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Cixi: All Power to the Empress Dowager l HISTORY OF CHINA
Empress Dowager Cixi took over the rule of mighty Imperial China in the late 19th century. After her son Tongzhi succeeded his father Emperor Xianfeng, she made herself custodian to the minor emperor on the dragon throne. During...
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The Era of Queen Victoria I THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Queen Victoria was the longest reigning British monarch and defined her era like no other King or Queen before her. But what made the Victorian Era so special? What benefits did the Monarch bring to the quickly changing modern world of...
Grunge
The Untold Truth Of The Man Who Wrote Lord Of The Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien was undoubtedly the father of modern fantasy. And while he may not have invented elves, dragons, and dark lords, he's the guy who made them cool. Without Tolkien, the fantasy landscape would look incredibly different...
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How a Concubine became the Empress of China - Wu Zetian l HISTORY OF CHINA
Wu Zetian was the first and only Empress of China. Skillfully, she worked her way up, entering the imperial court of Emperor Tang Taizong as a concubine. After his death she would marry his son, Emperor Kaozong. Later she would...
Gresham College
Darkness Audible: Benjamin Britten at 100 - Late, 1971-1976 - Paul Kildea and Mark Milhofer
'In the history of art late works are the catastrophes,' proposed Theodor Adorno. In this illustrated lecture Paul Kildea, author of the first major biography of Benjamin Britten in twenty years, disputes the narrative of decline that...
Gresham College
Darkness Audible: Benjamin Britten at 100 - Early, 1913-1945 - Paul Kildea and Mark Milhofer
On the day Penguin publishes Benjamin Britten: A Life in the Twentieth Century, the first major biography of Britten in twenty years, author Paul Kildea traces the emergence of the greatest English musician of the last century. In this...
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THE HISTORY OF CHINA Recap l IT'S HISTORY
Our latest season on the ancient history of China covered thousands of years. Starting in the Bronze Age, we travelled through the greatest dynasties of Imperial China. We learnt all about the eras' greatest discoveries and inventions,...
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Sexual Enlightenment - Defining what is Normal l HISTORY OF SEX
With Sexual Enlightenment came radical changes to the perception of sex in society. This episode on sex in modernity covers discussions held in salon culture, debating and defining ideas of what sexual liberty meant. Public figures like...
IT'S HISTORY
Arts and Culture During THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
The Industrial Revolution did not just change the way we work but our very social fabric. So, it is only natural that arts and culture underwent a fundamental change as well. Romanticism, Realism and the road to modernity with...
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The Workers Rights Revolution I THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
The Industrial Revolution did not simply change the way we work and how it is organized, it also had a profound impact on the situation of workers in Europe. Catastrophic living conditions in the ever growing cities lead to protests and...
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Adam Smith - The Inventor of Market Economy I THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Adam Smith was one of the first men who explored economic connections in England and made clear, in a time when Mercantilism reigned, that the demands of the market should determine the economy and not the state. In his books Smith was a...
IT'S HISTORY
Charles Darwin - Prophet of Evolution I THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Charles Darwin's theories on evolution and the origin of species changed Science forever and laid ground for our modern understanding of evolution. But how did Darwin come to his conclusions? This episode shines a light on the biography...
Reading Through History
History Brief: George Orwell
The following video provides a brief biography of the author known as George Orwell, including his childhood, young adult life, and writing career. For an educational unit on Orwell, click here: http://bit.ly/2l2IScW *** Like our...
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Lazy and Generous - A Pirate's Life I PIRATES
The life of a pirate during the golden age of piracy followed certain codes and rules. The share a buccaneer got of the loot and other rules were even kept in writing. But how did you even become a pirate and how important was the...
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Martial Arts - Fighting for the Perfect Body and Mind l HISTORY OF CHINA
Kung fu, tai chi, Wing Chun - China's martial arts have many faces. Used as a mean of attack, self-defense or merely to train for the perfect balance between body and mind, many of the techniques have established themselves as active...
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The Fall of the Golden Age - The Tang Dynasty l HISTORY OF CHINA
The Tang Dynasty has left legacies that remained until the end of imperial China. Founded after the victory of Li Yuan, who became the first Emperor of the Tang. He soon would fall to his son Li Shimin, known as Taozong who quickly...
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And then came Genghis Khan - Sorrow of the Song Dynasty l HISTORY OF CHINA
The Song dynasty is often described as an early modern economy. It marked a lot of economical changes from previous dynasties. Starting with the decentralisation of power and reduced economical involvement, it brought on industrial...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Susan Campbell - Teachers Make a Difference - Richard Massa
Susan Campbell is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a widely-read newspaper columnist, and the author of three books. She has worked across the media landscape as an award-winning print journalist, a regular commentator on WNPR, and a...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Susan Campbell - Why Journalism Matters
Susan Campbell is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a widely-read newspaper columnist, and the author of three books. She has worked across the media landscape as an award-winning print journalist, a regular commentator on WNPR, and a...
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The Three Teachings - Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism l HISTORY OF CHINA
The Three Teachings Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism have been a backbone of Chinese society and culture since the bronze age. The Three teachings are still intertwined strongly with today's China. There are different interpretations to...
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Imperial China is born! - The Qin and Han Dynasty l HISTORY OF CHINA
Some linguists say, the name of today's China originates from the name of the Qin dynasty. Marking the beginning of the age of empire in China and founded by Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of imperial China. Qin arrange for the first...
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TOKUGAWA IEYASU - shogun of Japan - IT'S HISTORY
Meet the founder and first shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan. » JOIN OUR COMMUNITY FOR MORE HISTORY KNOWLEDGE! Write us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ITSHISTORYfb Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/thehistoryshow Your photos...
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A Tale of Swords and Gunpowder - Weapons in Ancient China l HISTORY OF CHINA
Dao, Gun, Jian and Quiang are the four main traditional fighting weapons of China. Even though, the Chinese had already invented gunpowder by the end of the tenth century. So besides of having an arsenal of swords, spears, sabres,...
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The Trojan War - A tale of Passion and Bloodshed! l HISTORY OF SEX
The Trojan War is one of the most epic and passionate legends set in Greek Mythology. Legend has it, that Prince Paris fell in love with the beautiful Helena, wife of King Menelaos of Sparta. He took her to Troy, which sent all of the...
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