Step Back History
What is the Baha'i Religion?
Alright, this has to be the most requested video I’ve ever made. Let’s talk about a religion that makes all the divisions between all religions disappear. A religion claiming everyone is right, and that there’s no wrong worship. Let’s...
History Hit
The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan: Superpowers of the seventh century
Who were the two great superpowers around this time? What happened around the year 600? The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan, Part 4
Jabzy
Fourth Crusade - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Fourth Crusade
Jabzy
Second Crusade - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Second Crusade
Jabzy
Byzantine Civil War 1341-47 - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Byzantine Civil War 1341-47
Jabzy
Great Eastern Crisis - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Great Eastern Crisis
Jabzy
Latin-Nicean Wars - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Latin-Nicean Wars
Jabzy
Edirne Incident - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Edirne Incident
Jabzy
Crazy French Parties - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Crazy French Parties
Curated Video
Eleanor of Aquitaine part 3: Crusade to Odessa
On Christmas day, 1145, Louis VII announces his intent to start a crusade to return the town of Odessa to Christianity and Eleanor decides to join him. A lack of competant and organized leadership from Louis VII and Eleanor along with...
Jabzy
Ottoman Coups of 1807-08 - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Ottoman Coups of 1807-08
Jabzy
Weird Crusaders - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Weird Crusaders
Amor Sciendi
Horses of St. Mark's square? or more complicated?
The Horses of St. Mark's Square in Venice have an interesting history. They have been moved around the world and have witnessed some of its great, and terrifying moments.
60 Second Histories
Florence Nightingale - Scutari Hospital part 2
In part 5 of this series, Florence describes the time she spent at Scutari hospital and the practices she introduced there.
Kult America
World's First Shopping Mall? Istanbul Grand Bazaar
Even though America is the undisputed center of consumerism, it is here, in Istanbul, where the original shopping mall was created. On today's episode of Kult America, I'm discovering the secrets of the Grand Bazaar - an enormous...
Step Back History
Why was Columbus Looking for Asia?
How did the medieval age end? We use the term Renaissance, or more academically the early modern period, but what divides them? I’ve talked a little previously about Columbus, and his voyage to find Asia by sailing west. But what I want...
Religion for Breakfast
What is the Hagia Sophia?
The Hagia Sophia is a super famous building in Istanbul. Officially, at least according to the Turkish government, it is a museum. But it was originally built as a church and then was converted into a mosque after the Ottoman conquest of...
Weird History
Would You Survive Living In a Different Era?
Ever wonder how you'd fare in a different time period? Today, we're exploring the most lethal dangers people from around the world faced from 14th century Florence to 1st century ancient Rome.
Bridgeman Arts
First Battle of Ypres, Ottoman Empire, WW1, 1914
First Battle of Ypres, Ottoman Empire, WW1, 1914
TED-Ed
The Rise and Fall of the Byzantine Empire
Empires come and empires go, and some aren't even known as empires until after they fall. Such is the case with what is today called the Byzantine Empire. Learn more about the history of the empire, founded by Emperor Constantine, that...
TED-Ed
It's a Church. It's a Mosque. It's Hagia Sophia
The artistic intricacies of the Hagia Sophia are highlighted and creatively woven together with illustrations of its rich history in this engaging, animated video. Viewers will take a close look at highlights of the...
Curated OER
The Byzantine Empire - Part 1
The Byzantine Empire, also known as the second Rome, began with Constantine the Great. Art, Literature, and government were preserved by this society that worked to spread Christianity as well. In one thousand years, various lands were...
Curated OER
The Dark Ages - Part 5 - The Plague
The Byzantines are fighting their way into the west as Justinian attempts to regain the Roman Empire. Part five of this nine-part series on the Dark Ages highlights the battles, religion, and disease that marked Medieval Europe. This...