Science Buddies
Can a Sandcastle Support a Brick?
Can you build a sandcastle that can support the weight of a brick without collapsing? Watch this video to learn a neat trick that you can use to help your sandcastle support more weight. For written instructions for a science fair...
Epic History TV
How To Build the Perfect Castle
This is Epic History TV's guide to building the perfect castle, based on the development of European medieval castles over 400 years of history. We trace the origins of the castle in the feudal system that emerged in France c.900 CE, and...
Curated Video
Romania, Peles Castle
Pele_ Castle has a 3,200-square-metre floor plan with over 170 rooms, many with dedicated themes from world cultures. Themes vary by function or by style (Florentine, Turkish, Moorish, French, Imperial); all the rooms are extremely...
Curated Video
Greece, Kos Island
The name Kos is first attested in the Iliad, and has been in continuous use since. Other ancient names include Meropis, Cea, In many Romance languages, Kos was formerly known as Stancho, and in Ottoman and modern Turkish it is known as...
Guinness World Records
The Power and Joy of Bubbles: Connecting Communities and Transforming Lives
This video explores the deep connection between bubbles and people, and suggests that bubbles should be a more integral part of our daily lives. The video highlights the transformative effect of bubbles and their potential to change the...
60 Second Histories
Norman cathedrals & monasteries
Discover how the Normans settled the land by building churches and monasteries and explains how the locals paid rent to the church which in turn paid taxes to the king.
Boulder Creek International
C.S. Lewis: How the Northern Irish Coast Inspired Narnia
C.S. Lewis part 6 of 11: This video explores the Northern Irish locations that inspired C.S. Lewis in his writing of the Chronicles of Narnia. From the big skies of Castle Rock to the grandeur of Dunluce Castle, Lewis found inspiration...
Curated Video
Greece, Kos Island - the Asklepieion
The Asklepieion in Kos is an ancient medical centre placed 4 km to the south east of Kos Town, beyond Platani village. It dates from the first half of the 3rd century BC and it was built to honour the god of health and medicine,...
Espresso Media
Exploring Antibes: Art, History, and a Picasso Collection
In this video, the viewer is taken on a tour of Antibes, a beautiful town on the French Riviera. The town is rich in art, both old and contemporary, and the viewer is taken to a ceramic shop owned by a Picasso collector. The video also...
Curated Video
Portugal, Sintra - Castle of the Moors
The castle was constructed during the 8th and 9th centuries, during the period of Muslim Iberia, as the central place in a territory that was primarily agricultural, and which was necessary to protect its population. In 1031, after the...
Curated Video
France, Chateau de Pierrefonds
In the 12th century, a castle was built on this site. Two centuries later, in 1392, King Charles VI turned the County of Valois into a Duchy and gave it to his brother Louis, Duke of Orleans. From 1393 to his death in 1407, the latter...
Boulder Creek International
C.S Lewis: His Love for Ireland's Landscapes
C.S. Lewis part 8 of 11: This video discusses the love that C.S. Lewis had for his homeland of Northern Ireland, particularly the areas of Derry and Donegal. It explores his use of the term "done equality" to describe a unique feeling...
Weird History
How Social Climbers Sold Daughters For Rank
In the 1870s, rich Americans came up with a new scheme: they sold their daughters abroad, marrying them off to British aristocrats in exchange for a title. In a country without an aristocracy, suddenly every rich American wanted a...
Kids Learning Videos
Halloween Song for Kids
Halloween Song for Kids Halloween is here! Time to go trick or treating at Dracula's Castle. Sing along with this Halloween Song as you go door to door trick-or-treating for candy. See all the different creatures who live in Dracula's...
Curated Video
Spain, Tomar - Convent of Christ
The convent was founded by the Order of Poor Knights of the Temple (or Templar Knights) in 1118. Its construction continued until the final part of the 12th century with the construction of the oratory, in one of the angles of the...
Curated Video
Jordan, Umayyad Qasr Amra Desert Palace
The castles were built roughly between 660 and 750, under the caliphs of the Umayyad dynasty who had made Damascus their new capital in 661; after 750 the capital moved to the newly-built Baghdad, and some of the buildings were never...
Curated Video
Jordan, Umayyad Qasr Mashatta Desert Palace
The castles were built roughly between 660 and 750, under the caliphs of the Umayyad dynasty who had made Damascus their new capital in 661; after 750 the capital moved to the newly-built Baghdad, and some of the buildings were never...
Curated Video
Jordan, Umayyad Desert Palaces and Castles
The castles were built roughly between 660 and 750, under the caliphs of the Umayyad dynasty who had made Damascus their new capital in 661; after 750 the capital moved to the newly-built Baghdad, and some of the buildings were never...
60 Second Histories
The medieval banquet
This video gives a vivid description of a medieval banquet including the etiquette and food such as stuffed peacock
Restoration Planet
Exploring Butrint National Park and Conservation Efforts in Albania
This video captures a day trip to Butrint National Park in Albania, showcasing the ancient ruins, local culture, conservation efforts to save the Egyptian vulture, and the strong sense of community among the people. It highlights the...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: Macbeth - Act 4 Summary
Paranoid, Macbeth visits the spooky witches again, looking for reassurance that his throne is safe. The witches respond with three cryptic prophecies. Increasingly mad with fear, Macbeth murders the innocent wife and children of Macduff,...
Curated Video
Jordan, Umayyad Qasr al Azraq Desert Palace
The castles were built roughly between 660 and 750, under the caliphs of the Umayyad dynasty who had made Damascus their new capital in 661; after 750 the capital moved to the newly-built Baghdad, and some of the buildings were never...
Flag House Activity Channel
3 Games to play Instead of Dodgeball (Ep. 113 - Dodgeball Alternatives)
Looking for different ways to teach the same skills as Dodgeball, but without the human targeting? Coach Laura has some great activities that pack in all the fun with less of the ouch.
Britlish
Castle Vocabulary (no subtitles)
In this video we explore a remarkably intact mediaeval Spanish castle in order to introduce the student to the vocabulary of castles. This vocabulary includes curtain wall, tower, turret, bailey, inner ward, wall walk, battlement,...