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2:26:33121K views · 1d ago · 2:26:33
Why did the Suez Crisis break out in 1956? Who were Anthony Eden, the British Prime Minister at the heart of the scandal, and Gamal Abdel Nasser, the Egyptian President? And, would the crisis be the death knell to the British Empire?
Topics: The Suez Crisis · Revolut · The Rise of Anthony Eden · The Decline of the British Empire · Why the Suez Canal Mattered · The Rise of Gamal Abdel Nasser
1:03:19214K views · 1w ago · 1:03:19
Did King Arthur really exist or is he just a legend that has developed over the centuries? Could he have been a Roman general who fought against the Saxons? Or is he a Celtic warlord? What is the truth? Join Tom and Dominic as they solve one of the greatest mysteries in British history and reveal who the real King Arthur was.
Topics: Was King Arthur Actually Real? · Revolut · Winston Churchill and the Legend of Arthur · The Tudors and the Growing Scepticism About Arthur · The Earliest Written Evidence of King Arthur · Arthur’s Twelve Legendary Battles
1:01:53179K views · 1w ago · 1:01:53
Our whole series on King Arthur is available here What are the origins of Merlin, the powerful wizard and King Arthur’s advisor? Who was Geoffrey of Monmouth, and what role did he play in evolving the tales of Arthur and the Round Table? And, was Merlin based on a real historical figure from the Saxon invasion of Britain in the 5th century, and the totemic battle of Badon...?
Topics: Merlin: The Wizard Behind King Arthur · Geoffrey of Monmouth and the Birth of Arthurian Legend · How King Arthur Became a Medieval Legend · Did Geoffrey of Monmouth Invent Britain's History? · King Arthur's Conquests and the British Empire · Merlin's Powers, the Sword in the Stone and His Fate
1:03:16152K views · 2w ago · 1:03:16
Our entire series on King Arthur can be found here Who was the real Lancelot, King Arthur’s dashing love rival from the Arthurian legends? Was he the first medieval knight? How would his relationship with Queen Guinevere come to shape romance and chivalry for centuries to come? And, was there a historical Camelot...?
Topics: Lancelot and Guinevere's Forbidden Love · The Origins of Courtly Love · The Kidnapping of Queen Guinevere · The Mysterious Origins of Lancelot · The Invention of Camelot · The Rise of the Medieval Knight
1:04:44234K views · 2w ago · 1:04:44
What is the historical truth behind the tales of King Arthur, Britain’s greatest myth? When did these stories begin, and with whom? And, is Arthur’s apocalyptic last battle based on an English historical reality from the 15th century?
Topics: Was King Arthur Really Dead? · How King Arthur Conquered Medieval Europe · Excalibur, the Lady of the Lake and Morgan le Fay · King Arthur's Darkest Secret: The Birth of Mordred · Anthropic · King Arthur's Final Battle
1:28:21244K views · 3w ago · 1:28:21
This is the final part in our ongoing, multi-season history of the French Revolution, the entire series is here Why did the Terror reach unprecedented levels of bloodshed in 1794? Who was running France by this point? And, how was Robespierre finally destroyed, and dragged to the guillotine by his former allies...?
Topics: The Reign of Terror reaches its climax · Inside the Committee of Public Safety · Robespierre's enemies turn against him · A French victory changes everything · The conspiracy against Robespierre · Why the people of Paris are turning against the Revolution
1:12:22197K views · 3w ago · 1:12:22
This is part 22 of 23 in our ongoing series on the French Revolution, the whole series is here Why did Robespierre hold a vast, eccentric festival in 1794 when The Reign of Terror was at its most frenzied? What does it reveal about his psychology and belief in the divine? And, did he really believe that the French Revolution could succeed in supplanting the Christian God?
Topics: The Revolution Turns on God · Robespierre’s Festival of the Supreme Being · Robespierre, God and the Republic of Virtue · Virtue, Terror and Robespierre’s Perfect France · Anthropic · Robespierre’s War with the Atheists
1:23:21213K views · 4w ago · 1:23:21
Our entire series on the French Revolution can be found here, across all four seasons this is part 21 of 23 How did two of the French Revolution's leading figures, Georges Danton and Maximilien Robespierre, differ in their views on how to further the cause? Which scandalous conspiracy was Danton accused of being involved in that would lead him to the guillotine? And, was it true? Or the betrayal of a former ally?
Topics: Danton and Robespierre: Political Brothers Turn Enemies · Danton Begins to Turn Against the Terror · How the Reign of Terror Took Control of France · The Law of Suspects: When Anyone Could Be Arrested · Did the Terror Actually Work? · Hébert and the Revolution’s War on Christianity
42:40377K views · 1mo ago · 42:40
Why did the French Revolution descend into the Reign of Terror? How similar were the revolutionary Committee of Public Safety and the overthrown Ancien Régime? And, was there a point where the governing elite could have maintained control?
Topics: Why Did the French Revolution Descend Into Terror? · Was Violence Built Into the Revolution From the Start? · Marat, Populism and the Power of “the People” · When Did the Revolution Become Uncontrollable? · Was the Terror Necessary to Save the Revolution? · The French Revolution vs the American Revolution
1:05:49201K views · 1mo ago · 1:05:49
In what conditions was Marie Antoinette - once the most glamorous woman in Europe - imprisoned for over a year, before and after the execution of King Louis XVI? Why were the French Revolutionaries divided on her own fate? And, how did she finally face the guillotine on October 16th, 1793?
Topics: Marie Antoinette: The Revolution’s Most Hated Woman · The Royal Family Imprisoned in the Temple · Louis XVII: The Child King Who Threatened the Revolution · Hébert’s Campaign Against Marie Antoinette · Marie Antoinette Is Separated From Her Son · Erasing the French Monarchy
1:16:36292K views · 1mo ago · 1:16:36
Want to watch the whole series right away? Become a member of the channel This is part of our ongoing history of the French Revolution, the entire series can be found here Where did Maximilien Robespierre come from and what led him to rise from provincial obscurity to play a major role in the French Revolution? Why is he considered the central figure in the Reign of Terror? And how did a fastidious man opposed to violence become the chief proponent of bloodshed?
Topics: Robespierre: The Face of the Terror · The Man Who Opposed the Death Penalty · Robespierre’s Childhood · Meeting Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette · The Ideas That Shaped Robespierre · Robespierre’s Rise to Power
1:18:35389K views · 1mo ago · 1:18:35
Join this channel to get early access to the rest of this series This is the first episode in our 4th series on the French Revolution, and our first on THE TERROR. Taking all of our episodes on the topic together, it is 18/23.
Topics: Marat: The Revolution’s Prophet of Violence · Marat Reinvents Himself as a Revolutionary · Girondins vs. Montagnards · France Descends Into Crisis · The Vendée Rises · Building the Machinery of Terror
49:37297K views · 1mo ago · 49:37
From Jonathan Swift and William Hogarth to Private Eye, Spitting Image and Have I Got News for You, Ian Hislop joins Dominic Sandbrook for a riotous journey through the history of British satire. @TheRestHistory @hollandtom @dcsandbrook
Topics: What Is Satire For? · The Origins of British Satire · Jonathan Swift and Gulliver’s Travels · Hogarth and the Golden Age of Cartoons · James Gillray, Napoleon and Propaganda · William Hone and the Fight for Free Speech
1:06:59202K views · 1mo ago · 1:06:59
THIS IS PART 2 of our series on The Ultimate Victorian Adventure. Part 1 is here Who was Lieutenant Napier, the man set out to rescue the European hostages held by Emperor Tewodros II? How did he plan to attack the emperor’s fortress, Magdala? And, did they manage to successfully escape Abyssinia?
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