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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The Roman Empire - Grasp Of An Empire
Rome conquered with the brute force of her military machine, sweeping entire peoples into her emp...
6.5
Views: 2,031
History
A Lady Called Camille
An examination of the devastation caused by Hurricane Camille and the suffering caused to thousan...
6.0
Views: 2,027
History
The Plow that Broke the Plains (1936)
Another film with historical value, The Plow that Broke the Plains - FDR Presidential Library 193...
10.0
Views: 2,017
History
When China Ruled the Waves
Told through the eyes of a daring modern day adventurer, this is the story of a unique chapter in...
10.0
Views: 1,988
History
Gators in the Sewers
What if one of the most famous and terrifying urban legends was not a legend but a frightening fa...
3.0
Views: 1,966
History
Let's Cook History: The Renaissance Meal
During the fourteenth century the Renaissance started in Italy, and slowly spread throughout Euro...
7.0
Views: 1,965
History
Saving Egypts Oldest Pyramid
Ravaged by looters, earthquakes and erosion, the Step Pyramid of Saqqara is falling apart. Can ex...
6.3
Views: 1,952
History
Hollywood Roundtable
Find out more about this film, featured in "Media Matters," the National Archives blog of the Spe...
4.5
Views: 1,925
History
Project Mercury
1960. An overview Project Mercury, filmed before the launch of the first manned mission - incredi...
8.5
Views: 1,911
History
Royal Deaths & Diseases: Living By The Sword
Extraordinary royal war injuries, including Richard the Lionheart, hit by a crossbow bolt, and He...
4.0
Views: 1,897
History
Dictators and Despots - A Timewatch Guide
In recent years the world has become an unsettling place, from the mass movements of refugees t...
7.0
Views: 1,864
History
Hitler's Propaganda Machine: Building The Brand
The use of propaganda in Hitler's Nazi regime. The first episode examines the Fuehrer's fascinati...
10.0
Views: 1,849
History
The 4 Days of Gemini 4
Astronaut Edward H.White is shown strolling in space, the first space walk by an American. Severa...
8.0
Views: 1,839
History
The Time of Apollo
(1975) From JFK's declaration to put a man on the moon to the first steps on the lunar surface, ...
6.0
Views: 1,828
History
Embracing the Sacred: The Story of Glencairn Museum
Once the private home of the Raymond and Mildred Pitcairn family, Glencairn serves as a museum of...
8.0
Views: 1,823
History
Munich Remembered
1988 doco. Granada TV programme marking the 30th anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster in 1958Fi...
8.0
Views: 1,759
History