Explore the history of the African American struggle within the United States.

What happened when America went to war against itself.

The French Wars of Religion... but Stupider | The Life & Times of Catherine de Medici

Norway's 100 YEARS of Civil War | The Life & Times of Haakon Haakonsson

History Abridged: John Wilkes Booth (ft. Atun-Shei Films)

The most interesting thing about King Charles the First is that he was five foot six inches tall at the start of his reign. And only four foot eight inches tall at the end of it...

You know I had high hopes for Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell, I really did. In my head I always sort of lumped him in with Maximilian Robespierre. I thought they were each a forward-thinking guy who leapt into action and spearheaded the...

I didn’t want to make this video, for a long time. Not because Constantine XI is some drab old king bogged down in meaningless politics, of course, but because I was honestly afraid that I wouldn’t be able to do this story justice,...

I don’t know about you, but the impression I always got of Lincoln’s assassination was that John Wilkes Booth was an actor who really, really hated the president and so in the middle of his show he snuck into the president’s box and...

Robert Smalls was born in Beaufort South Carolina on April 5, 1839 and on April 5, 1839 he was taken and made some random dude’s property. Oh yeah, American chattel slavery episode, you know this one’s gonna be a downer. But lo, a...

Everyone knows the United States had a civil war in the 1800s. Lincoln wins election, the South secedes, the Union prevails, slavery’s abolished (mostly), Lincoln’s mind is blown at the theater, kids stuff. Well… we had one civil war,...

Why was China so Weak before WW2? | History of China 1930-1937 Documentary 5/10

Why Couldn't Japan Conquer China? | History of China 1937-1945 Documentary 6/10

What happened to the many African Kingdoms? History of Africa 1500-1800 Documentary 1/6

What did Germany want in WW1? | Kaiser Wilhelm, German Empire, Germany WW1

Part 2 is here - • Confederate fight...

The Strangest Foreign Fighters in History | Foreign Legion, International Brigades

The Last Slave Owners in the US | Native American Slavery, 5 Civilized Tribes, Trail of Tears

"The Gettysburg Address" depicts President Lincoln's address after the Battle of Gettysburg.

Dr. Forrester reviews key events of the Civil War and discusses changes in the South resulting from the war.

Brush your history with a quick overview of the 1862 Homestead Act, one of Abraham Lincoln's crowning legislative achievements.

An addition to Ken Burns, "Learn the Address" campaign, where Americans read the Gettysburg Address.

HipHughes takes you through what you need to know about the elusive Compromise of 1850.

Find out the skinny on the Chinese Exclusion Act, passed in 1882 and a superb example of nativism and xenophobia.