Metropolitan Board of Works

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This short history video explains what the Rosetta Stone is; its discovery and why it was important in helping scholars discover the meaning of the…

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An Egyptian priestess describes some of the Egyptian gods and what they represented; covering Ra, Geb, Nut and Shu

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An Egyptian priestess continues the story of the Egyptian gods, referring to Osiris, Isis, Set and Nephthys

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An Egyptian priestess describes some of the more unusual animal gods the Egyptians prayed to like Bast, the cat goddess and Sobek who has the head of…

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An Egyptian high priest talks about life after death and what happens when a pharaoh dies, he explains the grisly process of mummification to…

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An Egyptian high priest continues to talk about mummification and explains the symbolism of the amulets and magic charms they used to send the…

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An Egyptian high priest describes the organs that are retained from the body during the mummification process, and explains how they are stored in…

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An Egyptian priest explains what a pyramid is, it's purpose and their various shapes and designs.

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This short history video looks at the location of Giza and the Great Pyramid itself, built for King Khufu.  It also explains why pyramids were built…

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This short video is a fascinating look at how the Egyptians designed their pyramids without the aid of modern technology.

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This short history video gives an insight into how the Egyptian pyramids were built and the people who built them.

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A pyramid worker explains how the Egyptians moved the immense stone blocks.

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What happened as the pyramid grew higher?  A pyramid worker explains how materials were delivered to site and how scaffolding was used, much like…

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An Egyptian pyramid worker describes where the workers came from, where they lived and also explains how they worked in crews under a foreman.

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An Egyptian worker describes the town that grew up beside the Pyramids of Giza.  He explains where the workers and their families lived and also…

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This short video explores how Ancient Greece developed

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This short video explains where Ancient Greek civilization began and discusses the Minoans and Mycenaeans.

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A Greek philosopher explains how democracy began in Ancient Greece including the oligarchy system of rule

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This short video gives a middle-class woman's view of life in Ancient Greece

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This short video gives a man's view of life in Ancient Greece, his position as head of the household and his values

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A priestess talks through some of the Greek gods and how they were worshipped, in particular Athena and the Parthenon

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A priestess describes the Olympians; the Ancient Greek gods like Zeus, Apollo, Artemis and Poseidon.

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This short video describes what life is like on a farm in Ancient Greece, the terraces they farm on and food they grow and eat

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An Ancient Greek farmer explains all the things to see and do on a busy trip to market. 

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A merchant explains how the Ancient Greeks traded with the rest of their world.

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This short video describes what bartering is and looks at the emergence of money and coinage due to trade.

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This short video explores how and when the Olympic games started and discusses the other games that were also held at the time

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This short video looks at who competed in the Olympics, how they trained and competed and the prize they could expect as a champion

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This short video describes the different types of sporting events held at the Olympics in Ancient Greece

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This short video explains the role of Women in the Olympic Games and mentions their own Heraia games.

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The Ancient Greek physician Galen talks about his travels as a young man and the importance of Alexandria, Egypt.

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Galen explains what the four humours are and how they could be balanced to make people better.

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In this short video, Galen talks about Hippocrates and his theories

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In this short video, Galen talks about the discoveries of Herophilus and Erasistratus

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This short video gives an overview of the Maya people: where they originated and where they lived. 

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A Maya warrior describes the city of Chichen Itza and some of its buildings.

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This short video explains some of the building techniques and the tools the Ancient Maya used

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An explorer looks at the Ancient Maya form of writing, the hieroglyphs and a mention of the Dresden Codex

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A Maya woman describes the crops they grow and the food they eat.

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This short video explains some of the challenges faced by Maya farmers and how they overcame them with raised terraces, aqueducts and irrigation.

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This short video takes a brief look at the Ancient Maya numbering system which was based on 20 rather than 10 like ours is now.

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This short video explores the two calendars; the Tzolk'in and the Haab and how important they were to the Maya people.

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A Maya woman talks about medicine, doctors, midwives and healers; also a look at the illnesses and treatments they used.

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A Maya warrior describes the game of ulama, the Ancient Maya sport played in a ball court.

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A Maya woman gives an overview of life for an ordinary Maya family; work, school, child punishments!

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A Maya woman describes a typical Ancient Maya home and the things they used

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This short video explores some of the gods the Ancient Maya worshop and their practice of human sacrifice

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This short video looks at why the Ancient Maya believed in sacrifice and how they carried it out - not too gruesome but not for the feint-hearted…

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An explorer discusses some of the reasons why the Maya civilization may have disappeared

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This short video describes the Roman Empire and the countries it spanned such as Germany or Germania, France or Gallia and Britain which used to be…

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A description of the story written by Titus Livius about the origins of Rome; the story tells of twin boys and how they grew up they fell out which…

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A Roman legionary describes the amazing construction projects undertaken by Roman builders such as the Coliseum and the Cloaca Maxima and includes…

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This short video explores what the streets of Rome looked like, what kind of buildings there were such as the forum and basilica and why there were…

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This short video describes the food eaten in Rome, much of it similar to our own food like eggs, cheese, cold meat and bread but a few surprises like…

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A Roman legionary describes a Roman bathhouse and the various rooms and facilities available such as the palaestra or gym and the caldarium and…

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A Roman priestess describes her life, serving in the temple of Vestal. She explains how long she has served there and the duties she is expected to…

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This brief video explores some of the gods worshiped by the Romans, like Jupiter, king of the gods and Mars the god of war and explains that people…

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This short video describes the different types of gladiator such as the retiarius and the murmillo together with the different weapons and helmets…

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This video shows what life can be like for a slave woman, it shows a Celt who had been captured in England and taken to Rome to serve as a slave

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This short video describes the personal belongings, equipment, food and water the legionaries had to carry when they conquered new lands

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This short video explores the basic clothing worn by a legionary using latin names such as bracae for the trousers and caligae for the sandals

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A legionary describes a galea, an Imperial Gallic helmet, showing where its strength lies and how it protected the Roman soldiers.

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A legionary explains what a scutum is, and explains how it was made of wood, reinforced for strength and decorated with the emblem of their legion.

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A legionary describes the gladius; one of the most famous swords from history, at over 50cm long Roman legionaries were well trained in using them.

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This short video describes a legionary's spear and how it was used and recycled

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This brief video describes a centurion, the Roman officer in charge of eighty legionaries.  It covers his clothing, armour and equipment all with…

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A legionary describes the armour called lorica segmentata or 'segmented' armour which is heavier and more uncomfortable but offers better protection…

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A legionary describes the armour called lorica hamata, also known as chainmail, explaining how it was lightweight and gave the legionaries protection…

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A brief explanation of who the Vikings were and where they came from; it explains the meaning of the word Viking and shows how they were great…

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A viking raider explains why Norsemen were considered to be the finest sailors in the world; using their navigation skills both day and night on…

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A viking raider describes the many lands the Vikings sailed to; where they raided, traded and explored with a focus on Iceland and the founding of…

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A Viking shipbuilder describes a Viking ship: what it's made from and the various parts of the ship such as the keel, the prow, the stern, strakes…

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A viking shipbuilder explains how they built their ships; how they made them water tight, what they used to steer the ship and who made the sails.

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This short video a Viking shipbuilder describes the finished ship; he explains how the crew fix their shields to the side of the ship and sit on…

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A Saxon warrior describes what he saw at the battle of Stamford Bridge, and how it began with a conversation between Harold Godwinson and his brother…

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This short video explains why the Vikings left their own country in search of adventure, new lands to farm and valuables to steel.  It also shows…

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A Viking warrior describes his experience of the battle of Stamford Bridge; the fierce battle and fighting retreat they had to make when the Saxons…

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This short video is part one of an eye-witness account, by a monk, of the savage attack on St Cuthbert's church on the Holy Island, Lindisfarne in…

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This video is part two of the eye witness account of the raid on the Lindisfarne monastery; thankfully the Vikings never destroyed the Lindisfarne…

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A Viking gives his own account of the raid on Lindisfarne monastery, explaining how they had watched and planned their raid. (Part 1)

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Part two of a Viking warrior's account of the raid on Lindisfarne monastery. He describes how violent the Vikings were towards the monks and…

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A Norse woman explains what every-day life was like for them and describes the many chores they had to carry out; some were lucky enough to have a…

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This video describes a Norse farmhouse, showing the animals they kept and the food they grew and ate including the ever-important ale.

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This video explores the most important gods that were worshipped by the Vikings and Norse people, including Odin, Frey and Thor as well as Freyja…

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This video describes how the Anglo Saxons originated from Germania and travelled to England with the Roman legions and stayed even after the Romans…

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A Saxon woman explains how the Saxons changed from worshipping pagan gods to becoming Christian after Pope Gregory sent a monk called Augustine to…

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This video covers some of the Anglo Saxon gods that were worshipped before Christianity arrived and the way their names are still used today.

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A Saxon thegn describes a gemot, witan, the dooms and a Hundred Court together with some of the punishments handed out to those found guilty.

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Part one of the farming series describes a thegn and explains his position within the Saxon community.  He explains how ceorls and slaves help farm…

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Part two of the farming series looks at low ranking ceorls who are not only farmers but tradesmen too and how they use the three-field system of crop…

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A Saxon woman explains what the chieftain's house was like and the compound and buildings around it. She also describes a poorer house and explains…

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A Saxon woman describes a typical village house and explores what people drank, ate and how they cooked.  It also includes where they went to the…

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This video looks at place names and their Saxon origins, like the word 'bury' meaning fortified place which lends its name to Banbury, Shaftsbury…

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A thegn warrior, serving King Athestan, describes the armour he wears and his weapons, such as the kite shield and battle axe.

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This video explains the origins of the Normans and explains their ancestry and how they came to settle in Normandy, i.e. from Norsemen or Vikings

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This video covers the cause of the Norman invasion in 1066.  Despite King Edward making, William Duke of Normandy heir to the English throne, Harold…

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A Norman sailor describes the lead up to the invasion from the Norman perspective; the ships, the supplies and the crossing to England

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This video covers the early Norman castles, how the motte and bailey was constructed and mentions some of the first stone castles like Chepstow and…

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In part one, a Norman soldier describes the start of the battle of Hastings including a description of Taillefer, the juggler who entertained the…

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Part two describes how, during the battle, William Duke of Normandy had fallen and the effect it had on morale.

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Part three describes the final part of the Battle of Hastings including the arrow storm that rained down on the Saxons and the fall of King Harold

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A Norman soldier describes the Bayeux Tapestry; nearly 70 metres long and having been made in England it depicts the events that led up to the Norman…

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Discover how the Normans settled the land by building churches and monasteries and explains how the locals paid rent to the church which in turn paid…

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Part one of the Magna Carta explains how William Marshal, first Earl of Pembroke, rode to Runnymede in 1215 to witness King John sign the Magna Carta…

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Part two of the Magna Carta describes the basic principles of the Magna Carta, the clauses within it and how it forms the basis of our laws today.

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Part three of the Magna Carta explains how King John tried to renege on the terms which eventually led to the First Barons War

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This video explores the many people that live and work in a medieval castle, like the marshal, the estate steward, blacksmith farrier and carter.

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This video describes some of the staff who work within the castle such as the house steward and the chamberlain and the duties they carry out

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This video gives a vivid description of a medieval banquet including the etiquette and food such as stuffed peacock

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A gong farmer explains how they collect poo from the garderobes in the castle and what they do with it all

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A medieval archer describes the clothes he wears and weapons he uses such as the longbow, archers pick and falchion

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A medieval archers explains the many types of arrowheads and their uses such as the broadhead with its barbs and the incendiary or fire arrow

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A medieval bowman describes his lightweight crossbow, an accurate weapon that could shoot over three hundred metres and be carried into battle, and…

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A medieval bowman describes the more powerful heavyweight crossbow which uses a complex windlass mechanism to load it.

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A medieval soldier describes the death of Richard III which led to the beginning of the Tudor dynasty.

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A medieval soldier describes how bravely King Richard fought and died, how he was killed by traitors and was finally laid to rest in a pauper's grave…

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A Tudor lady talks about the early Tudor years with the continuation of the Wars of the Roses and the Irish/Yorkist army crossing the Pennines to put…

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This video explores Henry Tudor and his coronation in 1485.  It also covers his marriage to Elizabeth of York uniting the house of Lancaster with…

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A Tudor lady talks about the seven children born to Henry VII and Elizabeth, including their first born Arthur and Henry who went on to become King…

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King Henry VII wanted to strengthen his position further by uniting England with Spain and so a marriage was proposed between the young Prince Arthur…

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A description of Catherine of Aragon, by her lady in waiting, who explains how her father, the King of Spain, ensured she would only marry a man who…

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This video describes the funeral of King Henry VII, and his successor King Henry VIII's, promise to marry Catherine of Aragon and keep the alliance…

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Part 1 of Henry VIII looks at what Henry VIII was like as a person and how he liked to spend his time

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Part 2 of Henry VIII describes the fabulous outfits King Henry wore; the different types of fabric such as buckram, taffeta and velvet used as well…

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Henry VIII gives his own account of his divorce and breaking with Rome - part one

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Henry VIII gives his own account of his divorce and breaking with Rome - part two

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Henry VIII explains how he failed to secure his divorce and so separated from the Pope

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Henry VIII describes his split with Rome and his view on the Reformation

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Catherine of Aragon gives her point of view with regard to Henry VIII and divorce

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Catherine of Aragon tells of her reaction to being questioned with regard to her marriage to King Henry VIII

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This video covers what happened to Catherine of Aragon

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Thomas More explains the Oath of Supremacy

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Thomas More talks about his trial

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Thomas More talks about his impending execution together with that of John Fisher.

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Thomas Cromwell describes the beginning of the dissolution of the monasteries

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Thomas Cromwell talks about the beginning of the closure of the smaller monasteries and convents  

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Thomas Cromwell explains what happened to the churches and religious houses after the Pilgrimage of Grace. 

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Thomas Cromwell describes the spark that led to the Pilgrimage of Grace

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Thomas Cromwell gives a brief description of the riots in the north and retribution  

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Samuel Pepys gives his personal experience of the initial outbreak of the fire

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Samuel Peyps reports where and how the great fire started.

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Samuel Pepys explains how high winds drive the fire into the city

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Samuel Pepys explains how the fire got out of control and the failed attempts at fighting it

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How the fire spread and what it looked like at its height

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An overview of the English Civil War, when it started, how long it lasted together with the cause and the devastating effect on the country.

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A Royalist soldier gives his point of view and explains why he follows the King

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A description of the causes of the Civil War from a Parliamentarian's point of view, including the ship taxes and the King's expensive lifestyle.

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A description of the armour worn by pikemen during the English Civil War, it also shows his main weapon, the long pike and explains how it was used.

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A description of a New Model Army cavalry trooper, one of Cromwell's ironsides which includes the clothing they wore and the weapons used.

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A description of how important science and mathematics were to the artillery in calculating distance and trajectory of a shot together with how much…

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A description of a musketeer, a roundhead in Cromwell's army; his clothing, equipment and the workings of a matchlock musket

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A Parliamentarian soldier describes Oliver Cromwell, his character and his achievement in developing the New Model Army

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A description of King Charles I.  How he became King, what he was like as a man and his marriage to Henrietta Maria. 

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An eyewitness account of the excecution of King Charles I outside the Banqueting House in London on 30th January 1649

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A description of Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I.  It covers her upbringing and how she, a French catholic princess came to marry the…

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A description of the flamboyant cavalier Prince Rupert who was not only commander of the King's cavalry but also his nephew

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A soldier describes the Battle of Edge Hill and how Prince Rupert's cavalry charged into the Parliamentarians.

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A brief account of the sieges of Lichfield during the English Civil War

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A description of the start of the British Empire with the early explorers, dating back to Tudor times.

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A look at the various trading companies that grew up including the East India Company, the Virginia Company and the Venetian company amongst others

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A look at how India became fully integrated into the British Empire.

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A description of the founding of the East India Company, how and what it trades with India and the creation of it's own army.

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Part 1 of this short series looks at the pros and cons of the British Empire; it covers the positive changes the Empire brought to other countries…

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Part 2 of this short series explores the raw materials from around the Empire helped fire the Industrial Revolution, this video takes a look at what…

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Part 3 of this short series gives a brief summary of the Empire debate; it recaps on some of the positive and negative impacts and leaves the…

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A brief explanation of the term 'slave' being the legal property of another

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This video explores some of the reasons the British were involved in the slave trade and a quote from William Wilberforce's parlimentary speech about…

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William Wilberforce explains how the slave triangle worked.

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An African slave describes slaves in Africa were captured and by whom

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An African slave recounts how he was shackled and had to walk for two weeks till they reached a stone fort on the coast

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An African slave describes the slave market in the Americas and how slaves were prepared for sale to make them look healthier and more attractive to…

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A slave recounts his first encounter with a slave ship; the stench from the hold almost makes him vomit. Part 1 of 2

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A slave describes his journey from Africa across the Atlantic and the apalling conditions suffered by the slaves onboard ship. Part 2 of 2

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This video gives an introduction to Zululand in Africa and its people.

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This video gives an introduction to the invasion of Zululand by the British and the terrible massacre at the battle of Isandlwana

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A veteran sailor recounts Captain Cook's first voyage on the Endeavour.

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A veteran sailor recounts Captain Cook's final voyage aboard HMS Resolution.

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A sailor recounts Captain Cook's last visit to Hawaii

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This video takes a look at one of the main causes of the mutiny being the bullet cartridges issued by the British to the Indian troops being greased…

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This video describes the death of Mangal Pandey, the start of the mutiny in Meerut and the massacre at Cawnpore

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A description of the entertainment available during Victorian times including a visit to a music hall and the different acts you can expect to see

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A description of the many sports available to the Victorians, in particular, football and the formation of the Football Association.

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A description of a middle-class family holiday at the seaside booked through Cooks Travel Excursionist.

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An introduction to the new poor laws introduced in 1834 together with an overview of the conditions in a workhouse.

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This short clip explores a terrible scandal where inmates were forced to pick meat off bones meant for fertiliser because they were so hungry.

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An account of how whole families often had to go into the workhouse and once there, they were separated and made to work for no pay

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A description of crime and punishment during Queen Victoria's reign when there was once around two hundred crimes that carried the death penalty and…

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A Victorian police detective describes Sir Robert Peel's Metropolitan Police Force.  The video covers what it took to be a police officer and how…

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A Victorian gentleman describes the stench that came from the River Thames which became known as the Great Stink and almost caused Parliament to close

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A Victorian woman describes the way Dr John Snow removed the handle from the water pump to prove cholera was spread by contaminated water

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Part 1 of the Bazalgette series. An introduction to Joseph William Bazalgette and the time in which he grew up.

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Part 2 of the Bazalgette series. This video looks at Bazalgette's life before beginning work on the London sewers.

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Part 3 of the Bazalgette series gives an overview of Bazalgette's appointment as Chief Engineer with the Metropolitan Commission of Sewers and the…

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Part 5 of the Bazalgette series. Bazalgette talks about the work on the sewers, one of the biggest civil engineering projects ever undertaken at the…

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This is the final part of Bazalgette's story and his contribution to revolutionise public health in Victorian Britain.

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Part 1 of a series on Florence Nightingale where she describes her early life, and what she felt it was like to be born in an age dominated by men.

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In part 2 of this series, Florence explains what training she undertook to become a nurse and the first hospital she worked in.

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In part 3 of this series, Florence explains why she recruited a team of nurses and travelling out to the Crimea.

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In part 4 of this series, Florence talks about her arrival at Scutari Hospital and her dismay at the sanitary conditions there..

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In part 5 of this series, Florence describes the time she spent at Scutari hospital and the practices she introduced there.

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In the final clip of this series, Florence describes her life after the Crimea War, the report she published on her experiences there and the…

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In the first of this series Mary Seacole introduces herself and talks about her family and early years.

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Part 2 of this series, Mary describes her first experience of treating cholera victims in Panama. 

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Part 3 of this series sees Mary explaining her decision to volunteer as a nurse in the Crimea.

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In part 4 of this series Mary describes her travel to and arrival in the Crimea.

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In part 5 of this series, Mary explains how she built the British Hotel at Kadikoi in the Crimea to tend to the needs of sick and convalescing…

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Part 6 of this series is an overview of Mary Seacole's life and work in the Crimea.

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In the final clip of this series Mary describes what happened to her when the Crimea War ended in 1856 and she returned to London.

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In the first of this series Dr John Snow introduces himself and discusses his thoughts on cholera.

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In part 2 of this series, John Snow talks about proving his theory on how cholera is spread.

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Part 3 of this series sees John Snow explaining how he proved his theory about the spread of Cholera. 

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In part 4 of this series John Snow describes how he investigated the cause of the outbreak of cholera.

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Part 5 of this series sees John Snow's continuing investigation into the cause of Cholera.

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In part 6 of this series, John Snow describes how he presented his findings to authorities and persuaded them to remove the handle from the water…

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In part 7 of this series John Snow talks about his collaboration with the Reverend Henry Whitehead.

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John Snow recites an extract of his essay on the Mode of Communication of Cholera 1854

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John Snow continues with a further extract of his essay on the Mode of Communication of Cholera 1854.

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Samuel Pepys gives an eye witness account of the Great Plague in London in 1665.

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An eye witness account of the Black Death which broke out in 1348, told by a medieval monk

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A description of the Black Death and the difference between the bubonic and pneumonic plague.

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A look at people's reaction to the plague and how they dealt with it.

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This video explores how the dead were disposed of during the Black Death

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A look at some of the medieval beliefs and ideas that were thought to have caused the plague.

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William Harvey introduces himself and talks about his early years and his discoveries.

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William Harvey explains how he discovered circulation; how blood flowed around the body.

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Louis Pasteur explains how he discovered pasteurisation and worked on his germ theory

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Louis Pasteur explains how he proved his germ theory.

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An introduction to Ambroise Pare, his early career and his experience of treating wounds with boiling oil.

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Ambroise Pare explains how he found an alternative way to treat wounds.

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How when first exploring medicine, Andreas Vesalius stole the body of a hanged criminal so that he could study anatomy.

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Vesalius explains why he questioned Galen's accuracy and what he discovered when he was dissecting a human jaw.

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Vesalius describes how he came to publish the Fabric of the Human Body

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Edward Jenner explains what smallpox is, why people feared it so much and how inoculations were sometimes used to protect people.

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Edward Jenner describes the experiment he carried out to develop his vaccination against smallpox 

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Emmeline Pankhurst introduces herself, her early life and some of the events that led her to be come a suffragette.

By Squaducation - 2015

Emmeline discusses marriage and her early life in the suffragist movement

By Squaducation - 2015

Emmeline describes the inaugural meeting of the Women's Franchise League

By Squaducation - 2015

Emmeline talks about becoming friends with Keir Hardie and joining the Independent Labour Party

By Squaducation - 2015

Emmeline Pankhurst describes a visit to the Manchester Workhouse and the effect it had upon her

By Squaducation - 2015

Emmeline Pankhurst talks about her time as a woman registrar

By Squaducation - 2015

Part of a series on women's suffrage, this video covers the WSPU; the Women's Social and Political Union

By Squaducation - 2015

Part of a series on women's suffrage, this video covers the protest made by the WSPU after the suffrage bill was filibustered in 1905 and the arrest…

By Squaducation - 2015

Emmeline Pankhurst discusses the time she spent in prison and its effect upon her.

By Squaducation - 2015

Emmeline Pankhurst talks about the WSPU opposition to the Liberal party and the defeat of Winston Churchill

By Squaducation - 2015

Part of a series on women's suffrage, Emmeline Pankhurst describes the WSPU tactical intensification and hunger strike

By Squaducation - 2015

Part of a series on women's suffrage, this video covers the organisation of a conciliation committee and the violence experienced by suffragettes.

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Emmeline Pankhurst explains the Cat and Mouse Act.

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Emmeline Pankhurst describes the escalation in militant tactics and some of the acts of arson undertaken to further the cause.

By Squaducation - 2015

Emmeline Pankhurst discusses the outbreak of war and women over 30 getting the vote.

By Squaducation - 2015

Emmeline Pankhurst talks about death of Emily Wilding Davison at the Epsom Derby in 1913

By Squaducation - 2015

Emmeline Pankhurst explains who Emily Davison was, and what she did for the suffrage movement.

By Squaducation - 2015

A description of a British infantryman's uniform and personal effects from 1914-15

By Squaducation - 2015

A British WW1 soldier describes the equipment a he was expected to carry during 1914-15 which could all weigh up to thirty five kilos.

By Squaducation - 2015

A British WW1 soldier describes the equipment during 1916-18 and explains how it adapted to suit the changing way the war was being fought

By Squaducation - 2015

A WW1 nurse who describes her uniform and shows how she still likes to be fashionable even among the horrors of war.

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A WW1 nurse talks about her first experience of dressing a gangrene wound and the limited pain relief available

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A WW1 nurse gives a gruesome account of trench foot and frostbite together with the cause and treatment available to soldiers

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A recital of a popular WW1 song which explains why nurses became known as the "Roses of No Man's Land"

By Squaducation - 2015

This video takes a look at shell shock and the effect it has on soldiers.  It also highlights the treatments for shell shock and the way in which…

By Squaducation - 2015

A WW1 soldier explains what No Man's Land is and how it came by its name

By Squaducation - 2015

An overview of the different types of gas used during WW1 together with the developments of gas masks and hoods to protect soldiers.

By Squaducation - 2015

A look at the development of hand grenades and the ingenuity of the soldiers who made their own.

By Squaducation - 2015

A WW1 soldier describes the Lee Enfield rifle, its workings and effectiveness; so rapid was the fire that the Germans actually thought it was a…

By Squaducation - 2015

A description of one of the oldest weapons still in use, the bayonet and how it was used in close quarter combat and also the Webley revolver

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A WW1 soldier describes the Christmas Truce 1914, he explains it was more an opportunity for burying their dead than playing football.

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A description of the brass box given to every serving soldier; it explains why and what the different boxes contained.

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A sad tale of a firing squad and a young seventeen year old who, although probably suffering from shell shock, was shot for desertion

By Squaducation - 2015

A description of the Lewis gunner, the first machine gunner who could pick up his gun and take it with him even though it weighed over twelve kilos.

By Squaducation - 2015

A Lewis gunner explains how the Lewis gun was loaded and used in short bursts for the best effect and how it could even be taken into No Mans Land to…

By Squaducation - 2015

A description of the trenches that stretched from Belgium to Switzerland which were built after the war was bogged down in stalemate. Part 1 of a 7…

By Squaducation - 2015

A description of a trench; the traversing, loop holes and the use of trench periscopes to view the enemy. Part 2 of a 7 part series

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A description of the practicalities and problems the army faced in the trenches when it came to supplies and latrines. Part 3 of a 7 part series

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This film talks about troop rotation and how it ensured soldiers weren't always on the frontline. Part 4 of a 7 part series

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This video describes how injured soldiers were taken care of both on the battlefield and in the trenches by their comrades and the medical officer…

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This video explains how soldiers made raids on enemy trenches. Part 6 of a 7 part series

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A description of going 'over the top'; the noise of the explosions, the vibration, the fear.....  The last in a 7 part series

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A munitionette describes how they worked, the explosives they came into contact with and the reason their skin turned yellow. Part 1 in a 4 part…

By Squaducation - 2015

A description of life in a munitions factory; the danger, the accidents, the camaraderie and of course, the gossip. Part 2 in a 4 part series

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A munitionette talks about the practicality of getting to the shops when, as a munitions worker, you work such long hours and of course there was…

By Squaducation - 2015

A munitionette recites a lighthearted poem of the time about rationing and the introduction of a ticket system to go to the loo. The last in a 4…

By Squaducation - 2015

A war widow explains how women were given the news of their loved one's death and shows that some war pensions were only temporary

By Squaducation - 2015

In the first of 3 clips, Rosa Parks explains what segregation was like for her.

By Squaducation - 2015

In the second of 3 clips, Rosa Parks tells the story of how she made a protest against the segregation laws by refusing to give up her seat on a bus.

By Squaducation - 2015

In the last of 3 clips, Rosa Parks explains how her protest and arrest prompted the Montgomery bus boycott which lasted for 381 days.

By Nicky Larkin - 2012

The aim of this project was to create an experimental, feature-length, non-narrative film piece, shot on location in Israel and Palestine. Some very…

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2011

The period between 1750 and 1918 was a time of great political, social and economic change. The very fabric of human society and thought was shifting…

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2008

How does a world war start? It's roots lie in a tectonic battle of international power and influence, a conflict so overpowering that it can drag…