Curated Video
Decline of Viking Rule and Norman Invasion
The Viking way of life ended due to several factors, including the settling of Viking raiders who gradually adopted the local cultures. Additionally, the Norman Conquest in 1066 marked the final blow to Viking influence in England,...
Curated Video
Big Ideas - Episode 19 - Hillary & Norgay
The big idea to climb the highest mountain in the world had eluded many mountain expeditions until Tensin Norgay and Edmund Hillary became the first to conquer Mount Everest. On May 29, 1953, Norgay and Hillary were the first to...
PBS
The Legend of La Llorona
The legend of La Llorona, the “weeping woman,” has terrified generations. This female ghost wanders in the darkness, crying as she searches for her children--the children she murdered. Some even say that she will capture other kids in...
John D Ruddy
Monarchs of England Part 4: The Hundred Years' War - Manny Man Does History
Find out all about the Hundred Years War and the very long rivalry between England and France.
John D Ruddy
Monarchs of England Part 3: The Plantagenets - Manny Man Does History
Find out all about the conflicts between England, Scotland, France, and the years leading up to the Hundred Years War.
John D Ruddy
Monarchs of England Part 2: The Normans - Manny Man Does History
Find out all about the Norman Conquest of England and whether or not they were all called Norman (spoilers: they weren’t).
John D Ruddy
Destroying Statues - John Talks
John Talks about the ethics of pulling down a statue. Is it protest? Is it effective? Let’s see!
Amor Sciendi
Rain, Steam and Speed: the Mechanized Conquest of England
JMW Turner's Rain, Steam and Speed illustrates the complexity of cultural change.
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
Italy, Pompeii - Temple of Jupiter
Researchers believe that the town was founded in the 7th or 6th century BC by the Osci or Oscans. It came under the domination of Rome in the 4th century BC, and was conquered and became a Roman colony in 80 BC after it joined an...
Mythology & Fiction Explained
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Who Are They & What Do They Represent?
Mythology & Fiction Explained explores the stories and ideas behind the four horsemen of the apocalypse
The March of Time
1953: OPENING: Westbrook Van Voorhis ('The Voice of Time', 1903-1968) standing in air traffic control tower at Idlewild Airport (now JFK), SOT talking about 50th anniversary of flight, will be going back to the birth of aviation.
MOT 1953: OPENING: Westbrook Van Voorhis ('The Voice of Time', 1903-1968) standing in air traffic control tower at Idlewild Airport (now JFK), SOT talking about 50th anniversary of flight, will be going back to the birth of aviation.
Financial Times
China, Russia and the new space race
China and Russia have signed a deal to build a Moon base together as they seek to rival the US in orbit, on the Moon and beyond. The FT's global China editor James Kynge and Moscow bureau chief Henry Foy look at how their partnership...
History Hit
Conquest 1066, Told By the Teacher You Wish You'd Had: The battle of Stamford bridge
What mistake did Harold make while waiting for the contenders to the crown? What happened on September 1066? Conquest 1066, Told By the Teacher You Wish You'd Had, Part 2
History Hit
Conquest 1066, Told By the Teacher You Wish You'd Had: The battle of Hastings
What were most medieval battles like in the past? What happened to Harold during the battle? Conquest 1066, Told By the Teacher You Wish You'd Had, Part 3
History Hit
Conquest 1066, Told By the Teacher You Wish You'd Had: Harold becomes king
Why was there so much confusion leading up the the kings death in 1066? Conquest 1066, Told By the Teacher You Wish You'd Had, Part 1
Curated Video
Why European Disesases Didn't Kill Africans
In most schools in America, we are taught that "European diseases" killed off the indigenous peoples of the New World. But what about Africa and Asia? Why weren't they affected?
Curated Video
Bulgaria, Rila Monastery
Rila Monastery is one of the symbols of Bulgaria and is also a popular tourist destination. The monastery lies in the recesses of Rila Mountain, between Rilska and Drushlyavitsa Rivers, at 1147 m above mean sea level. It is located about...
Curated Video
Malitzen: Enslaved Interpreter for Hernan Cortés
The enslaved Native woman who acted as the primary interpreter for Hernan Cortés during his conquest of the Aztec Empire.
History Hit
Tom Holland on the Birth of Islam: What is Islam
Is Islam a religion of peace or of rampant militarism? Why is there a certain part of Islam that believes itself to be completely incompatible with western democracy? Tom Holland on the Birth of Islam, Part 3
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...
5 Minutes English
Ancient Egypt | 5 MINUTES
From its unification to its conquest by Alexander the Great, Ancient Egypt lasted about 3000 years, which is 15 times the age of the US, showing incredible continuity and holding great fascination through it's culture and monuments. Get...
Curated Video
Choosing Sides: Native Americans and the Civil War
What about the Native Americans who found themselves stuck in the middle of the Civil War – why did they fight for both sides?
Wonderscape
History Kids: Vikings
This video is a historical exploration of the Vikings and their impact on medieval England and the world. It also explores Viking mythology, their pantheon of gods and goddesses, and their belief in an afterlife. The video concludes with...