A description of going 'over the top'; the noise of the explosions, the vibration, the fear…..  The last in a 7 part series

A munitionette talks about the practicality of getting to the shops when, as a munitions worker, you work such long hours and of course there was never much on the shelves due to rationing. Part 3 in a 4 part series

Back again to a country that used be a great power once too, guys! Though looking at Austria now you wouldn't know it, but how Austria fell apart is another story, today we're looking at the time Austria almost fell apart but didn't...

A description of life in a munitions factory; the danger, the accidents, the camaraderie and of course, the gossip. Part 2 in a 4 part series

A WW1 soldier describes the Lee Enfield rifle, its workings and effectiveness; so rapid was the fire that the Germans actually thought it was a machine gun

This video explores how the dead were disposed of during the Black Death

A British WW1 soldier describes the equipment a he was expected to carry during 1914-15 which could all weigh up to thirty five kilos.

A sad tale of a firing squad and a young seventeen year old who, although probably suffering from shell shock, was shot for desertion

Edward Jenner explains what smallpox is, why people feared it so much and how inoculations were sometimes used to protect people.

Vesalius explains why he questioned Galen's accuracy and what he discovered when he was dissecting a human jaw.

Only 30 years after times described in the New Testament, the Jews sparked an uprising against Roman occupation.

The retaliation of the Roman Empire was merciless and the uprising was brutally suppressed. The last group of...

We discuss the cupola of the Santa Maria del Fiore, and Brunelleschi's many inventions along the way. Genius is a word often thrown around, but rarely is it more appropriate than here.

A munitionette recites a lighthearted poem of the time about rationing and the introduction of a ticket system to go to the loo. The last in a 4 part series

A look at people's reaction to the plague and how they dealt with it.

Marguerite Alibert’s story is one of gritty survival followed by a lucrative life of sex work. Alibert was a formidable woman who pulled herself up from a world of poverty to mingle among France’s elite, accomplishing her goal of...

A brief account of the sieges of Lichfield during the English Civil War

A description of one of the oldest weapons still in use, the bayonet and how it was used in close quarter combat and also the Webley revolver

This video explains how soldiers made raids on enemy trenches. Part 6 of a 7 part series

This film talks about troop rotation and how it ensured soldiers weren't always on the frontline. Part 4 of a 7 part series

A Parliamentarian soldier describes Oliver Cromwell, his character and his achievement in developing the New Model Army

Pax Chingawale pedals his bicycle over 20 km a day, visiting his neighbours from house to house. His travels take him to twenty villages, in Zomba District, southern Malawi, Africa. The Bicycle chronicles Pax's journeys as he battles...

The competition that started the Renaissance (which is a thing). This is the story of Lorenzo Ghiberti and Filippo Brunelleschi. A note on my mistakes: The doors shown at the end of the video are not the doors Ghiberti made after 1401....

Aethelflaed's early teen years were spent in Wessex during a time of relative peace. She had the time and luxury of continuing her studies. What was education like for young Anglo-Saxon nobels? Learn what royal women and girls were...

On May 2nd, 1808, Spanish citizens rose up against the occupying French forces. The next day, the French struck back at dawn. Hundreds of Spanish citizens were rounded up and shot. When Ferdinand VII regained power, Goya requested...