Watch this video to learn about Shakespeare’s fascinating world, and its influence on the play Macbeth. Watch the Jacobean era come to life and come to a deeper understanding of the Great Chain of Being, the Renaissance, religious ideas,...

A description of King Charles I.  How he became King, what he was like as a man and his marriage to Henrietta Maria. 

Queen Elizabeth the first may have been a virgin who can’t drive but what most people don’t know is that she was one of the most brutally cut-throat and significant rulers England has ever had. A badass to some, a merciless imperialist...

Martin Luther wasn't the only one leading reformations in Europe. Today we look at what was going on in France - lead by reformer John Calvin, who had a very interesting view on music in the church.

In this episode we examine the topic: The Second Book of Enoch Explained

Battles between colonies are a clue to an evolutionary puzzle: Why are whole classes of termites sterile?



Social insects--ants, bees, wasps and termites in particular--can have over a million sterile and/or non-reproductive...

The two intersecting lines of supply and demand penetrate economics textbooks like Einstein's mass-energy equivalence penetrates physics textbooks. The theory behind the two lines is inherently flawed, says Steve Keen.It is not possible...

Gibraltar is a British overseas territory on the southern tip of Spain. The British acquired Gibraltar from Spain in the War of the Spanish Succession and Spain has wanted it back ever since! What caused the War of the Spanish...

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the First War of Scottish Independence

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the War of the Spanish Succession

On Midsummer's Day in 1509 a 17 year old was crowned king of England. He would go on to transform his realm over almost four decades on the throne. He would revolutionise its religion, reforge its politics and its relations with...

Join us for a terrifying journey into the twisted mind of Richard, Duke of Gloucester. Could he be Shakespeare’s most epic villain? He will stop at nothing to steal the English crown, even if it means betraying his own family! But...

This video covers the cause of the Norman invasion in 1066.  Despite King Edward making, William Duke of Normandy heir to the English throne, Harold Godwinson stole the crown.

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Last Anglo-Saxon King

In the violent and dramatic history of the English monarchy, the story of Lady Jane Grey stands out as one of the most tragic. She was a teenage Queen of England who ruled for only nine days before she was deposed and ultimately...

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the War of Portuguese Succession

The brave Macbeth meets three spooky witches, who give him the tantalising prophecy that he is destined to become King of Scotland! Surprised yet excited, he is urged on by his wife to kill the king and steal the throne for himself....

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...

She may be the most famous person to ever get burned at the stake, but do you really know everything there is to know about Joan of Arc?

An introduction to Simon de Montfort, Henry III and the origins of the Second Barons' War

Some of us know that Dracula actually existed, but hardly anyone knows his biography. Vlad Tepesz was the ruler of Wallachia and a fierce enemy of the Ottoman Empire. His nickname originated from his most favorite form of punishment -...

Overview of moviemakers' taking creative license with the facts in films about Catherine the Great.

Alexander III of Macedon succeeded his father at the young age of 20, becoming the King of the ancient Kingdom of Macedon. He spent most of his years as king conducting military campaigns, particularly against the rival of his life, the...

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Carlist Wars