Economics Explained
How The U.S. Economy Just Lost 33% Of Its Value: Alternatives
Last Thursday on the 30th of July 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released its 2nd quarter Gross Domestic Product report. The report noted a 32.9% contraction in annual GDP growth in the months of April, May, and June. For...
Religion for Breakfast
Did Emperor Decius Target Christians?
In the mid-3rd century CE, Emperor Decius ordered that everyone in the Roman Empire is to offer a sacrifice to the Roman gods. This caused a controversy among Christian communities as bunches of Christians refused to sacrifice and ended...
Weird History
What Ottoman Sultans Dined On
Sultans in the Ottoman Empire loved to eat. In the 15th century, Topkapi Palace boasted a kitchen staff of 100 people, a number that grew to 500 during the 16th-century reign of Suleiman the Magnificent. Before 1600, the kitchen staff...
History Hit
The Ottoman Empire with Kate Fleet
The region stretching from eastern Europe and sweeping right across into Arabia and the north coast of Africa, was home to one of the most extraordinary empires in history: the Ottoman Empire. Along its routes flowed ideas, goods,...
Curated Video
Eleanor of Aquitaine part 11: Final Years
John I and Phillip II of France continue to battle on and off. Arthur, Duke of Brittany and Geoffrey's son, rebels and attempts to take more territory. Eleanor is captured but John's forces set her free and capture Arthur and Hugh IX of...
The March of Time
1939: EMPEROR OF JAPAN: WS Japanese soldiers walking by army post. MS Officer taking off hat bowing. WS Emperor of Japan Hirohito (1901-1989) on horseback w/ aides. WS Japanese soldiers bowing. MS Hirohito riding horse.
MOT 1939: EMPEROR OF JAPAN: WS Japanese soldiers walking by army post. MS Officer taking off hat bowing. WS Emperor of Japan Hirohito (1901-1989) on horseback w/ aides. WS Japanese soldiers bowing. MS Hirohito riding horse.
Learning Mole
I WONDER - Who Were The Inca?
This video is answering the question of who were the Inca.
The March of Time
British soldiers battle tanks
MOT 1940: BRITISH TROOPS: Soldiers lined up doing regiment drill. Soldiers in warm-weather uniform (shorts) marching down hill buildings BG. Armed soldiers marching on beach (quality: dark). British armored tanks w/ cannon rolling over...
The March of Time
England lifestyle
MOT 1939: ENGLAND LIFESTYLE: VS English people on street standing by building bicyclists houses. WS People digging working building bomb cellar shelter. CU Sign 'Bombproof ' roses FG. MS Gardener working in garden bomb cellar BG. London
Curated Video
Mansa Musa part 1: Rise to Power
Mansa Musa is remembered as one of the wealthiest rulers in history. He was of the Mandinka people and a ruler of the Mali Empire. Musa rose to power in 1312, at the height of the Mali empire and a time when the vast gold supply of...
Religion for Breakfast
Why did the Romans Persecute Christians?
It is common knowledge that the Romans killed Christians in the first few centuries of the new religion's history. But we don't often ask why. What was it about Christianity that made the Romans want to persecute it?
History Hit
The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan
In the East Meets West season, this is the starting point. Frankopan's rightly lauded book has done what it said on the cover: created a new history of the world. For way too long we Westerners have been espying history through the lens...
Curated Video
Deep Learning with Python (Video 6)
Deep learning is currently one of the best providers of solutions regarding problems in image recognition, speech recognition, object recognition, and natural language with its increasing number of libraries that are available in Python....
Curated Video
I WONDER - Who Were The Inca?
This video is answering the question of who were the Inca.
OverSimplified
The War of the Bucket
The War of the Bucket - A war in Medieval Italy that started over the theft of a bucket...or did it?
Jabzy
Italian Wars - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Italian Wars
History Hit
How Christianity Shapes Our Morality: Christian beliefs and values
Is it possible to hold on to morality without beliefs? What two core Christian teachings did the Nazis set out to change? How Christianity Shapes Our Morality, Part 6
The March of Time
US Army in Australia 'Flyers'
MOT 1944: U.S. ARMY IN AUSTRALIA: VS American troops soldiers marching through Australian streets. WS Pilots or 'Flyers' studying map in tent. MS Flyer talking pointing to map. MS Captain officer marking map. Strategy plans WWII.
History Hit
Hadrians Wall: The walls characteristics
What were the characteristics of the wall? What else was created along the wall? How was the wall patrolled? Hadrians Wall, Part 2
60 Second Histories
What is a slave?
A brief explanation of the term 'slave' being the legal property of another
Curated Video
The Rebel Prince | The Life & Times of Pedro I
After over a year talking about Europe and the US, it's finally time to spice things up a little and break into the Southern hemisphere! The story of Brazil's independence is... unusual, to say the least. It's not too often the guy...
Institute of Art and Ideas
Should we get rid of nation states?
From the Olympics to the UN we celebrate national identity and culture. Yet nations are typically the source of warfare and conflict. Would we be better to get rid of nations and borders in favour of a wider, ultimately global,...
60 Second Histories
The Middle Passage - part 2
A slave describes his journey from Africa across the Atlantic and the apalling conditions suffered by the slaves onboard ship. Part 2 of 2