MOT 1940: VATICAN CITY: APOSTOLIC LIBRARY: Monk looking through large book in reading room, CU Bare male finger touching page of historic document, priest librarian holding, looking, cataloging manuscript, CU Archival hand-written page.

This video emphasizes the importance of historical documents in understanding the past by showcasing how they reveal the thoughts and perspectives of people from different time periods. It highlights the significance of analyzing...

Historian John Elliott (Oxford) describes the advantages and disadvantages of modern technology's effect on the historical enterprise. While acknowledging the benefits of digitization, he emphasizes the irreplaceable value of physically...

In this video, we demonstrate how to analyze and evaluate Federalist 51. We start with a quick definition of key literary analysis terms. Then, set the historical and cultural context of the document, examine the text to delineate...

Historians are always finding new information from the past, in primary sources like letters, diaries, and government documents, which can change our understanding of historic events.

Former Historical Architect George Jaramillo worked for the branch of History, Architecture and Landscapes within the Resources Management and Science Division. Originally from Miami, Fla., he joined the park staff in 2008 with previous...

An overview of historical methods of capturing requirements and why these are not the most flexible approaches.
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This clip is from the chapter "The World Before User Stories" of the series "Agile Project Management".This...

Historian John Elliott, University of Oxford, talks about the benefits of the archival work he did in Spain and the benefits and negatives of doing research based on digitized documents.

Let's practice applying reading standards to literary nonfiction! In this video, we explain how to analyze works of historical and political literary nonfiction. The examples used in the video are: the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme...

National Archives: Funded by the Friends of The National Archives, Somme Tales is a creative project that took place at the archives from 1-5 August 2016 in partnership with professional film-maker Nigel Kellaway. Applications were...

Learn the basics of language history and how languages change over time. This lesson introduces the essentials of the comparative method. We'll use cognates to group related languages into family trees. Related languages trace their...

Will new evidence in the Jeremy Bamber case bring a historic third appeal? Subscribe to the Guardian HEREref='http://bitly.com/UvkFpD' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>HERE For 25 years Jeremy Bamber claimed he was convicted of murders...

Originally founded in the 1420s under the terms of the will of Richard Whittington, Guildhall Library now specialises in the history of London, but amongst its many other collections of national and international importance is the...

Discover the historic and captivating footage of the Allied evacuation from Dunkirk in 1940, captured by Pafe, a British businessman who documented world events on film. Now available online, this valuable archive provides a remarkable...

Imagine if you could surf Facebook ... from the Middle Ages. Well, it may not be as far off as it sounds. In a fun and interesting talk, Frederic Kaplan shows off the Venice Time Machine, a project to digitize 80 kilometers of books to...

Students regularly ask, “How am I ever going to use this stuff?” In this video, Bob Bain examines exactly what makes history usable and useful. He presents an example from his own history class where students explored the history of the...

Route 66 is iconic. Why? Help us make more ambitious videos by joining the Vox Video Lab. It brings you closer to our work and gets you exclusive perks, like livestream Q&As with all the Vox creators, a badge that levels up over time,...

The California Secretary of State has many essential responsibilities that most people aren’t probably aware of. The office oversees everything from business filings to preserving valuable historical documents. But the biggest obligation...

From Bennelong's Hut 1789 to Sydney Opera House 2013, this free exhibition weaves historical documentation, conversations and paintings together to tell of Bennelong's brutal kidnapping by the British, his travels to London and back home...

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