Videos

In this lecture on the history of the Virginia Colony, Tom Richey discusses the failed attempt by Walter Raleigh (c. 1552-1618 CE) to plant a permanent settlement on Roanoke Island during a war...

This is a continuation of my lecture on the Virginia Colony, focusing on labor forces and relations between the colonists and the local Powhatan Indians. The content of this...

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A brief lecture on the colonization of Jamestown and the Powhatan Wars which resulted from it c. 1610-1622 CE.

In 1620 CE the Mayflower crossed from England to North America. Filled to the brim with passengers, livestock, and supplies, they faced many delays before finally...

The Mayflower Compact and William Bradford's "Of Plimoth Plantation" are two documents that give a window into what the men and women of Plymouth Colony went through to survive, and they hold lessons still...

How many people were on the Mayflower? And how long did it take for them to get to Plymouth? Get the facts.

An educational animation that tells the in-depth story surrounding the first "thanksgiving". A full bibliography and list of sources appears in the video description. Hope you enjoy! AUTHOR'S NOTE...

Follow Phidias (Pheidias), the chief builder for the Parthenon, as he supervises the construction of the new temple and faces charges of embezzlement. The year is 432 BCE. As dawn breaks over...

Discover history’s first empire: Sumer, located in Mesopotamia, which built the world’s first cities and created the first writing system. History’s first empire rose out of a hot, dry landscape...