Rock and the...

Examines the establishment of Roanoke in 1585; the successful settlement of Jamestown, Virginia; the roles of Captain John Smith, Pocahontas and Chief Powhatan; the settlement of Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620; Plymouth Rock and the...

Henry VIII gives his own account of his divorce and breaking with Rome - part one

A Saxon woman explains how the Saxons changed from worshipping pagan gods to becoming Christian after Pope Gregory sent a monk called Augustine to convert them.

This video explains the origins of the Normans and explains their ancestry and how they came to settle in Normandy, i.e. from Norsemen or Vikings

Discusses the French trading networks, their alliances with Native Americans, and their conflicts with settlers. This video looks at the collapse of New France and how the previously French owned land was redistributed. Colonization Of...

A description of the founding of the East India Company, how and what it trades with India and the creation of it's own army.

Stars and Stripes Forever is one of the most recognizable marches by John Philip Sousa. In this installment of Music History Crash Course we take a closer look at the iconic composition.

It started in England and reached its peak in America. The Industrial Revolution is a period of history that began in the early 18th century and has carried through our modern times. This video looks at the elements which allowed the...

Hamlet, Considered by many authorities as Shakespeare’s greatest play, Hamlet may also be the most representative character in all-dramatic literature. It’s a classic tragedy of a young prince torn by indecision. Hamlet plots to kill his...

Hamlet, Considered by many authorities as Shakespeare’s greatest play, Hamlet may also be the most representative character in all-dramatic literature. It’s a classic tragedy of a young prince torn by indecision. Hamlet rejects Ophelia...

American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. In this video, the documents...

American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. This video looks at how the...

Learn some useful French weather and season vocabulary.

Each year, it picked up, with the English, Spanish, French, and soon Dutch setting up more and more colonies. Three main groups came to settle in the colonies. 1. Economic immigrants, who were those looking for a better life. This group...

We’re hanging out with our founding fathers on this episode of Travel Thru History as we visit the very place where revolutionaries, decried “Liberty will reign in America!” Today Philadelphia is a booming city that is as alive with new...

This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of the United Kingdom.