History Documentaries
A good history doc is what the documentary addict in you needs. People say that the best judge of future actions is to look toward our past history. From grim to wonderful, we have done some amazing things and history has been made. The category of history docs will have something interesting in there for any and all.
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How British Reinvented Slavery
The slave trade was officially abolished throughout the British Empire in 1807. This documentary ...
7.8
Views: 2,726
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Rituals of Death: Ancient Discoveries
Shot on location in the Mediterranean and the Middle East, Ancient Discoveries unearths amazing t...
5.5
Views: 2,725
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History of Jerusalem: Invasions
Episode 2: Invasion, Invasion, Invasion Simon discovers the impact on the Holy City of a new f...
7.0
Views: 2,718
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Jesus: Rise to Power
t may just be the biggest political move in human history. The story of a power struggle that saw...
7.3
Views: 2,716
History
California Earthquake
Documentary on earthquakes in the Los Angeles area, including footage from the 1994 Northridge ea...
4.4
Views: 2,716
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Death and the Civil War
With the coming of the Civil War, and the staggering casualties it ushered in, death entered the ...
7.5
Views: 2,714
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In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great: Lord of Asia
Historian Michael Wood retraces the legendary footsteps of the mighty Greek king Alexander the Gr...
5.3
Views: 2,709
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The Day The Earth Nearly Died
250 million years ago, long before dinosaurs roamed the Earth, the land and oceans teemed with li...
4.3
Views: 2,705
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The Lost Civilization of Peru
Two thousand years ago a mysterious and little known civilization ruled the northern coast of Per...
5.3
Views: 2,705
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The Eagle Has Landed: The First Moon Landing
1969. Through television, motion picture and still photography, this film provides an "eye-witnes...
4.0
Views: 2,695
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Time Travellers: The Search For Neanderthal
In 1856, workmen in a cave in the Neander valley near Dussseldorf, Germany, unearthed a human ske...
7.0
Views: 2,685
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Dinosaur Plague
What killed off the dinosaurs? Over the years, experts have suggested everything from global clim...
Views: 2,685
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Easter Island - The Secrets
Easter Island is a Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost p...
5.8
Views: 2,684
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NASA: Gemini VIII, This Is Houston Flight
1966. Gemini 8 (Gemini VIII) was the sixth manned spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. A primary...
6.7
Views: 2,682
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War and Civilization: Blood and Iron
1997. Industrialization in the West drastically changes the nature of war, creating far more dead...
6.5
Views: 2,675
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In Search of the Trojan War - The Singer of Tales
In this episode of In Search of the Trojan War; A Gaelic tale-teller and a professional bard demo...
5.8
Views: 2,650
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