Writers and historians including Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory revisit the last days of Anne Boleyn, who in 1536 became the first queen in British history to be executed.

Over the period of 25 years the director met General Võ Nguyên Giáp, a legendary hero of Vietnam’s i...

Norman Mailer and a panel of feminists — Jacqueline Ceballos, Germaine Greer, Jill Johnston, and Dia...

Haunted by uncanny similarities between Nazi stage techniques and the showmanship employed by modern...

It’s the hit musical that changed Broadway forever and brought the genius of Lin Manuel Miranda to t...

To mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Janina Ramirez tells the story of three books that...

‘Spitfire— Birth of a Legend‘ tells the story of the Spitfire from a radical design on the drawing boa...

When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, ...

The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endle...

Short costume picture on the infamous Roman Emperor.

A history of the French Revolution beginning from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Gene...

Was the Christ Story stolen from other, older religions? Theologian Dr Robert Beckford investigates ...

Looking for Angelina is based on one of the most important murder trials in Canada. Angelina Napolit...

1968, The Socialist Republic of Romania. Women catch up on the latest tendencies in beachwear, the y...

From double BAFTA nominated Writer and Director John Walsh. Monarch is part fact, part fiction and u...

A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas M...

The story of Salvador Puig Antich, one of the last political prisoners to be executed under Franco's...

Seekers of Oblivion explores the exciting life and adventures of Isabelle Eberhardt. Born in Geneva,...

The pop-inspired musical brings the six wives of Henry VIII right into the 21st century with infecti...

Follows the waves of literary, political, and cultural history as charted by the The New York Review...

This MGM Passing Parade series short presents how separate events led to the creation of three provi...