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 (47)
King Haakon of Norway’s Daring Escape in WWII
10m
Turkey's Whirling Dervishes
2m
A Veteran's Story: Return to The Beaches of Normandy
1m
The Beaches of Normandy
3m
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
2m
Shibaozhai & The Bridge of Luck
1m
The Lobkowicz Palace
5m
Chinese Medicine
3m
The History of Chinese Porcelain
3m
The Berlin Airlift
3m
Discover Berlin's Jewish Museum
1m
The Nuremberg Trials
2m
Blenheim Palace
3m
Eyewitness to History
7m
History of Port Wines
3m
Blaye Citadel
1m
Dubrovnik's Franciscan Monastery
1m
Bordeaux's Prestigious Wines
23m
Inside the Blue Mosque
2m
Penny Loafers - Born in the Norwegian Fjords
3m
The Hanseatic League in Bergen
2m
Explore 100 Years of the Nobel Prize
3m
Montserrat - Catalonia's Spiritual Treasure
4m
Istanbul's Mysterious Basilica Cistern
1m
Danish Heroes - Helping the Jews Flee Nazi Rule
5m
Spain's Civil War
7m
The "Stockfish Ships" - An Unlikely Currency for Shipbuilding
5m
The Proud People of Catalan
7m
Beneath Naples, Mystery Awaits
3m
Vesuvius - Italy's Slumbering Giant
4m
Göttweig Abbey: Austria's Spiritual Treasure
8m
Love and Drama at the Acropolis
4m
Marksburg Castle: The Rhine's Iconic Watchman
4m
Cologne Cathedral: The Epitome of Gothic Grandeur
5m
Koblenz Jewish Cemetery - History Held in Stone
3m
Pisa's Leaning Tower
4m
The Venetian Lagoon
4m
Northern Italy Treasures: Verona and Lake Como
3m
Orkney Islands
2m
Churchill's Britain
3m
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