Curated Video
Pandemic Perspectives: Lessons from History
HISTORICAL PARALLELS: Professor Ruiz talks about the haunting parallels between the spread of the plague in 14th-century Europe and the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA, including how more poor people died from the plague...
Curated Video
The Secular Enlightenment
Historian Margaret Jacob (UCLA) gives us a first-hand account of what's going through the mind of an experienced historian as she tackles the complex question of secularization in the Enlightenment from a variety of innovative perspectives.
Hip Hughes History
Jainism 101: Religions in Global History
A short overview of Jainism. Please support the World History Playlist!
Hip Hughes History
Global Review: The Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment
Mr. Hughes spews some World History regents review. Designed for newbies and for general studies.
Hip Hughes History
Buddhism Explained: Religions in Global History
What does a Buddhist believe? What are the basic beliefs of Buddhists? An introductory lecture to the basics of Buddhism. Please consider support HHH this summer for more World History vids for the kiddies!
Vlogbrothers
REIGN OF TERROR: The French Revolution, Part III
In which John Green completes his introduction to the history of the French Revolution, discussing the rise of the Committee of Public Safety, Maxmillien Robespierre, the reign of terror, the guillotine, the death of Marie Antoinette,...
Vlogbrothers
God and Grain: The French Revolution, Part I
In which John discusses the causes of the French Revolution and its initial events, including the French debt crisis under King Louis XVI, the convocation of the estates general, the rise of the third estate, the formation of the...
Curated Video
I WONDER - What Does Meditation Mean To Buddhists?
This video is answering the question of what does meditation mean to Buddhists.
Hip Hughes History
The French Revolution Explained: World History Review
HipHughes cuts the head off the French Revolution and serves it up on a platter of comprehension. Hughes hits the essentials in this epic cram lecture so you can know enough to get away with not being a dummy.
Institute of Art and Ideas
What are Western values?
Western values have been extraordinarily successful. Yet now, we seem on the backfoot unsure of ourselves and sometimes embarrassed at our own past. Beset with postmodern doubts, do we need to revive belief in the value and importance of...
The Telegraph
Steven Pinker: Danger of moral panic over “fake news”
Social media companies face a tough choice in censoring their users. Steven Pinker joins Steven Edginton to discuss rationality, big tech companies and conspiracy theories in the latest Off Script podcast. Watch the full episode above or...
Curated Video
Age of Revolution: When Enough is Enough
In the late 1700s, three major revolutions changed the course of history in the name of freedom and equality. The Age of Revolutions bore witness to this change.
Religion for Breakfast
Does Humanity Still Believe in Magic?
As far as science and technology goes, the 21st century is an exciting time to be alive. We are curing more and more diseases. We are developing better and better space travel. Some see these advances as evidence that religion and magic...
Curated Video
The Truth Behind the Floating Guru
Find out the secret behind the mystical act of levitation. This video explains how the illusion is achieved through simple and ingenious engineering, using a concealed frame attached to a walking stick. This eye-opening explanation...
Curated Video
Francisco Goya's Third of May Painting
On May 2nd, 1808, Spanish citizens rose up against the occupying French forces. The next day, the French struck back at dawn. Hundreds of Spanish citizens were rounded up and shot. When Ferdinand VII regained power, Goya requested...
Curated Video
Political and Personal Struggle in Francisco Goya's Paintings
In the early 1800s, the French invaded Spain and overthrew Ferdinand VII. Goya initially supported the French invasion, hoping they would restore democracy and end the inquisition but the reality of living through war affected Goya...
Curated Video
Francisco Goya's Los Caprichos Prints
What happens when reason or rationality is asleep and superstitious beliefs take over from science and reason? Francisco Goya explores this and other Enlightenment topics in his Los Caprichos series of aquatint prints. One of the most...
Weird History
Pressing | History's Most Painful Death
One of the worst forms of torture was not even considered torture by the court. It was an official sentence: pressing to death. The men and women who were sent to death by crushing in Britain had not been found guilty of any crime.
Infognostica
Religious History (Part 2) - Indus Valley Idols
Were the idols of India and other parts of the world originally intended as objective, enlightened art? Please watch and share if you found this interesting. Angevin B Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By...
History Hit
Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind: African arts influence on the greats
How has African art influenced some of our great artists? What has been the biggest challenge but biggest highlight in Gus Casely-Hayfords career? Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 6
Oxford Comma
Romanticism Explained Through Paintings
This is just one example of how you can use visual art to examine literary Romanticism. Main elements of Romanticism: Love of Nature Focus on Emotion Fascination with the Sublime Individualistic Byronic Heroes Interest in the...
Five Thousand Years
Laba Festival: the Start of the Chinese New Year Celebration
Traditionally, Chinese people begin preparing for the Chinese new year starting from the Laba Festival, which falls on the eighth day of the twelfth month in the traditional Chinese calendar. This year it’s on January 10th, 2022. What...