History Hit
The Battle For North America: The French surrender
How long did the battle last? What happened to the French and British commanders? What happened to the British survivors after the battle? How did this one battle change North America? The Battle For North America, Part 12
Curated Video
Did a Book Spark the Civil War?
It was published nine years before a shot was fired. And was written by a woman. How did Uncle Tom’s Cabin fan the flames of the American Civil War?
Curated Video
Atlantic World: New World, New Possibilities
Paving the way for modern democratic society, the ancient Mediterranean world traded goods and ideas across three continents over thousands of years.
History Hit
Protest, Spirit of the People: Word of mouth
How did students organize with no social media like we have today? How was the next protest handled compared to the previous one? Protest, Spirit of the People, Part 4
Encyclopaedia Britannica
On This Day: Thanksgiving in the US and Canada
On the fourth Thursday of November, many Americans gather around the table with their families and fill their plates with turkey, cranberry sauce, and stuffing-but why? In this episode of On This Day, Encyclopaedia Britannica's Kurt...
Makematic
The Quill Pen
How the quill pen helped to promote literacy in North America and played a part in the founding of the nation.
Jack Rackam
Father of the Supreme Court | The Life & Times of John Marshall
We return once more to the USA! Chief Justice John Marshall, after turning down jobs as state attorney and attorney general, turned out to be one of the most influential justices the Supreme Court has ever had, and is more or less the...
AllTime 10s
10 Ways Donald Trump Has Changed The World
Donald Trump has had a huge impact on not just American Politics since his Inaguration, but on the entire world stage. From Twitter politics to that business with North Korea, here's 10 Ways Donald Trump has changed the world.
History Hit
The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan: Columbus was not looking for America
What was the whole process of European discovery? What does Britain have to do with the silk roads? The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan, Part 2
Step Back History
Did Vikings Beat Columbus to the Americas?
Ask and ye shall receive! After a long, long hiatus to do a bit more reputable history for almost a year, it’s time to delve back into the crank files and check out more theories about visitors to the Americas before Columbus. Today we...
The Economist
Covid-19: how bad will it be for the economy?
The coronavirus pandemic has killed thousands of people, crashed stockmarkets around the world, driven 10m Americans to claim unemployment and caused businesses to haemorrhage money. With economies are in turmoil, how bad will the damage...
Hip Hughes History
The First Presidential Election Explained
A quick overview of the unanimous electoral contest of 1788-1789 bringing George Washington into the presidency.
Cerebellum
Colonization Of North America: The First Settlement - St Augustine Florida
Discusses the French trading networks, their alliances with Native Americans, and their conflicts with settlers. This video looks at the first European settlement in North America that predated Jamestown Virigina. The video also looks...
Curated Video
Washington, Seixas, and Giving Thanks
Ratification of the Constitution was a contentious process, but America’s Jews, in contrast to many other religious groups, supported ratification by large margins.
Curated Video
The Anti-Masonic Party
Learn about the Anti-Masonic Party and how it challenged elitism at the highest echelons of US government.
Flame Media
Real Future: Do software singers work outside of Japan?
Hatsune Miku, who is currently the biggest pop star in Japan, isn't a human at all. She's a "vocaloid" — a synthetic performer created using special music-writing software and animated with a hologram avatar. Vocaloids are selling out...