In this video I discuss Peter Brueghel's painting the Harvesters which is located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

We all have news cycle fatigue. If it’s not struggling to find reliable sources online, then it’s figuring out how to sift through the myriad of competing (and sometimes conflicting) headlines that roll across our TV screens, cell phones...

Queen Elizabeth I was defending her throne while some plotted against her in favor of her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots. Regardless, Elizabeth's reign cemented Britain as a global powerhouse in arts, culture, and cuisine. (Particularly...

Weird History Food is showing you the fruits and vegetables that seem natural but are actually man-made. Nowadays, many people like to know where their fruits and veggies came from - whether that's an organic farm across the country or...

What happened to the many African Kingdoms? History of Africa 1500-1800 Documentary 1/6

Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 01:15 - Khmelnytsky Uprising

The Forgotten Election that Changed the World.

A history and analysis of Arcimbolo's composite portraits

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Turkey's Flag History

Among the most picturesque treasures of Romania are the Painted Monasteries of Bucovina (in northeastern Romania). Their painted exterior walls are decorated with elaborate 15th and 16th century frescoes featuring portraits of saints and...

Pale white skin was the signature look for the upper class in the Elizabethan era and Queen Elizabeth I's makeup was perhaps one of the most iconic examples. But what was IN all that caked on makeup? Turns out, there was quite a cost for...

We collaborated with blogger Amy Martin of Caravaggista for this lesson on Caravaggio and the Counter Reformation.

The Greeks fought in phalanx formation. In medieval times, they preferred the wedge. So what made Civil War armies fight in long, straight lines that left them wide open to attack?

This programme examines the period of time during the 16th and 17th centuries in Western Europe commonly referred to as; The Reformation. Scholars from Saint Anselm College and California Lutheran University provide a balanced and...

From 1485 through the latter part of the 16th century, a new plague – English "sweating sickness" – ravaged England and Europe, killing thousands of people. The fearsome disease had many names including, "Sudor Anglicus," "English...

This video provides a description of the element lead, including its properties, historical uses, and potential dangers.

Follow William Shakespeare through 16th and 17th Century London, as the bard created many of the most important works ever written. Christopher Marlowe is killed in a brawl. This video is part 4 of the series 'Understanding Shakespeare:...

Follow William Shakespeare through 16th and 17th Century London, as the bard created many of the most important works ever written. Shakespeare starts writing his plays. This video is part 3 of the series 'Understanding Shakespeare:...

What were the ambitions of the empire by the 16th century? What about the clash between the Spanish?<br/>
Ottoman Empire with Kate Fleet, Part 4

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Christians in Japan

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about German Banking Families

Alhambra's latest flowering of Islamic palaces were built for the last Muslim emirs in Spain during the decline of the Nasrid dynasty who were increasingly subject to the Christian Kings of Castile. After being allowed to fall into...

We discuss Bruegel's great painting The Harvesters and the development of the advanced early modern Dutch economy.

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Franco-Mongol Alliance