Where do you find a theme? Deep in the characters, under the setting, entwined in the plot? In this episode of Crash Course Kids Literature, we travel through the universe with the characters in “A Wrinkle in Time” to discover its...

Our facial expressions convey a lot about our emotions, but why? Hank explores how our evolution has helped form how we communicate with our faces. Hosted by: Hank Green

The Protestant Reformation didn't exactly begin with Martin Luther, and it didn't end with him either. Reformers and monarchs changed the ways that religious and state power were organized throughout the 16th and early 17th centuries....

* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Paola Antonelli, design curator at New York's Museum of Modern Art, wants to spread her appreciation of design --...

Diabetes has a history dating back to Ancient Greece. Our treatment of it, however, is more recent and was originally made possible with the help of man's best friend. Due to physiological traits shared with humans, dogs have saved...

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Clint Smith teaches you about one of the most famous writers, orators, and advocates of the 19th century, Frederick Douglass. Douglass was born in slavery, escaped to the North, and became one of the most influential people of his time....

Jessi from Animal Wonders gets a Quiz Show rematch against Hank. Will he prevail this time, or commit an animal blunder?

In which John Green teaches you about the Holy Roman Empire by teaching you about Charles V. Charles Hapsburg was the holy Roman Emperor, but he was also the King of Spain. And the King of Germany. And the King of Italy and the Lord of...

The legendary design team Charles and Ray Eames made films, houses and classic midcentury modern furniture. Eames Demetrios, their grandson, shows rarely seen films and archival footage in a lively, loving tribute to their creative process.

Paul Andersen describes mechanisms that increase the genetic variation within a population. He begins by discussing how horizontal transfer can move genetic material between bacteria. Transformation, transduction, and conjugation in...

The English Theater survived a lot of pushback from various powers that be, but in the 17th century, it had to go into hiding, from PURITANS. Let's take a look at how the English Civil War, Charles I's beheading, and the Restoration of...

The English Civil War. We'll talk about England after Elizabeth, in which things didn't go that smoothly. We'll talk about James I, Charles I, Oliver Cromwell, Charles II, and James II, all of whom ruled England, (and tried to rule all...

In which John Green explores how Spain went from being a middling European power to one of the most powerful empires on Earth, thanks to their plunder of the New World in the 16th and 17th centuries. Learn how Spain managed to destroy...

In this video Steven Franklin looks at the role of Prince Rupert in the English Civil War, an ideal case study for considering the importance of the individual to the course of some historical events.

In this video we explore the trial of Charles I at the end of the English Civil War and ask whether its outcome was a foregone conclusion.

In this video, produced with and for the Museum of Oxford, our presenter, Ben Kehoe, discusses how Oxford became the Royalist Capital, how its citizens and colleges responded and how some of its citizens engaged in acts of mild resistance.

In this video Bill Thisdell explores which policies pursued by Charles during his Personal Rule caused the most political friction and what happened when, forced by war with the Scots, Parliament was finally recalled.

In this video Bill Thisdell examines the period known as Personal Rule, when Charles I governed without Parliament. How revolutionary was this practice? Why was personal rule a problem? Part of our English Civil War series of videos.

In this video Steven Franklin discusses the Bishops' Wars and how the need to put down this Scottish rebellion led to the recalling of the English Parliament and the first step toward the English Civil War.

In this video Steven Franklin discusses how a rebellion in Scotland over the imposition of a New Prayer Book set in motion a train of events that would lead to the English Civil War.

In this video Professor Justin Champion explains the significance of the trial and execution of Charles I at the end of the English Civil War.

Would a more accurate description for the English Civil War be 'a war of three kingdoms'? In this video Professor Justin Champion explores the Scottish and Irish dimensions to the English Civil War.

In this video Bill Thisdell looks at Charles I's reputation, charged with being a murderer and tyrant at his trial and yet later hailed as a martyr. Which was it? Was Charles really a bad king? How far was Charles responsible for the...