Learn how a peasants eating schedule was like during the middle ages. Also, how were pigs treated during this time as well?<br/>
The Knight's Food, A Humble Meal, Part 2

Martín Espada has published more than twenty books as a poet, editor, essayist and translator. His new book of poems from Norton is called Floaters. Other books of poems include Vivas to Those Who Have Failed (2016), The Trouble...

How does the culture vary across the continent? How has colonialism affected African culture and its development?<br/>
Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 2

What are the very early histories of Africa that are important that are unknown to us? How has African culture influenced the west over the centuries?<br/>
Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 3

What drew Gus Casely-Hayford to researching African history? What aspects of African history and culture are commonly overlooked?<br/>
Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 1

Wendy thinks of a great way to teach Theo about timelines, will he take it seriously?

What happened in 1095? How are the crusades seen by those involved and those outside of it?<br/>
The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan, Part 6

Who was responsible for the partition and why did they agree to itYasmin Khan on the Indian Partition, Part 6

What are the first glimpses of organized Indian opposition to British rule? What did the early Indian congress look like?<br/>
Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition, Part 2

Timothy B. Tyson is senior research scholar at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and adjunct professor of American Studies at the University of North Carolina. His most recent book, The Blood of Emmett Till , won the...

What was India's existence like before the Raj? Was civil war inevitable?<br/>
Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition, Part 1

How has African art influenced some of our great artists? What has been the biggest challenge but biggest highlight in Gus Casely-Hayfords career?<br/>
Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 6

Are there any historians on the development team? How long does the warring period last for and roughly what was the result?<br/>
Total War, The Three Kingdoms of China, Part 4

What are Gus Casely-Hayford's views of Africans in popular culture? How does "word", "symbol", and "song" work together and what makes them so powerful?<br/>
Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 5

Since 2009, the Slender Man Mythos has been a pillar of internet folklore. Today, let's see where he fits in our cultural milieu, and learn a bit about folklore, folk tales, fairy tales, and Urban Legends.

A collection of 1920s government-sponsored films currently being digitized by a Toronto historian are all about the repercussions of being a bad worker. Spoiler: one fictional worker "gets what is coming to her."

Former Senate historian Don Ritchie says the authors of the U.S. Constitution didn't want to be specific when they came up with the definition of impeachment.

There is no specific ban on certain types of drinks in the U.S. Senate chamber, but senators have to ask permission if they want to consumer something other than milk or water, says former Senate historian Don Ritchie.

It is the story of a legal battle for truth. American historian Deborah E. Lipstadt versus English author David Irving. He accused her of libel when she declared him a Holocaust denier.



That is the plot of the...

Historian Isaac Saney, national spokesperson of the Canadian Network on Cuba, shares his thoughts on the former Cuban leader

The American historian accurately called every U.S. election outcome since 1984, including Trump's win. Now he's laying out reasons why the president could be impeached.

It’s been decades since a sitting president abandoned a reelection campaign. The National’s Adrienne Arsenault asks presidential historian Tim Naftali to breakdown what Joe Biden’s historic decision says about the Democratic Party and...

Dorothy Williams has been named an officer of the Ordre de Montréal for her research and promotion of Black history.

The well-known UPEI professor and historian, often referred to as "Dr. Ed," has retired. On March 14, Ed MacDonald gave his final lecture at UPEI to a standing room crowd. His former student and now CBC journalist Cody MacKay was there.