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What Really Caused the Irish Potato Famine - Stephanie Honchell Smith
Dig into what caused the Irish potato famine, and explore how the UK government’s response turned the crisis into a catastrophe. – For over 200 years, potatoes thrived in Ireland; roughly half the country’s residents lived almost entirely...
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Haydn - The Creation / Die Schopfung - Part I
♫ · ♫ · ♫ Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Die Schöpfung (The Creation) ERSTER TEIL Der Erste Tag Die Vorstellung des Chaos Recitativo e Coro: "Im Anfange schuf Gott Himmel und Erde" - "Und der Geist Gottes schwebte auf der...
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A Tour of the Ancient Greek Underworld - Iseult Gillespie
Achilles, just slain in the Trojan War, arrives in the Underworld and is greeted by Sibyl of Cumae— a prophetess and also the realm’s local guide. Though it gets a bad rap, Sibyl is determined to prove to the newcomer that hell is actually...
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The myth of Hades and Persephone - Iseult Gillespie
Dig into the Greek myth of Persephone, who is abducted by Hades and is only allowed to leave the underworld every spring. – One day, Persephone was frolicking in a meadow with the nymph, Cyane. As they admired a flower, they noticed...
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Medieval People Were More Obscene Than You Think
Medieval People Were More Obscene Than You Think: In the Middle Ages, people were not as disgusted as we are about bad language that had more to do with offending God than using words we think of as impolite or obscene. People did not regard...
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Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, H. 48 - II. Un bal. Valse
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, H. 48 - II. Un bal. Valse · Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Claudio Abbado Claudio Abbado & Chicago Symphony Orchestra ℗ 1984 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin...
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8 Interesting Inventions by Native Americans
All the fun you had climbing up into bunk beds at summer can be traced back to the Iroquois in Northeast U.S.
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Henry VIII and the English Reformation Explained
Did you know that the Protestant Reformation started in England because the king wanted a divorce? This video is all about the establishment of the Protestant Church of England by Henry VIII in the 16th century, best known as the English...
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The Ghost Dance Movement | Native American Culture | Wounded Knee Massacre
The Ghost Dance was a spiritual movement amongst Native Americans that lived in the American west. It began at the end of the 19th century and had a massive influence for the Natives living in the area. It emerged at the time of the last...
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The Genius of their Age: Ibn Sina, Biruni, and the Lost Enlightenment
A vibrant portrait of an age when Arabic enlightenment anticipated and inspired the European Renaissance, illuminated by its guiding figures and rivals, Ibn Sina and Biruni. In The Genius of their Age, S. Frederick Starr follows up his...