A look back at a cruel conflict, the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71), which changed the political geography of Europe and sowed the seeds of a deep antagonism between France and Germany that culminated in two world wars. Excerpts from the diaries of the witnesses, photographs and painted panoramas tell the truth about a forgotten war.

Sharpe is a British series of television dramas starring Sean Bean as Richard Sharpe, a fictional Br...

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Set during the 18th century Napoleonic Wars, Horatio Hornblower, a young and shy midshipman, rises t...

Around the World in 80 Days is an animated television series that lasted one season of sixteen episo...

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Dr James Fox tells the story of three cities in three exceptional years - cities whose artists and t...

Go behind the scenes with the top medal contenders in men's basketball as they battle for gold and g...

Bettany Hughes follows in the footsteps of 18th century aristocrats going on a Grand Tour as she tra...

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This docuseries includes never-before-seen material from the infamous 51-day standoff between federa...

Featuring the minute-by-minute accounts of the brave soldiers who crossed deep into enemy territory ...

The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Gr...

This thought-provoking documentary series examines the harrowing consequences of the Vietnam War, fr...

July 1590, Odawara. Toyotomi Hideyoshi's army had surrounded the Odawara Castle for over 3 months, h...

In late 19th-century Turin, the young Lidia Poët, fights against everything and everyone to get what...