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See It OR Skip It: Nuremberg (2025)
In this BONUS episode of History Shorts: See It or Skip It, Peter takes the stand to judge one of 2025's most talked-about historical dramas, Nurembe…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
What Former U.S. Presidents Thought About the Civil War When It Was Happening
What happens when former U.S. Presidents live long enough to watch their country fall apart? During the Civil War, the men who once held the nation's…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
So, You Want To Become a Knight?
Behind the shining armor was a brutal path of training, loyalty, and sacrifice. From childhood pages to battlefield warriors, this History Shorts epi…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
See it OR Skip It: Netflix's 'Death By Lightning'
BONUS: Netflix's new hit series Death by Lightning dramatizes the shocking 1881 assassination of President James A. Garfield, but how much of it act…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Marcus Aurelius: The Philosopher Emperor
In an empire of ambition and conquest, one man ruled with philosophy instead of fear. This History Shorts episode explores the life of Marcus Aureliu…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
The Economist Who Predicted World War II
At the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, a young economist named John Maynard Keynes saw what few others could, that the Treaty of Versailles was not peac…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
What Happened to Cleopatra's Kids?
After Cleopatra's fateful death, her children, once heirs to Egypt's greatest dynasty, were thrust into the heart of Rome's empire. This History Shor…
7 months ago
Conversations: The Real Story of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday, w/ Mark Lee Gardner
A native of Missouri, Mark Lee Gardner has researched and written about the American West since he was in high school. Mark, considered an authority …
7 months ago
The Real Pirates of the Caribbean
Long before Hollywood turned them into legends, the real pirates of the Caribbean ruled the seas with blood, smoke, and gold. This History Shorts epi…
7 months ago
When Poetry was an Olympic Event
This History Shorts episode explores the forgotten era of the Olympics, when art, literature, and architecture stood beside running and wrestling at …
7 months ago