History puts the present in perspective, and may just help us build a better future. We hope you enjoy the many short films below highlighting different aspects of world history and culture.
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History puts the present in perspective, and may just help us build a better future. We hope you enjoy the many short films below highlighting different aspects of world history and culture.
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Short History Documentaries (48)
2m
Thanksgiving in Europe
Thanksgiving in Europe
2m
Romantic Middle Rhine
Romantic Middle Rhine
10m
King Haakon of Norway’s Daring Escape in WWII
2m
Turkey's Whirling Dervishes
1m
A Veteran's Story: Return to The Beaches of Normandy
3m
The Beaches of Normandy
2m
Beijing Hutongs
2m
Secrets of Chinese Tea
2m
Red Flag Factory
2m
The Altneuschul: Prague's Old New Synagogue
2m
Yuyuan Gardens
2m
The Story of Silk
2m
The Forbidden City
2m
Terra Cotta Army
5m
The Lobkowicz Palace
3m
Chinese Medicine
3m
The History of Chinese Porcelain
3m
The Berlin Airlift
1m
Discover Berlin's Jewish Museum
2m
The Nuremberg Trials
3m
Blenheim Palace
7m
Eyewitness to History
3m
History of Port Wines
1m
Blaye Citadel
1m
Dubrovnik's Franciscan Monastery
23m
Bordeaux's Prestigious Wines
2m
Inside the Blue Mosque
3m
Penny Loafers - Born in the Norwegian Fjords
2m
The Hanseatic League in Bergen
3m
Explore 100 Years of the Nobel Prize
4m
Montserrat - Catalonia's Spiritual Treasure
1m
Istanbul's Mysterious Basilica Cistern
5m
Danish Heroes - Helping the Jews Flee Nazi Rule
7m
Spain's Civil War
5m
The "Stockfish Ships" - An Unlikely Currency for Shipbuilding
7m
The Proud People of Catalonia
3m
Beneath Naples, Mystery Awaits
4m
Vesuvius - Italy's Slumbering Giant
8m
Göttweig Abbey: Austria's Spiritual Treasure
4m
Love and Drama at the Acropolis
4m
Marksburg Castle: The Rhine's Iconic Watchman
5m
Cologne Cathedral: The Epitome of Gothic Grandeur
3m
Koblenz Jewish Cemetery - History Held in Stone
4m
Pisa's Leaning Tower
4m
The Venetian Lagoon
3m
Northern Italy Treasures: Verona and Lake Como
2m
Orkney Islands
3m
Churchill's Britain
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