Curated Video
Listening To Other Voices
Historian David Armitage (Harvard) describes the importance of looking at a conflict from a variety of different perspectives.
Curated Video
Investigating States
Historian David Armitage (Harvard) details the evolution of his interest in the overlap of history and politics.
Curated Video
Civil War and The Romans
Historian David Armitage (Harvard) details the deep revulsion that civil war held for ancient Romans and how it deeply threatened their ideas of citizenship and belonging.
Curated Video
Slavery and Revolution
Harvard University historian David Armitage speculates on the potential link between slavery and revolution, asking the question, If the United States had not declared itself independent from the British Empire, might slavery have ended...
Curated Video
Sedimented Meanings
Historian David Armitage (Harvard) describes the importance of trying to unpack the various layers of meanings that have accrued to words and concepts over the course of history.
The Guardian
Power Vacuum and Political Struggle in Libya Following the Revolution and Elections
After the second election, two governments vie for power in Libya and the country is engulfed in a civil war. Hear what some members of the Tuareg people think about the poltical situation, how ex-Gaddafi general Haftar is attempting to...
The Guardian
Revolution and Relegation After the Fall of Gaddafi
Various political and ethnic groups struggle for power in the aftermath of the Libyan revolution and elections. The Tawergha people are viewed as Gaddafi loyalists and have consequently been exiled to a displaced persons camp in Tripoli....
The Guardian
Election Day Eve in Tripoli
As Libya prepares for election day, people demonstrate in the streets, politicians give speeches, and election support centers take calls from the public. Learn what people are excited about and what they fear as the elections approach....
The Guardian
Celebration and Chaos as Libya Prepares for Elections
For ten years, Libya has attempted to transition from dictatorship to democracy. Hear the voices and experiences of everday Libyans as they process a revolution and prepare for an election. Warning: graphic images of violence Untold...
Curated Video
Mottos and Symbols
A motto is a saying that stands for what a person, an organization or a country believes in. The United States of America has had two mottos. Let’s learn what they are and what they mean.
Curated Video
Oath of Office
Promises might just seem like words, but in the legal system and government, they’re crucial. Oath of Office is part of a tradition that dates back hundreds of years.
John D Ruddy
Revolutionary Ireland 1916-1923 (Remastered Supercut) - Manny Man Does History
As we head towards the end of the Decade of Centenaries, I thought I'd release a Supercut of The Easter Rising, War of Independence, Bloody Sunday, and the Irish Civil War all rolled into one cohesive narrative. It features rerecorded...
John D Ruddy
Civil Rights in America (Supercut) - Manny Man Does History
Explore the history of the African American struggle within the United States.
John D Ruddy
American Civil War (Remastered Edition) - Manny Man Does History
What happened when America went to war against itself.
Jack Rackam
Norway's 100 YEARS of Civil War | The Life & Times of Haakon Haakonsson
Norway's 100 YEARS of Civil War | The Life & Times of Haakon Haakonsson
Jack Rackam
Lincoln Wasn't the Only Target
I don’t know about you, but the impression I always got of Lincoln’s assassination was that John Wilkes Booth was an actor who really, really hated the president and so in the middle of his show he snuck into the president’s box and...
Jack Rackam
The French Wars of Religion... but Stupider | The Life & Times of Catherine de Medici
The French Wars of Religion... but Stupider | The Life & Times of Catherine de Medici
Jack Rackam
History Abridged: John Wilkes Booth (ft. Atun-Shei Films)
History Abridged: John Wilkes Booth (ft. Atun-Shei Films)
Jack Rackam
Why the King Can't Say No to Parliament | The Life & Times of Charles I
The most interesting thing about King Charles the First is that he was five foot six inches tall at the start of his reign. And only four foot eight inches tall at the end of it...
Jack Rackam
The Life & Times of Oliver Cromwell... Without Cromwell
You know I had high hopes for Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell, I really did. In my head I always sort of lumped him in with Maximilian Robespierre. I thought they were each a forward-thinking guy who leapt into action and spearheaded the...
Jack Rackam
The US Congressman who Escaped Slavery | The Life & Times of Robert Smalls
Robert Smalls was born in Beaufort South Carolina on April 5, 1839 and on April 5, 1839 he was taken and made some random dude’s property. Oh yeah, American chattel slavery episode, you know this one’s gonna be a downer. But lo, a...
Jack Rackam
The Final Days of Constantinople | The Life & Times of Constantine XI
I didn’t want to make this video, for a long time. Not because Constantine XI is some drab old king bogged down in meaningless politics, of course, but because I was honestly afraid that I wouldn’t be able to do this story justice,...
Jack Rackam
Arkansas' Civil War | The Life & Times of Joseph Brooks
Everyone knows the United States had a civil war in the 1800s. Lincoln wins election, the South secedes, the Union prevails, slavery’s abolished (mostly), Lincoln’s mind is blown at the theater, kids stuff. Well… we had one civil war,...
Jabzy
What happened to the many African Kingdoms? History of Africa 1500-1800 Documentary 1/6
What happened to the many African Kingdoms? History of Africa 1500-1800 Documentary 1/6