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...
The Guardian
David Hockney's lockdown sunrise and other masterpiece dawns
David Hockney created a glorious depiction of a sunrise on his iPad in April and emailed it from his lockdown in Normandy to the Guardian's art critic Jonathan Jones.
Curated Video
The British Raj and Islam
Historian Nile Green (UCLA) describes how aspects of British colonialism in India led to the exportation of various types of Islam to Japan and the United States.
Curated Video
The Empire of Unreason
Author and independent scholar Matthew Stewart argues that much of contemporary America has turned its back on the essential educational agenda promoted by the Founding Fathers.
Curated Video
The Roman Empire, Continued
UC Berkeley historian and Byzantine specialist Maria Mavroudi describes how the Byzantines regarded themselves as “Romans”, looking at their 1000+ year civilization as the part of the Roman Empire that never fell to the barbarians.
Curated Video
Investigating States
Historian David Armitage (Harvard) details the evolution of his interest in the overlap of history and politics.
Curated Video
Empires, States, and Independence
Harvard historian David Armitage describes the evolution of his thinking on the role of the state throughout history.
Curated Video
Rome, Extended
Historian Maria Mavroudi (UC Berkeley) describes how the Byzantines unhesitatingly regarded themselves, and were regarded by others, as "Roman."
John D Ruddy
World War 1 (Remastered Edition) - Manny Man Does History
When Imperialism implodes, or explodes… depends on what way you look at it.
John D Ruddy
10 More Things About World War 1 - Manny Man Does History
10 More facts about the First World War, released just in time for the 100th anniversary of its end!
Curated Video
The Scourge of God | The Life & Times of Attila the Hun
The Scourge of God | The Life & Times of Attila the Hun
Curated Video
The Pyramid Scheme of DEATH | The Life & Times of Zhu Yuanzhang
The Pyramid Scheme of DEATH | The Life & Times of Zhu Yuanzhang
Curated Video
The Messiah 500 Years Before Christ | The Life & Times of Cyrus the Great
The Messiah 500 Years Before Christ | The Life & Times of Cyrus the Great
Jack Rackam
The Man with Six Faces | The Life & Times of Talleyrand
The Man with Six Faces | The Life & Times of Talleyrand
Curated Video
Rome's Tyrant God... Named Bootsie | The Life & Times of Caligula
Rome's Tyrant God... Named Bootsie | The Life & Times of Caligula
Jack Rackam
He Killed his Friends Just Because He Could | The Life & Times of Basil the Macedonian
He Killed his Friends Just Because He Could | The Life & Times of Basil the Macedonian
Curated Video
The First Muslim Roman Emperor? | The Life & Times of Mehmed II
Watch Hikma History's video here! • How The Ottomans ... So get this: 1444, Ottoman Sultan Murad II signs a peace deal with Hungary and then decides that’s it, his work here is done, the empire is saved forever, and gives the throne to...
Jack Rackam
The Fall of Rome and Why it Didn't Happen | The Life & Times of Emperor Zeno
Want to learn about the rest of Byzantine/Roman history? I got you covered - • Byzantine Emperor Something something the fall of Rome documentary (because this is definitely a documentary), Zeno and Odoacer Dark Ages. May the Algorithm...
Jack Rackam
The Forgotten Empress | The Life & Times of Zoe Porphyrogenita
The Forgotten Empress | The Life & Times of Zoe Porphyrogenita
Jack Rackam
Caligula Became Emperor by Accident | The Life & Times of Sejanus
Caligula Became Emperor by Accident | The Life & Times of Sejanus
Curated Video
The Only Just War in History | The Life & Times of Spartacus
Spartacus is a man who lost everything. His freedom, his family, hell to this day we’re not 100% sure where he came from because the Romans took his past from him too, no one bothers to record the history and lineage of a slave after...