Crash Course
The Northern Renaissance: Crash Course European History
The European Renaissance may have started in Florence, but it pretty quickly moved out of Italy and spread the art, architecture, literature, and humanism across Europe to places like France, Spain, England, and the Low Countries....
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Pazit Cahlon and Alex Gendler: What "Machiavellian" really means
From Shakespeare's plays to modern TV dramas, the unscrupulous schemer for whom the ends always justify the means has become a familiar character type we love to hate. For centuries, we've had a single word to describe such characters:...
Curated Video
Deconstructing Machiavelli
UC Berkeley historian Martin Jay relates the rich web of ironies and subtleties surrounding the influence, past and present, that the renowned Renaissance political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli has had on our views on the truth in politics.
Curated Video
Machiavelli and Morality
Historian Martin Jay (UC Berkeley) describes Machiavelli's historical role as one of the first thinkers who formally recognizes the autonomy of the political.
Curated Video
Deceptive Language and Theatrical Metaphors
Historian Martin Jay (UC Berkeley) highlights the importance of wrestling with the subtle and often deceptive nature of language in order to fully appreciate the cultural values of any particular society.
Jack Rackam
The Man with Six Faces | The Life & Times of Talleyrand
The Man with Six Faces | The Life & Times of Talleyrand
Vlogbrothers
Doing Bad Things To Make Good Things Happen
I am very lucky to have found myself (and gotten myself) in a situation that is well suited to the quirks of my personality. But I still find myself sometimes unintentionally hurting people, annoying people, or letting people down even...
Curated Video
The Fox of Florence | The Life & Times of Machiavelli
Turns out the method to Machiavelli's madness was mollifying mad Medici after a mountain of madness above the Mediterranean. Special thanks to Blue for lending me his expertise on the subject and coming in to talk about Machiavelli's...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: u.s. And World Affairs Pt. 1: Thucydides and Machiavelli
Today we examine thoughts behind the idea that nations must be involved in world affairs. This episode originally aired in January 2012.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Machiavelli: The Prince
Informative AP European History video on the politcal paragmatism of Machiavelli by Tom Richey. [12:31]