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Learn Through Videos: History

This is a collection of links to educational videos helpful for understanding history, which are made for a general audience, such as documentary films. Throughout human history, numerous civilizations and cultures appeared and disappeared. Some civilizations like Chinese civilization has survived, while most of them vanished into history. From prehistoric times - through Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution and the two World Wars - to the present, the videos listed in this collection makes us look at important moments and events in human history.

The French Revolution
The French Revolution (1789-1799) was a period of radical social and political upheaval in French and European history.

The French Revolution: Tearing up History
A journey through the dramatic and destructive years of the French Revolution, telling its history in a way not seen before - through the extraordinary story of its art.

Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution
This is a BBC drama-documentary examining Robespierre's year in charge of the Committee Of Public Safety during the French Revolution.

Empires: Napoleon
This is a four-part PBS documentary series narrated by David McCullough, chronicling Napoleon Bonaparte's life from his birth in Corsica to his final exile on Saint Helena.

A Biography of America
A Biography of America presents history not simply as a series of irrefutable facts to be memorized, but as a living narrative.

Liberty! The American Revolution
This is a six-part documentary miniseries about the birth of the American Republic and the struggle of a loosely connected group of states to become a nation.

The American Revolution
The American Revolution is a History Channel documentary series directed by Peter Schnall, detailing the major events surrounding the birth of America.

Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat.

Eyes on the Prize
This is a 14-part documentary series narrated by Julian Bond, covering all of the major events of the African-American Civil Rights Movement from 1954 - 1985.

A History of Britain
This is a BBC documentary series presented by Simon Schama, providing a comprehensive historical survey of the British Isles from around 3100 BC to the mid-1960s.

Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain
This is a six-part BBC documentary series presented by Andrew Marr, covering the period of British history from the end of the death of Queen Victoria to the end of the Second World War.

Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain
This is a BBC documentary series presented by Andrew Marr, covering the period of British history from the end of the Second World War to the first decade of the 21st century.

A History of Scotland
This is a ten-part BBC documentary series presented by Neil Oliver, charting the birth and growth of the Scottish nation.

The Story of Ireland
This is a five-part BBC documentary series presented by Fergal Keane, examining the history of Ireland and its impact on the wider world, from the earliest times right up to the present day.

The Making of Modern Australia
This is a four-part ABC documentary series hosted by William McInnes, about the history of modern Australia from 1945 until today.