Curated Video
How One Sailor Took Over Iceland
Jorgen Jorgensen, son of Jurgen Jurgensen, was a Danish sailor in the early 1800s who lost a battle at sea and got arrested by the British. While on parole, he tried to trade with the Danish territory of Iceland, but they didn’t let him...
Jabzy
When Mussolini Nearly went to War against Hitler
When Mussolini Nearly went to War against Hitler
Jabzy
The Kaiser's Plan to Ally with the United States and China
The Kaiser's Plan to Ally with the United States and China
Curated Video
Different Accounts
The video “Different Accounts” demonstrates how two people can have different perspectives of the same event.
Schooling Online
Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Context
Join us for an overview of Virginia Woolf’s life and influences. We’ll show you how the events of Woolf’s life and the world of early 20th century Britain shaped her ideas in Mrs Dalloway. As one of the most influential composers of the...
Nature League
The Truth About Ireland and Snakes
On this episode of Nature League, Brit checks in on St. Patrick’s Day with some info about the real reason why snakes aren’t in Ireland.
Hip Hughes History
Triangular Trade Explained
What was Colonial Mercantilism when you boil it down to its basics? Perfect for students, life long learners and the cray cray on the internets.
Hip Hughes History
Common Sense Explained: US History Review
Find out why I call Thomas Paine's "Common Sense", the "Book of Duh" and I relate to a colonial Oprah. Seven arguments from Paine detailing why we need to leave Great Britain HipHughes walks you through the basics of the first declared...
Hip Hughes History
The Stamp Act Congress Explained: US History Review
A super quick overview of the first Colonial Congress, the Stamp Act Congress. Put together in response the the Stamp Act and meeting in 1765, this important event is one of the earliest illustrations of the upcoming American Revolution.
Hip Hughes History
The Proclamation Line of 1763 Explained: US History Review
What were the results of the French and Indian War? How did the Proclamation of 1763 effect the New World? A look at how the Proclamation Line of 1763 effected the colonists, Great Britain and the Native Americans. Perfect for APUSH...
Hip Hughes History
The Erie Canal Explained: US History Review
Take a quick trip down the Erie Canal of Explaining as we look at how this revolutionary transportation system changed the course of United States History. Join me as we lay down the tracks of learning by covering the basics on the...
Hip Hughes History
The Boston Massacre Explained: US History Review
A summary of the Boston Massacre starting with 1768 Townshend Acts and ending on March 5th, 1770. A major cause of the American Revolution, every citizen should know the basics.
TLDR News
Sunak’s New Northern Ireland Protocol Deal Explained
Ever since the Brexit deal was agreed, the Northern Ireland Protocol has been a source of serious contention between the UK and the EU. But after years of political posturing, has Sunak finally found an agreement that could ease the...
TLDR News
The Windsor Framework Explained: Is this Brexit Done?
Yesterday, Rishi Sunak and the EU announced their new Windsor Framework. This replacement for the Northern Ireland Protocol hopes to appeal to Europe, the Northern Irish and the Tory base. It's a risky move for Sunak but if successful...
TLDR News
How Sunak (finally) Defeated Johnson and the Brexiteers
Last week, Sunak passed his Windsor Framework through Parliament to address the issues created by the Northern Ireland agreement. So has the Prime Minister finally succeeded in quashing any Brexiteer rebellions on his backbenches and got...
Weird History
Facts About of Victorian Opium Dens
When we think of opium dens of the 19th century, the conjured image is usually a hazy, smoke-filled room full of questionable characters, right? Well, at one point in the early 19th century, everyone and their mother was taking opium...
Curated Video
Ireland: divided by abortion
Abortion is banned in Ireland in almost all circumstances, including rape and incest. On May 25th voters will have their say in a referendum that could repeal the ban.
Curated Video
Partition of British India
National Archives: What can The National Archives' documents reveal about the partition of British India? In this video, Hannah Carter, Iqbal Singh, and Eleanor Newbigin introduce the file DO 142/416 and what it can tell us about the...
Curated Video
The Link - LGBTQ History
National Archives: This video explores the story of a 1920's romance magazine, celebrating mutiple forms of non-matrimonial love.This film is part of ‘Uncovering LGBTQ+ lives in the archive’, a series of films combining puppetry,...
Curated Video
Titus Oates and the Popish Plot
National Archives: The Popish Plot is among the most outlandish but serious moments in British political history plunging the body politick into near crisis for over three years and resulting in the executions of dozens of innocent men....
Curated Video
Basque child refugees: untold stories from the archives
National Aarchives: This video explores primary sources looking at refugee Basque children in 1937.These were the last words that Loli Gomez ever heard from her father as he said goodbye to her at Bilbao port in May 1937. Just under...