Jack Rackam
Medieval Knights were Surprisingly Thirsty
So, you wish to learn the ancient art of chivalry? Well you’ve come to the right place. These days chivalry means a lot of different things to a lot of different people, but if there’s a special woman in your life? Don’t take the example...
Jack Rackam
How the Dance Floor Changed Feudalism Forever | The Life & Times of Louis XIV
Feudalism was dying. In the age of globe-spanning colonial empires, commercial printing, and the scientific revolution, the idea of a state held together by a myriad of personal arrangements between ruler and nobility was beginning to...
Weird History
Medieval Laws We Break Every Day
The Middle Ages spanned from roughly 500 to 1500 CE. For much of that time, the people of England lived under a feudal system in which both the laws, and the penalties for breaking them, were significantly more bizarre than the ones we...
Jabzy
Tales from the Strangest Crusade | People's Crusade, Holy Land
Tales from the Strangest Crusade | People's Crusade, Holy Land
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.
Mazz Media
The Early, High and Late Middle Ages
The time period between 500 and 1500 CE in Europe is known as the Middle Ages. Historians have divided this era into three main sections; The Early, High and Late Middle Ages. This progam important events of each of the periods.
Mazz Media
The Black PLague
Life during the middle ages in Europe was harsh and unforgiving. Then, in 1347, things got worse when the bubonic plague also known as the Black Death swept through Europe. This program explores how the pandemic began and its impact on...
Mazz Media
The Life of a Peasant (In the High Middle Ages)
The high Middle Ages was a very violent period in European history, and life was difficult. At that time, Feudalism was the form of government in existence. Feudalism was a system based on the ownership of land. In this program students...
Mazz Media
The Medieval Social Class System of Europe.
The Middle Ages in Europe, a period of history between approximately 500 and 1500 CE, was comprised of a class system where people were divided into three distinct levels. This program looks at how the upper class, the middle class and...
Mazz Media
The Difference between feudalism and manorialism
Medieval culture during the Middle Ages in Europe was based on two systems: Feudalism and Manorialism. Both systems were dependent on land. How were they different? This program explores what made them different and how each of these...
Professor Dave Explains
Paracelsus and Medicine During the Renaissance
We just learned about medicine in the Middle Ages, and the time period that follows is called the Renaissance. What advancements were made during this time? The most important figure in this period of medicine went by the name of...
History Hit
The role of unbelievers throughout history
Religious belief looks more precarious in the modern world than ever before. But is that the truth? Dan Snow explores the role of unbelievers throughout history, to discover if we're uniquely unbelieving now, or whether there have always...
PBS
What If Islam Conquered Europe?
Could Muslim forces have conquered Europe during the Middle Ages? Well if the Battle of Tours in 732, where Frankish King Charles Martel defeated the army of the Umayyad Caliphate led by 'Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, had the opposite outcome...
60 Second Histories
Saxon farming - part 1
Part one of the farming series describes a thegn and explains his position within the Saxon community. He explains how ceorls and slaves help farm his land and talks about the food they grow and animals they keep.
Weird History
What Hygiene Was Like For Medieval Peasants
Although cleanliness in the Middle Ages was primitive compared to what modern people enjoy, it doesn't mean medieval hygiene didn't exist. Despite living in an era long before indoor plumbing, shampoo, and nail salons, people used the...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: Macbeth - Context
Watch this video to learn about Shakespeare’s fascinating world, and its influence on the play Macbeth. Watch the Jacobean era come to life and come to a deeper understanding of the Great Chain of Being, the Renaissance, religious ideas,...
Mr. Beat
Why Do People Hate Jews?
What causes antisemitism? Mr. Beat takes a deep dive to answer this question.
60 Second Histories
Saxon village life - part 1
A Saxon woman explains what the chieftain's house was like and the compound and buildings around it. She also describes a poorer house and explains why they kept their animals inside their houses
60 Second Histories
Norman cathedrals & monasteries
Discover how the Normans settled the land by building churches and monasteries and explains how the locals paid rent to the church which in turn paid taxes to the king.
60 Second Histories
The Alliance: Prince Arthur & Catherine of Aragon
King Henry VII wanted to strengthen his position further by uniting England with Spain and so a marriage was proposed between the young Prince Arthur and Catherine of Aragon
PBS
How Fictional Pandemics Reflect the Real Thing (Feat. Lindsay Ellis and Dr. Z)
Although we are currently living through a pandemic that has disrupted our lives and will shape the course of humanity, pandemics have been around since the dawn of civilization, as have stories about fictional pandemics. So now seems...
History Hit
A History of Unbelief: Irish identity and Catholicism, Part 1
Why is Catholicism so entrenched in Ireland? Is there still a link between Catholicism and Irish identity? Is Irish Atheism about a lack of practice or core lack of belief? A History of Unbelief, Part 5
Cerebellum
The Middle Ages - Late Middle Ages 13th - 15th Century
This video tells the fascinating story of these thousand years of history, from around 500 A.D. to 1400 A.D. The Middle Ages are an incredibly dynamic period of history. So much of what we are familiar with today, from states to...
Mythology & Fiction Explained
Who Are The Seven Princes of Hell? - (Demonology Explained)
Mythology & Fiction Explained explores the seven demon princes of hell using the classification of demons by Peter Binsfeld whch is based on the seven deadly sins