Curated Video
How was Russia defeated in 11 days? Operation Faustschlag
How was Russia defeated in 11 days? Operation Faustschlag
PBS
Concentration Camps Are Older Than World War II
We're all familiar with the haunting images of the concentration camps of World War II. But the history of those concentration camps extends back to the late 19th. century and the invention of barbed wire and repeating rifle [see...
John D Ruddy
Israel and Palestine - John Talks
Let me know what you think of the format of John Talks and suggest other topics to discuss!
John D Ruddy
World War 1 in 10 Minutes (Extended Edition) - Manny Man Does History
Here's a special extended edition of my World War 1 video, including newer artwork and an updated script, just in time for the 100th anniversary of its end!
John D Ruddy
10 More Things About World War 1 - Manny Man Does History
10 More facts about the First World War, released just in time for the 100th anniversary of its end!
John D Ruddy
Irish War of Independence in 12 Minutes - Manny Man Does History
Find out about the tumultuous time in Ireland which led to its independence from Britain.
Jack Rackam
Who Killed Austria-Hungary? | The Life & Times of Franz Joseph
It was a dark and stormy night, like any other in the big city. I was on my lunch break when the mutton-chopped Methusalah came through my door in a hurry. He said “I like my historians like I like my eggs. Hard-boiled.” “Then you’ve...
Schooling Online
Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Theme of Dreams, Memories and Time
Beyond our physical selves, we’re made up of other, more mysterious things - like memories and dreams. As time passes, we inevitably change, which is a source of stress for many. Woolf explores these complex ideas in Mrs Dalloway by...
Schooling Online
Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Sections 10-12 Summary
Clarissa watches on helplessly as her daughter Elizabeth is whisked away for the afternoon by the irksome Miss Kilman. Can Elizabeth escape this awkward afternoon tea without offending Miss Kilman? Meanwhile, doctors attempt to bully...
Schooling Online
Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Theme of Mortality
Thinking about our own mortality isn’t exactly a comfortable exercise. But Virginia Woolf doesn’t shy away from it in Mrs Dalloway. Her characters’ anxieties and daily musings about life and death offer fascinating insight into the...
Schooling Online
Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Theme of Mental illness
Our brains can be very loud and annoying sometimes. Virginia Woolf knew this all too well and explores this phenomenon in Mrs Dalloway. Join us for a detailed analysis of the theme of Mental Illness in this classic novel, which delves...
Schooling Online
Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Theme of Marriage and Relationships
What makes a marriage last? And what must we give up to grow up? In Mrs Dalloway, Woolf explores the personal and social dimensions of marriage in the 1920s. The question is: have things changed much in the 21st century? Join us for a...
Schooling Online
Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Theme of British Society
How is 1920s Britain relevant to our modern-day experiences? Can we learn anything from life as it was back then?
It turns out that post-World War One British society holds many important truths for modern audiences. In this lesson,...
Schooling Online
Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Sections 7-9 Summary
Lady Bruton invites Richard Dalloway and Hugh Whitbread for an elaborate lunch. But why wasn’t Clarissa invited? Meanwhile, Lucrezia Warren Smith remembers the good old days when Septimus was himself. Nowadays, his memories of the war...
Schooling Online
Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Sections 13-14 Summary
Finally! It is time for the party and Clarissa has never looked more glamourous. As the guests arrive, Clarissa’s anxiety boils over. What if the party is a failure and she looks like a fool? When she hears about a horrible event that...
Schooling Online
Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Overall Plot Summary
This lesson will give you an overall plot summary of Mrs Dalloway. Watch as Clarissa obsessively and meticulously plans a beautiful party for all her glittering, upper class guests. But she has a nagging sense that this might all be...
Schooling Online
Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Context
Join us for an overview of Virginia Woolf’s life and influences. We’ll show you how the events of Woolf’s life and the world of early 20th century Britain shaped her ideas in Mrs Dalloway. As one of the most influential composers of the...
Curated Video
La Primera Guerra Mundial - Batalla Del Somme 1916
La Batalla del Somme ha sido inmortalizada como el mayor desastre en la historia militar británica, cuando 57,000 soldados británicos se convirtieron en víctimas en un solo día, el 1 de julio de 1916, parte de un intento condenado de...
Hip Hughes History
The 1916 Election Explained
A HipHughes hop-scotch across the spirited electoral contest of 1916 between President Woodrow Wilson and Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes.
60 Second Histories
WW1 - Gas attack
An overview of the different types of gas used during WW1 together with the developments of gas masks and hoods to protect soldiers.
National Film Board of Canada
To Wake Up the Nakota Language
Across North America, Indigenous languages are at risk of disappearing. “When you don’t know your language or your culture, you don’t know who you are,” says Armand McArthur, one of the last fluent Nakota speakers in Pheasant Rump First...
60 Second Histories
Roses of No Man's Land
A recital of a popular WW1 song which explains why nurses became known as the "Roses of No Man's Land"
60 Second Histories
Suffrage and WW1
Emmeline Pankhurst discusses the outbreak of war and women over 30 getting the vote.
60 Second Histories
WW1 - No Man's Land
A WW1 soldier explains what No Man's Land is and how it came by its name