In this video, we delve into the intriguing world of the Peppers Ghost illusion technique. Used in theaters, museums, films, and concerts, this technique creates ghost-like apparitions that captivate audiences. We uncover the history of...

Stupid, blockhead, bonkers, clod, clot, crackers, cretin, daft, dolt, duffer, dullard, dunce, imbecile, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, numskull, pudding-head, simpleton, and thickie are all synonyms and ways of calling someone stupid...

Only 30 years after times described in the New Testament, the Jews sparked an uprising against Roman occupation.

The retaliation of the Roman Empire was merciless and the uprising was brutally suppressed. The last group of...

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Historic Scams

Richard Ovenden has been Bodley’s Librarian (the senior Executive position of the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford) since 2014. Prior to that Richard held positions at Durham University Library, the House of Lords Library,...

Humor was one of the first of Moldavia's painted monasteries to be frescoed and, along with Vorone_, is probably the best preserved. The dominant colour of the frescoes is a reddish brown. The master painter responsible for Humor's...

He could barely eat because of his disfigured jaw. He suffered from rickets, hallucinations, and an oversized head. He was impotent and infertile. Charles II of Spain, king of one of the largest empires in the world, was barely able to...

This video includes guided notes and an essay analysis activity. Durer's famous print "Melencolia I" is more than a art. It's a talisman to help bring the four humours of your body back into balance... or at least that's according to a...

The region stretching from eastern Europe and sweeping right across into Arabia and the north coast of Africa, was home to one of the most extraordinary empires in history: the Ottoman Empire. Along its routes flowed ideas, goods,...

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Pornographic Snowmen

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Dog Meat in China

The history of the castle begins in the Moorish Al-Andalus era, after the Umayyad conquest of Hispania in the 8th century, when Sintra had two castles. One was located atop of a hill overlooking Sintra. It is known as the Castelo dos...

Follow William Shakespeare through 16th and 17th Century London, as the bard created many of the most important works ever written. Discussion of Shakespeare's most favourite romatic play Romeo and Juliet. This video is part 6 of the...

In this video, we explore the fascinating city-state of Vatican City, also known as the Holy See. We delve into its history, starting with its independence from Italy in 1929. With a population of less than 1000, Vatican City is a...

The enslaved Native woman who acted as the primary interpreter for Hernan Cortés during his conquest of the Aztec Empire.

The Spis Castle was build some 900 years ago, in the 12th century, on the site of an earlier castle. As an important political, economic and cultural center for this part of Kingdom of Hungary, several kings and families owned the...

Find out how Martin Luther launched the Protestant Reformation.

They’re diseases that affect people living in a single country or region – but what impact have historic epidemics had on US society?

Follow William Shakespeare through 16th and 17th Century London, as the bard created many of the most important works ever written. William Shakespeare enters the theatrical world. This video is part 2 of the series 'Understanding...

Today, Texas is famous around the world as being the most American state of them all – but it once belonged to Mexico. For almost a decade, it was an independent republic.

Delve into the fascinating world of boron - a chemical element with unique properties and a rich history. We explore its various medical uses, including its role as an antiseptic for cuts and burns, an eye wash, and a treatment for...

Why were most slaves in America from West Africa? Slavery has existed throughout history in various forms across the globe, but who became enslaved was almost always based on military conquest. So why did Europeans travel thousands of...

It’s a tale as old as time – or, at least as old as the 1500s. But the real couple that inspired Beauty and the Beast lived a tragic life. The real life Beauty and the Beast were Catherine and Petrus Gonsalvus, and they were treated like...

There are more than 250 churches in Venice, both consecrated and desecrated. Obviously, the sacred ones are first of all places of worship, but all together they make up a cultural, artistic and human heritage of inestimable value.