Tag: History
Vikings: Valhalla Season 2 | First Look | Netflix
The legendary Viking heroes - Leif Eriksson (Sam Corlett), Freydis Eriksdotter (Frida Gustavsson), and Harald Sigurdsson (Leo Suter) - make a desperate last stand against Olaf and his warriors in this exclusive First Look Clip from Season 2 of Vikings: Va...
Can North Korean ACTUALLY Pull Off an Invasion?
If a Korean dictator gets delusions about their military strength who is there to stop them? The answer in this case might surprise you. China would likely b...
Archaeologists In Pompeii Broke Into A Forbidden Room And Then Froze At The Sight Within
It’s almost impossible to walk through the ruins of Pompeii without being struck by a certain melancholy. Here’s a city stuck in the past, fixed in place by ...
The Fighting Lady (1944)
This film is a military documentary told from the point of view of the crew of the aircraft carrier the Fighting Lady -- a pseudonym for the Yorktown. Scenes highlight the functions and duties of The Fighting Lady and crew activities, and maps illustrate...
Frida Kahlo's 'The Two Fridas": Great Art Explained
"Thoroughly researched and cleverly presented, with stunning visuals, Great Art Explained makes you realise that familiarity with a work of art sometimes makes us indifferent to its power" - Forbes Magazine, 9 July 2020 I started "Great Art Explained" du...
Why didn't France try to retake Quebec? (Short Animated Documentary)
Quebec used to be a French colony which the British won in 1763. Yet, despite numerous wars after that, France made no attempt to take it back and today it's a part of Canada? But why not? Why didn't France try to retake to Quebec?
Jean-Michel Basquiat's 'Untitled (Skull)': Great Art Explained
In 1982 at the age of just 22 years old, Jean-Michel Basquiat would produce this painting. A powerful and dazzling image that mixes text, colour, symbolism and mark-making in a raw and uncensored explosion. In a single painting, he would use his instinct...
The USSR loses WW3 so they use a time machine to kill Einstein
Desperate times call for desperate measures in Command and Conquer Red Alert 3 scene.
The Crown Jewels: A Peek Inside the Jewel House
The Crown. The very symbols of power, wealth, majesty and royalty. You can’t be the King without the Bling. Let’s take a look at the 1500 year history of the British crown jewels. They have been washed away in the sea, stolen from a grave, melted down to...
1940's FASHION- FASHION HISTORY SESSIONS
1940's Fashion was all about the War. Either reacting to it, or forgetting about it. In this episode we will see how utility clothing came to be, and will cover the set back that Parisian Haute Couture suffered.
The actual cause of death of Elizabeth I of England | evidence found in history
The actual cause of death of Elizabeth IThe cause of Elizabeth’s death remains a hotly contested subject. Before her death, Elizabeth refused permission for ...
Shots fired at Prince Charles (1994) | RetroFocus
Officials wrestled a man to the stage after he fired two blank shots and appeared to lurch at Prince Charles while the royal was visiting Sydney in 1994. Reporter: Craig McMurtrie
Ancient Aliens: Crystal City Discovered Under Antarctica (Season 18)
During an Arctic expedition, naval officer Richard Byrd makes a very unusual discovery, in this clip from Season 18, "Secrets of Inner Earth."
The D-Day Story and Landing Craft Tank 7074
In 2020, Landing Craft Tank 7074 (LCT 7074) opened as part of the extended visitor experience at The D-Day Story. Discover the remarkable story behind the restoration of the last surviving LCT which took part in the Normandy landings in 1944.
Why Decaying Sea Forts were Abandoned in Great Britain
World War II was the largest and most devastating conflict in human history, causing untold destruction all across the world as well as massive political and cultural change.. One need not go that far off the coast of England in order to see what World Wa...