Edward II, also called Edward of Caernarfon, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir apparent to the throne following the death of his elder brother Alphonso. He is best known for his humiliating defeat to … Read more
Have you ever wanted to know, how Earth was before the dinosaurs. When we talk about the history of Earth, we often talk about the dinosaurs and what came after them. But before the dinosaurs, all of Earth’s land made up a single continent, called Pangea. The age before the dinosaurs was called the Permian. … Read more
‘Warrior Empire: The Mughals’ pays a tribute to the dynasty of nomadic warriors who created architectural marvels, inventive warfare, material excess and cultural augmentation making 1526 to 1858 India’s most colorful, violent, and majestic era. They indulged their appetite for territorial expansion, spreading their rule throughout the Indian subcontinent. Though they conquered their kingdom with … Read more
In the fourth century BC the Greek philosopher Aristotle went to Lesbos, an island in the Aegean full, then as now, with wildlife. His fascination with what he found there, and his careful study of it, gave birth to a new science – biology. Professor Armand Leroi follows in the footsteps of Aristotle to discover … Read more
The Vikings were among the fiercest warriors of all time. However, not all of them got the privilege to carry the ultimate weapon, the Ulfberht sword. Called the Viking sword, it was a single-handed sword with a wide fuller down the length of the blade. When people think of Vikings, they think of barbaric race. … Read more
50 years ago, psychedelics like LSD escaped the labs, and became one of the worst and dangerous street drugs. Nowadays, the LSD is still one of the most potent chemicals for mood changing. Derived from a poisonous ergot fungus, just one small sample of the drug can produce 12 hours of effects. Before it became … Read more
Trees play important roles in mysticism and mythology throughout the world. Many ancient artifacts depict sacred trees with divine properties. Most widespread of all are Abrahamic religions wherein the world tree resides with God in the Garden of Eden. Scholars from various secular and spiritual traditions have had historical disputes regarding the nature of the … Read more
Traditional history tells us that European settlers discovered America in the Renaissance. But revolutionary new archaeological data and the latest DNA research reveal that Europeans visited our shores long before – about 17,000 years before Columbus was born. Filmed in glorious HD, this two-hour epic drama follows a family of intrepid hunters of the Stone … Read more
No, this is not a documentary about Odyssey, the Ancient Greece hero. This is a documentary about the evolution of mankind. From Africa, to Asia, to the Pacific, to Europe, to every part of Earth, the documentary explains the processes we had to endure to populate our planet. Same as Odyssey, mankind was facing hurdles … Read more
Studio 54 can often be described as Sodom and Gomorra. The club became famous the best place to be for having fun and partying in the late 1970s. Everything started in 1976, when CBS began marketing the building. Various parties in the art and fashion world expressed interested in converting it into a night club, … Read more