Mazz Media
The Black PLague
Life during the middle ages in Europe was harsh and unforgiving. Then, in 1347, things got worse when the bubonic plague also known as the Black Death swept through Europe. This program explores how the pandemic began and its impact on...
Mazz Media
The Life of a Peasant (In the High Middle Ages)
The high Middle Ages was a very violent period in European history, and life was difficult. At that time, Feudalism was the form of government in existence. Feudalism was a system based on the ownership of land. In this program students...
Mazz Media
The Difference between feudalism and manorialism
Medieval culture during the Middle Ages in Europe was based on two systems: Feudalism and Manorialism. Both systems were dependent on land. How were they different? This program explores what made them different and how each of these...
Mazz Media
The Renaissance (An Introduction)
The period of history between the 14th and 17th century became known as the Renaissance—a word that means revival or rebirth. Itt is considered one of most important events in European history and it has had a lasting influence on...
Step Back History
A Brief History of Germany... Before there was a Germany
This video is part one of a series, and here, we’ll be talking about ancient Germanic tribes, Charlemagne, and the Holy Roman Empire.
Ancient Lights Media
Italy
This clip looks at the physical features, history, climate and culture of Italy
Cerebellum
The Middle Ages - Late Middle Ages 13th - 15th Century
This video tells the fascinating story of these thousand years of history, from around 500 A.D. to 1400 A.D. The Middle Ages are an incredibly dynamic period of history. So much of what we are familiar with today, from states to...
Science360
The birth of the first stars
When did the first stars light up the universe? After 12 years of experimental effort, a team of scientists has detected the fingerprints of the earliest stars in the universe. Find out how they did it! __For more on the discovery, see...
Cerebellum
The Middle Ages - The Early Middle Ages 5th Century - 10th Century
This video tells the fascinating story of these thousand years of history, from around 500 A.D. to 1400 A.D. The Middle Ages are an incredibly dynamic period of history. So much of what we are familiar with today, from states to...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: Julius Caesar - Context
Watch this video to learn about Shakespeare’s fascinating world, and its influence on the play Julius Caesar. Watch the Elizabethan era come to life and come to a deeper understanding of the political anxieties surrounding Queen...
Weird History
What It Was Like Being In a Medieval Castle
Living in a medieval castle wasn't all that glamorous. If you were one of the lucky ruling class, you got some wine or the occasional hot bath. But with the lack of plumbing, castles smelled pretty ripe. Not to mention rats. So many...
Cerebellum
The Middle Ages - Kings And Kingdoms
This video tells the fascinating story of these thousand years of history, from around 500 A.D. to 1400 A.D. The Middle Ages are an incredibly dynamic period of history. So much of what we are familiar with today, from states to...
Cerebellum
The Middle Ages - Introduction To The Period
This video tells the fascinating story of these thousand years of history, from around 500 A.D. to 1400 A.D. The Middle Ages are an incredibly dynamic period of history. So much of what we are familiar with today, from states to...
Cerebellum
The Middle Ages - Feudalism
This video tells the fascinating story of these thousand years of history, from around 500 A.D. to 1400 A.D. The Middle Ages are an incredibly dynamic period of history. So much of what we are familiar with today, from states to...
Cerebellum
The Middle Ages - High Middle Ages 10th Century - 12th Century
This video tells the fascinating story of these thousand years of history, from around 500 A.D. to 1400 A.D. The Middle Ages are an incredibly dynamic period of history. So much of what we are familiar with today, from states to...
Hip Hughes History
World Economic Systems in About Twenty Minutes
HipHughes hops through the essentials of Capitalism and Communism.
Press Association
Cathedral lights up celebrating its history in immersive experience
Rochester Cathedral lit up with legends, dragons and biblical scenes in an immersive show inspired by its history dating back more than 1,400 years ago. Visitors to the country’s second oldest cathedral will see projections on the walls...
Getty Images
Young galaxies clearing the hydrogen fog from space in the early universe.
In the first billion years or so of the existence of the universe, the space was filled with an opaque fog of hydrogen, which interacted with the light emitted by young galaxies. Over time, radiation from the first generation of stars...
Getty Images
Zoom through galaxies to the most distant galaxy yet discovered, UDFy-38125539.
The discovery of this galaxy was announced in October 2010. It is thought to be seen at a time when the universe was just 600 million years old, during a period known as the reionisation epoch. At this time, the radiation from the first...
Bloomberg
Alan Blinder Says Fed Will Shrink Balance Sheet Quietly
May.03 -- Former Fed Vice Chairman Alan Blinder discusses the outlook for Fed policy with Bloomberg's Tom Keene and Scarlet Fu on "Bloomberg Markets."
Curated OER
The Story of India - Ages of Gold - 1/7
Every culture has a golden age. While Europe was in the Dark Ages, India was thriving and warm in an age of gold. The story of Rama, society, culture, and the Gupta Empire set the stage for this seven-part series on India's golden age.
Curated OER
The Dark Ages - Part 8 - The Greatest King
Part eight of this nine-part series on the Dark Ages focuses on the rein of King Charlemagne. He attempted to lift Europe out of the dark and into enlightenment through education and religion. Watch and learn about his 46 year rein,...
Curated OER
The Dark Ages - Part 1 - The Sacking of Rome
The Dark Ages began with the fall of the Roman Empire. In 410 AD the Visigoths sack Rome with Alaric heading the charge. While this clip is somewhat over dramatic in its historic description, the causes of the attack on Rome are clearly...
Curated OER
The Dark Ages - Part 5 - The Plague
The Byzantines are fighting their way into the west as Justinian attempts to regain the Roman Empire. Part five of this nine-part series on the Dark Ages highlights the battles, religion, and disease that marked Medieval Europe. This...