成人快手

Roman Saturnalia

This Roman winter festival is the origin of many of our Christmas traditions

• 23 mins

Henry VIII's Tudor Christmas

Tudor Christmas was a time for revelry and fun.

• 32 mins

Georgian Christmas

Pantomimes, pleasure gardens, bare-knuckle boxing and political upheaval.

• 37 mins

Folk Christmas: Yule, Solstice and Ancient English Traditions

Dan traces the unusual history of ancient winter folk traditions in England.

• 30 mins

Charles Dickens' Victorian Christmas

Dan explores the London streets that inspired Dickens' greatest works.

• 47 mins

The Origins of Istanbul

The history of Istanbul, the city at the crossroads of East and West.

• 43 mins

Great Fire of London

The story of the fire that devastated London.

• 29 mins

The Battle of the Bulge

The story of one of WWII's most crucial battles, the Battle of the Bulge.

• 54 mins

Rome's Greatest Humiliation: Roman Empire vs Germanic Tribes

In 9 AD, Arminius led a Germanic ambush, destroying 3 Roman legions in Teutoburg Forest.

• 57 mins

How to Survive a Medieval Crusade

What would it have been like to go on a medieval crusade?

• 34 mins

Vasco da Gama and the Rise of the Portuguese Empire

Dan tells the story of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama who changed the world in 1499.

• 80 mins

Roald Amundsen

Stephen tells us all about this fascinating man who died as mysteriously as he had lived.

• 48 mins