In the turbulent formative centuries of early Europe, power-hungry family dynasties fought for domination of the continent.

During the turbulent 19th century, a number of brilliant French artists developed the Romantic movem...

Based on real-life experiences, Tenko remains one of the most fondly remembered and acclaimed BBC dr...

The incredible, true story of the Norwegian Crown Princess Märtha’s efforts to support her country d...
Rageh Omaar visits Spain, Sicily and France to discover the history of Islam in Europe

Journalist and writer Graham Hancock travels the globe hunting for evidence of mysterious, lost civi...

The story of how women have fought their way into the world of sport, an arena jealously guarded by ...

Recounts the story of the extended royal family that once ruled the whole of Europe. Told through th...
Tells the story of the succession of royal power in the Xia Dynasty and Shao Kang’s restoration of t...

Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of...

Acclaimed historian Dan Jones tells the story of the dynasty who ruled England and much of France du...

First broadcast on October 2, 1989, these 18 original 30-minute episodes provide a panorama of 2000 ...

Behind the scenes at the White House during eight administrations, as told by the people who work th...

A group of young men and women in Dublin in 1916 are embroiled in a fight for independence during th...

An adaptation of Eliza Orzeszkowa’s novel. Set in 1886 in Lithuania, the story centers on the confli...
When the ailing king of America's largest renaissance festival declares his retirement, an epic powe...

Our cities, transformed a mere century ago to accommodate cars, now want to rid their streets of the...

At the outbreak of World War I, two teenage boys - one German and one British - defy their parents t...

Myths die hard, and the history of the 20th century is no exception to this rule. Even today, we hol...