Brainwaves Video Anthology
Edwina Trentham - 'The Cradle Maker' - An Elegy of Sorts
Edwina Trentham is a Professor of English at Asnuntuck Community College, where she is also the Editor of Freshwater, a national poetry journal, which celebrated its Tenth Anniversary in May 2009. She has published poetry in a variety of...
Curated Video
Complete Git Guide: Understand and Master Git and GitHub - Section 8 Introduction
This video provides an introduction to this section. This clip is from the chapter "Merging Branches" of the series "Complete Git Guide: Understand and Master Git and GitHub".This section focuses on the need for branch merging and...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
A Bill to End Sex Discrimination in Australia
Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. Senator Susan Ryan's Sex Discrimination Act turned out to be quite...
Curated Video
Italy, Caserta gardens and nymphaeums
Of all the royal residences inspired by the Palace of Versailles, the Reggia of Caserta is the one that bears the greatest resemblance to the original model: the unbroken balustraded skyline and the slight break provided by pavilions...
Oxford Comma
Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Scene 2: Discussion and Analysis
Welcome to Scene by Scene, the series where we discuss and analyze plays in minute detail. While doing so we bring our experience as actors, teachers, and directors to the discussion. For this video we'll be looking at Act 1 Scene 2 and...
Schooling Online
Destroying Drama: Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House - Act 3 Summary
While a damaging letter sits in the Helmer’s locked letterbox, Kristine makes a heroic attempt at damage control. Will Kristine succeed? Meanwhile, Nora impresses everyone at the fancy dress ball, especially Torvald. Will the contents of...
Curated Video
Eleanor of Aquitaine part 9: Eleanor Calms Tensions Between John and Richard I
Richard I appoints Eleanor to rule in his stead while he quells a revolt in Normandy. Unlike the tentative authority Eleanor had as Queen of France and England, this time she is given the same power to rule as Richard has. Eleanor...
Curated Video
Marie Antoinette's Children part 1: The Forgotten Children of the French Queen
This video series explores the lesser-known story of Marie Antoinette, the Austrian princess who became the French Queen, and her role as a mother. Not only did she give birth to four of her own children, but she also adopted four more....
The March of Time
1947: REPRISAL: AUDITIONS: Rose Franken in radio booth asking Kathyrn Bard to read again, Kathyrn Bard SOT reading lines, Rose Franken saying to producer, 'I think we have something here.'
MOT 1947: REPRISAL: AUDITIONS: Rose Franken in radio booth asking Kathyrn Bard to read again, Kathyrn Bard SOT reading lines, Rose Franken saying to producer, 'I think we have something here.'
The March of Time
1952: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
MOT 1952: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: QUICK MARRIAGE: WS 'Magic Wishing Well' sign outside small chapel, newly married couple 'Dottie & Gordon Wilson' kissing in front of well, walking to convertible car, driving away w/ 'Just Married' sign on...
Curated Video
Eleanor of Aquitaine part 6: Who Will Inherit Angevin?
Despite the annimosity between Eleanor and her ex-husband, Louis VII, the daughters of Eleanor and Louis VII are betrothed to the elder sons of Eleanor and Henry II. Their eldest surviving son is raised with his father in England while...
Curated Video
Lady Katherine Grey part 8: Imprisonment, Forgiveness, and Heartbreak
After Lady Katherine Grey gave birth to her second child while imprisoned, she begged Queen Elizabeth for forgiveness. The last part of this video series covers Queen Elizabeth's continued refusal to recognize the marriage of Katherine...
Curated Video
Lady Jane Grey part 2: Ward of Thomas Seymour
At the age of ten, Jane went to live as a ward in Thomas Seymour's home. Not long after her arrival, Thomas' wife and the former Queen, Katherine Parr died. Thomas began plotting to marry Princess Elizabeth and secure a position for...
Weird History
Tragedy Behind 'Burst of Joy' Photo
On March 13, 1973, photographer Slava 'Sal' Veder captured the moment that Vietnam war veteran and POW Lt. Col. Robert Stirm was reunited with his family. Stirm had been held in Vietnam for nearly six years, and this photograph came to...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: Romeo and Juliet - Act 2 Summary
Romeo and Juliet have fallen head over heels in love for each other! They decide that they have to marry as soon as possible. The monk Friar Laurence and Juliet’s nurse help the two love-birds plan their secret wedding... Watch our...
Curated Video
British Wedding Traditions | Learn British Culture #Spon
Let's look at British wedding traditions.
Curated Video
Zelmyra and Herbert Fisher: Record breaking love 1924 - 2013
Zelmyra and Herbert Fisher broke The Guinness World Record for the longest marriage. They were married on May 13, 1924. In 2008, they earned the record for longest marriage at 84 years. Here is their written advice for a successful...
Curated Video
Lady Mary Grey part 1: the Secret Marriage
Lady Mary Grey was the youngest of the Grey sisters and seemed less of a threat to Elizabeth I's power. Lady Mary was even appointed as a Maid of Honor in Elizabeth's court. However, all of that changed when Mary wed Thomas Keyes,...
Curated Video
The Murderous Earl of Pembroke part 1: Early Life and Family
Philip Herbert became the 7th Earl of Pembroke at the age of 22. He was the second son of his father and was therefore not expected to inherit the title, but when his elder brother died young, Philip was the next in the succession. Learn...
Curated Video
Royal Ghosts part 4: Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots lived a dramatic life, met a terrible death, and is said to be living a troubled afterlife. It's believed that Mary was involved in the murder of her second husband, Lord Darnley. In the aftermath of his murder, she...
Curated Video
Bloody Mary part 4: The Reign of Queen Mary I
Witness the challenges Queen Mary I faced as she worked to restore Catholicism to her kingdom and the measures she took to stabilize the economy. See how her relationships with her half-sister Elizabeth and the Duke of Northumberland...
Curated Video
Bloody Mary part 1: From Popular Queen to Bloody Mary
Explore the life of Mary Tudor, the first female Monarch to rule in her own right in England. Discover how she went from a beloved member of the Royal Family to being known as "Bloody Mary." In part one of this video, learn about her...
Curated Video
Lady Mary Grey part 4: Thomas Keyes Dies and Lady Mary Demands Freedom
Lady Mary relocates once again, this time to the house of Sir Thomas Gresham. Though Sir Thomas had the finances to provide for Lady Mary in a way her step grandmother had not, both Sir Thomas and his wife made it clear that Lady Mary...
60 Second Histories
Catherine of Aragon stands her ground
Catherine of Aragon tells of her reaction to being questioned with regard to her marriage to King Henry VIII