60 Second Histories
Pyramid workers
An Egyptian pyramid worker describes where the workers came from, where they lived and also explains how they worked in crews under a foreman.
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Protest, Arrest and Prison
Part of a series on women's suffrage, this video covers the protest made by the WSPU after the suffrage bill was filibustered in 1905 and the arrest of Christabel and Emmiline Pankhurst.
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Samuel Pepys: Great Fire of London part 5
How the fire spread and what it looked like at its height
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Samuel Pepys Reports: Great Fire of London part 2
Samuel Peyps reports where and how the great fire started.
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Henry VII's children
A Tudor lady talks about the seven children born to Henry VII and Elizabeth, including their first born Arthur and Henry who went on to become King Henry VIII
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Mode of Communication of Cholera – part 2
John Snow continues with a further extract of his essay on the Mode of Communication of Cholera 1854.
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Henry VIII - part 2
Part 2 of Henry VIII describes the fabulous outfits King Henry wore; the different types of fabric such as buckram, taffeta and velvet used as well as the jewels and the diamond as big as a walnut
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Life in the trenches - Part 5
This video describes how injured soldiers were taken care of both on the battlefield and in the trenches by their comrades and the medical officer. Part 5 of a 7 part series
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Joseph Bazalgette; early career
Part 2 of the Bazalgette series. This video looks at Bazalgette's life before beginning work on the London sewers.
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Joseph Bazalgette; the early years
Part 1 of the Bazalgette series. An introduction to Joseph William Bazalgette and the time in which he grew up.
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An Ancient Greek Marketplace
An Ancient Greek farmer explains all the things to see and do on a busy trip to market.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Lewis R. Gordon - Teachers Make a Difference
Lewis R. Gordon is an Afro-Jewish philosopher, political thinker, educator, and musician (drums, other percussive instruments, and piano), who was born on the island of Jamaica and grew up in the Bronx, New York, where he attended...
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Exploring the Venice Art Biennale
The Venice Art Biennale is a prestigious event that showcases contemporary art from around the world. Learn more about how this exhibition features renowned artists and emerging talents, offering a unique opportunity to experience...
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Maya family life - part 2
A Maya woman describes a typical Ancient Maya home and the things they used
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Samuel Pepys: Great Fire of London part 3
Samuel Pepys explains how high winds drive the fire into the city
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Campaign of Arson 1912
Emmeline Pankhurst describes the escalation in militant tactics and some of the acts of arson undertaken to further the cause.
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Emmeline Pankhurst; becoming a suffragist
Emmeline Pankhurst introduces herself, her early life and some of the events that led her to be come a suffragette.
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The Great Stink of 1858
A Victorian gentleman describes the stench that came from the River Thames which became known as the Great Stink and almost caused Parliament to close
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Conciliation and violence
Part of a series on women's suffrage, this video covers the organisation of a conciliation committee and the violence experienced by suffragettes.
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Queen Henrietta Maria
A description of Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I. It covers her upbringing and how she, a French catholic princess came to marry the English protestant prince.
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Why did the Normans invade England?
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.
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Henry VII - what did he look like?
This video explores Henry Tudor and his coronation in 1485. It also covers his marriage to Elizabeth of York uniting the house of Lancaster with York and the creation of the Tudor rose
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Medieval longbowman
A medieval archer describes the clothes he wears and weapons he uses such as the longbow, archers pick and falchion
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Mary Seacole; the British Hotel
In part 5 of this series, Mary explains how she built the British Hotel at Kadikoi in the Crimea to tend to the needs of sick and convalescing officers.