Byzantium: The Lost Empire
For over 1,000 years, the Byzantine Empire was the eye of the world – the origin of great literature, fine art and...
History documentaries
Secrets of the Egyptian Pyramids
The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Built with extreme precision, Giza has...
The Clock That Changed the World
John Harrison was a carpenter by trade who was self-taught in clock making. He was only 21 years old when the...
Heaven on Earth: The Rise and Fall of Socialism
The past two centuries of human history have been shaped by the emergence and evolution of the socialist movement, an...
Weird Ancient Greece Medical Treatments
Ancient Greece and its citizens are highly regarded and praised for their help in advancement of medicine. But while...
Hebrew, Lithuanian and Five Other Ancient Languages Still Spoken Today
People evolve, and languages evolve as well. Every language evolves to a more modern version of itself, but some...
China – The origins of Communism
When it comes to communism, many people think that the origin for communism is from Russia. In fact, there are other...
Marie Olympe de Gouges, Femme of Letters
Olympe de Gouges is a revolutionary for women’s rights in the French Revolution. She is one of the most popular and...
King John’s Lost treasure – will it ever be found?
Nowadays, many people around the world, and especially those in Britain remember the name King John as the...
Top 7 Mysteriously Disappeared Civilizations
It is only natural for some civilizations to disappear, for new ones can take their place. It is same with everything...
Hitler Of The Andes Timeline
One of the biggest conspiracy theories following World War II is that Hitler actually survived the war. The story goes...
Tudor Era Achievements – How they Changed the World We Live In?
Five hundred years ago the world was in a different place. At the time, we only discovered the continent America and...
Guns Germs and Steel (2 of 3)
From Jared Diamonds Pulitzer Prize winning book, Guns Germs and Steel. This documentary traces human history and asks...
Celtic Mythology – The Tree of Life and Other symbols we see every day
The Celtic World covered Central and Western Europe, but it was never unified in a single country or politically...
Who is Margaret Sanger – The woman set to be on the $20 bill?
Andrew Jackson might be “living” his last days on the $20 bill, as a huge movement is gaining ground in the US to put...
The Way of the Samurai
In the early sixteenth century, Japan is a warlike society led by samurai and their daimyo warlords. At the point when...
The sounds of 40 years in Formula 1
Formula 1 has drastically changed over the last 40 years. The most obvious difference is evolution of aerodynamics....
Dinosaur Cannibalism | Planet Dinosaur
Millions of years ago, dinosaurs roamed the Earth and unleashed terror onto the planet until they died out. Most of...