An actuality film of traffic and pedestrian movement at the end of a bridge. In the distance on the other side of the bridge, the tops of some large buildings are visible, including a domed building. The location is unconfirmed.

Inspired by the book of the same name, film-maker James Marsh relays a tale of tragedy, murder and m...

Starting in 1881 this film shows the personal battle between Lenin's Ulyanov family and the royal Ro...

Romantic art was a response to the social upheavals of the 19th century, as shown by works by its em...

In the 19th century, China held the monopoly on tea, which was dear and fashionable in the West, and...

A film by Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince, shot in late October 1888, showing pedestrians and carriage...

Ferdinand de Lesseps, known as “The Great Frenchman”, will embark in the greatest adventure of his l...

In 1858 Charles Darwin struggles to publish one of the most controversial scientific theories ever c...

On January 31, 1857, the French writer Gustave Flaubert (1821-80) took his place in the dock for con...
One of the most controversial figures in U.S. history, Jesse James has captured the imagination of t...
A history of the bridges of Paris, through modern views and historical engravings.

With a divine answer to a humble prayer at age 14, Joseph Smith began to fulfill his inspired missio...

The life and struggles of Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph Maria of Habsburg-Lorraine (1832-1867), empero...

The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, t...

Recorded by pioneers as far back as 1805, the Tasmanian tiger has become an intensely mystifying Aus...

Rare archive footage reveals what Singapore was like dating back to 1900, showing coolies sharing lu...

The last sovereign Zulu King, a female British missionary, an ambitious colonial official and a youn...

Aces & Knaves is a documentary about mental gymnastics, competition, and cheating in bridge - the mo...

The Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing is one of the most famous bridges in China. It is also the most ...