Beginning in the late nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century, geologists, archaeologists and paleoanthropologists have given the world evidence of the physical and cultural development of humans. Amazing discoveries...

The prospect of an apprenticeship attracted thousands of youths to the guild masters of early modern London. Where did apprentices come from, what became of them in the city, and how did this system impact shape the development of...

The discovery of ancient hominin bones in Northern Spain's Atapuerca Mountains has significantly pushed back the timeline for human arrival in Europe to about 1.2 million years ago, predating previous estimates by around 500,000 years....

Beginning in the late nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century, geologists, archaeologists and paleoanthropologists have given the world evidence of the physical and cultural development of humans. Amazing discoveries...

During our last several episodes, Europe and the European-controlled world have been in crisis. Wars, disease, climate changes, and shifts in religious and political power threw the European world into turmoil. People were looking for a...

The House of Habsburg, one of the most influential royal houses in European history, played a pivotal role in shaping the continent's political landscape. Among their many significant contributions, the War of the Spanish...

Professor Chris Stringer explains how new evidence suggests modern humans arrived in western Europe about 10,000 years earlier than previously thought. Evidence of early modern humans found in southern France suggests an early attempt to...

"What is liberty? This cherished ideal, which lies at the heart of our democracy, has proved very difficult to define. In this provocative lecture, eminent political theorist Quentin Skinner explores some influential meanings of...

It was a feat of technological and symbolic imagination. And it was pretty accurate, too. Join the Video Lab to see Phil's Q&A! href='http://bit.ly/video-lab' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>A! Leonardo da Vinci’s known for his art...

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Hamlet refrains from suicide due to the religious belief that suicide, like murder, is a mortal sin prohibited by God's law, specifically referencing the sixth commandment from Exodus, "Thou shalt not kill." In early modern Europe,...

Just the Facts: The Emergence of Modern America: The Depression uses fascinating historical footage to explore six decades that shaped modern America. The series examines the Gilded Age in the late 19th century, the Progressive Era of...

Just the Facts: The Emergence of Modern America: The Progressive Era uses fascinating historical footage to explore six decades that shaped modern America. The series examines the Gilded Age in the late 19th century, the Progressive Era...

Europe experienced one of the most remarkable periods in history roughly between 1550 and 1700, when three of history's most important events were occurring simultaneously: the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution....

This video explores the history and evolution of aircraft, starting with the Wright Brothers' first powered flight in 1903. It highlights the significant technological advancements that have shaped modern aviation and showcases the...

This video explores the origins of Halloween and how it evolved over time. From early Christian feast days merged with northern European festivals for the dead, to the All Saints Day and All Souls Day, the video delves into how the...

How did the medieval age end? We use the term Renaissance, or more academically the early modern period, but what divides them? I’ve talked a little previously about Columbus, and his voyage to find Asia by sailing west. But what I want...

References: Boaz Huss, "All You Need Is LAV: Madonna and Postmodern Kabbalah," The Jewish Quarterly Review, Vol. 95, No. 4 (Fall 2005). Burack, C. D. H. Lawrence's Language of Sacred Experience: the Transfiguration of the Reader, 2005....

Once upon a time, for thousands of years, the human beings on two continents, Europe and North America, just ignored each other. Then, in the late 980s, a group known as the Norsemen, more famously known as Vikings, left Iceland, heading...

These 10 amazing archaeological discoveries changed the way we think about the modern world! From finding the first ever computer to finding ancient humans the size of Hobbits.

The history of Immunology could started as early as 2000 years ago in China. But it took hundreds of years for Immune-Medicine to be researched properly in Europe. Epidemics like the Black Death usually had it pretty easy in human...

Awhile ago, I asked the question of “Why is the West Strong?” I gave the standard modernization theory answer, which you can click here to watch that. We’re just going to keep going with that theory, and see how dark a path it may wind....

The united states became the worlds largest economy in the early 20th century and though massive industrial growth and technical innovation it has held that lead for over 100 years. The world superpowers that came before it were most...

Feudalism was dying. In the age of globe-spanning colonial empires, commercial printing, and the scientific revolution, the idea of a state held together by a myriad of personal arrangements between ruler and nobility was beginning to...