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.
Short History Documentaries (48)
King Haakon of Norway’s Daring Escape in WWII
10m 40s
Turkey's Whirling Dervishes
2m 1s
A Veteran's Story: Return to The Beaches of Normandy
1m 55s
The Beaches of Normandy
3m 5s
Beijing Hutongs
2m 14s
Secrets of Chinese Tea
2m 35s
Red Flag Factory
2m 7s
The Altneuschul: Prague's Old New Synagogue
2m 10s
Yuyuan Gardens
2m 13s
The Story of Silk
2m 47s
The Forbidden City
2m 24s
Terra Cotta Army
2m 25s
Shibaozhai & The Bridge of Luck
1m 20s
A Russian Hero
13m 35s
The Lobkowicz Palace
5m 12s
Chinese Medicine
3m 5s
The History of Chinese Porcelain
3m 53s
The Berlin Airlift
3m 36s
Discover Berlin's Jewish Museum
1m 50s
The Nuremberg Trials
2m 8s
Blenheim Palace
3m 17s
Eyewitness to History
7m 11s
History of Port Wines
3m 58s
Blaye Citadel
1m 39s
Dubrovnik's Franciscan Monastery
1m 21s
Bordeaux's Prestigious Wines
23m 4s
Inside the Blue Mosque
2m 16s
Penny Loafers - Born in the Norwegian Fjords
3m 20s
The Hanseatic League in Bergen
2m 25s
Explore 100 Years of the Nobel Prize
3m 15s
Montserrat - Catalonia's Spiritual Treasure
4m 49s
Istanbul's Mysterious Basilica Cistern
1m 57s
Danish Heroes - Helping the Jews Flee Nazi Rule
5m 56s
Spain's Civil War
7m 31s
The "Stockfish Ships" - An Unlikely Currency for Shipbuilding
5m 9s
The Proud People of Catalan
7m 2s
Beneath Naples, Mystery Awaits
3m 41s
Vesuvius - Italy's Slumbering Giant
4m 20s
Göttweig Abbey: Austria's Spiritual Treasure
8m 21s
Love and Drama at the Acropolis
4m 19s
Marksburg Castle: The Rhine's Iconic Watchman
4m 9s
Cologne Cathedral: The Epitome of Gothic Grandeur
5m 12s
Koblenz Jewish Cemetery - History Held in Stone
3m 42s
Pisa's Leaning Tower
4m 34s
The Venetian Lagoon
4m 15s
Northern Italy Treasures: Verona and Lake Como
3m 13s
Orkney Islands
2m 40s
Churchill's Britain
3m
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