This video provides a detailed account of the rise and fall of the Vijayanagara Empire in South India during the 16th century, focusing on the cunning strategies and ultimate downfall of the empire's ruler, Ramaraya. Through a series of...

This video narrates the strategic maneuvers and intense battles between Vlad Tepes and Mehmed the Second, highlighting the intricate political alliances and military tactics employed during the conflict in the Balkans. As Vlad fights...

This video covers Napoleon's return to France, the coup of 18 Brumaire, and the onset of the Napoleonic Era. It discusses his reforms, the Battle of Marengo, and his influence on French law and governance.



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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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

David Armitage, a historian at Harvard University, challenges traditional narratives by exploring the intertwined relationship between state formation and empire-building. Through his work, he examines how the concept of the state was...

In this video, Harvard intellectual historian David Armitage discusses his transition from exploring state formation in Britain in his first book to delving into the global impact of the American Declaration of Independence in his...

In this video, UC Berkeley Byzantine scholar Maria Mavroudi discusses the identity of the Byzantine Empire, emphasizing that despite being predominantly Greek-speaking, the Byzantines considered themselves and were considered by others...

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