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Season 1 Episode 8
In October 1347, a ghostly fleet of trading ships docks at a port in Sicily. The crew members – dead already, or well on their way – bear bubonic pla…
4 years, 5 months ago
Tutankhamun
Season 1 Episode 7
In November 1922, in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, a young water boy called Hussein Abdul Rasoul makes a remarkable discovery. A set of stone steps li…
4 years, 6 months ago
Pompeii and the Vesuvius Eruption
Season 1 Episode 6
What happens when a volcano erupts just six miles from a bustling city? In 79 AD Mount Vesuvius is regarded as a source of bounty by those who live i…
4 years, 6 months ago
The California Gold Rush
Season 1 Episode 5
On January 24th, 1848, a carpenter from Coloma plunges a hand into the American River and pulls out gold. This discovery triggers an explosion of fin…
4 years, 6 months ago
Blackbeard the Pirate
Season 1 Episode 4
In the early 18th century, one man makes his name as the most notorious pirate of all time. The legend of Edward Thatch has spawned television shows,…
4 years, 6 months ago
The Cuban Missile Crisis, Part 2 of 2
Season 1 Episode 3
On October 16th, 1962, John F. Kennedy discovers that the Soviet Union has successfully planted ballistic missiles on Cuban soil. The United States i…
4 years, 7 months ago
The Cuban Missile Crisis, Part 1 of 2
Season 1 Episode 2
In October 1962, three men – Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro – hold the fate of the planet in their hands. A dispute over Soviet missiles in Cuba spi…
4 years, 7 months ago
The Gladiators
Season 1 Episode 1
In the first-ever episode of Short History Of… we take a trip back in time to Ancient Rome, to discover the bizarre and barbaric world of the gladiat…
4 years, 7 months ago
Trailer: Short History Of...
Season 1
Each week, Short History Of... gives you a front-row seat as history’s most extraordinary moments play out right before you.
You’ll be up close with t…
4 years, 7 months ago