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When the Winged Hussars arrive Battle of Obertyn, 1531 DOCUMENTARY
When the Winged Hussars arrive Battle of Obertyn, 1531 DOCUMENTARY
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Napoleon's Ill-Fated Invasion of Russia: The Campaign of 1812
This video provides a detailed historical account of Napoleon's ill-fated invasion of Russia in 1812, highlighting the strategic, logistical, and political challenges faced by both sides. It explores the complex interactions between...
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Italian Monarchs Family Tree | Charlemagne to Umberto II
Italian Monarchs Family Tree | Charlemagne to Umberto II
Curated Video
Global Perspectives
Four leading scholars give us their unique take on different aspects of the global socio-political landscape, past and present. Featured are intellectual historian Quentin Skinner (QMUL), Emilie Hafner-Burton, Professor of International...
Curated Video
Generative AI and ChatGPT - Quickstart with Examples - Design the Prompt and Adjust the Settings - Completion Model
This video focuses on the prompt design and adjusting settings to optimize the output of the completion model. You will learn techniques for designing effective prompts that yield accurate and relevant results and explore different...
All Ears English
2044 - Do You Like Airplane Food? Easy Conversation Starters About Travel Style
Do you recline your seat when you travel? We all love to travel, but today get 5 conversation starters to ask someone their opinions about plane time. Listen in for connection skills today.
The Guardian
Akala tells Owen Jones: ‘The black-on-black violence narrative is rooted in empire
Akala talks to the Guardian’s Owen Jones about the dangerous legacy of empire, which he argues is directly linked to the black-on-black violence narrative around knife crime in the UK today. The musician and author says he does not...
Curated Video
Understanding American Religiosity
Historian David Hollinger (UC Berkeley) gives his perspective on why the United States appears to be internationally unique in its contemporary attitude towards religion.
Curated Video
How the Dance Floor Changed Feudalism Forever | The Life & Times of Louis XIV
Feudalism was dying. In the age of globe-spanning colonial empires, commercial printing, and the scientific revolution, the idea of a state held together by a myriad of personal arrangements between ruler and nobility was beginning to...
Hip Hughes History
The Cold War Explained: US History Review (1/4)
A ten minute regents based concept lecture aimed at the heart of the United States History Regents Exam as it related to Cold War. Part 1 of 4.
Mythology & Fiction Explained
Dragons: The History & Origin Stories You Were Never Told
Today we take a look at the dragons, the history behind these mythical monsters and how their appearance and significance has changed over time.
Weird History
Who Was Marco Polo?
The biography of Marco Polo tells the story of one of the most famous explorers of all time. Leaving Venice with his father and uncle, he spent 24 years going all the way from Israel to China, where he lived for 17 years. His life story...
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R Programming for Statistics and Data Science - Building a Scatterplot with ggplot2
This video explains building a scatterplot with ggplot2. This clip is from the chapter "Visualizing Data" of the series "R Programming for Statistics and Data Science".This section explains visualizing data.
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Trump too busy to watch impeachment hearing
President Donald Trump says he’s been “too busy” to watch the first public impeachment hearing.
PBS
What If Islam Conquered Europe?
Could Muslim forces have conquered Europe during the Middle Ages? Well if the Battle of Tours in 732, where Frankish King Charles Martel defeated the army of the Umayyad Caliphate led by 'Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, had the opposite outcome...
Religion for Breakfast
History of Halloween: Pagan or Christian?
Halloween was not always a holiday of candy, costumes, and parties. Its history stretches back almost two thousand years. But what is this history? And what extent can we call Halloween a Christian holiday...if at all?
Hip Hughes History
World History Review: WWII
Mr. Hughes cuts through WWII from a Global History perspective to help the kiddies past their tests.
Curated Video
THE BIRTH OF MODERN DAY ISRAEL: Herzl as the Leading Thinker and Writer of the Zionist Movement Part II
When it was published, The Jewish State elicited strong and varied reactions. Dr. Polisar explores the book’s arguments and the reactions to its publication.
Ancient Lights Media
The Geography and Culture of Bulgaria
This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Bulgaria.
TLDR News
What Does Populism Actually Mean? - TLDR News
Over recent years there's been a lot of talk about populism around the world. People have accused people like Trump, Erdogan and Johnson of being populist and we're now looking at what they actually do. What does it mean to be populist,...
The Wall Street Journal
Apeel Sciences CEO and S2G Ventures Investor on Solving for Food Waste
James Rogers, founder of Apeel Sciences, and S2G Ventures Managing Director Matthew Walker discuss solutions that promise to take a bite out of the global problem of food waste with WSJ Deputy Chicago Bureau Chief Patrick McGroarty.
Amor Sciendi
Allegory of Calumny: Changing the Canon of Art History
Here is our argument that Botticelli's Calumny of Apelles is the greatest example of the High Renaissance. Another example of resurrection in 15th century.
Oxford Online English
IELTS Reading Exam - Answer Matching Headings Questions
Learn how to answer matching headings questions in the IELTS reading exam. See tips you can use in matching headings questions for your IELTS reading test. Contents: 1. Basic tips for matching headings questions 0:31 2. How to answer a...
Institute of Art and Ideas
A World Without Borders (long form version)
From the Olympics to the UN we celebrate national identity and culture. Yet nations are typically the source of warfare and conflict. Would we be better to get rid of nations and borders in favour of a wider, ultimately global,...