The American West | Documentary Series

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The American West 
A docudrama exploring the Wild West, from 1865 to 1890 in the United State, and the stories behind the period's legendary characters.
This series will provide unprecedented access to the wilderness, frontier lawlessness, and bloodshed of the 40 years between the end of the American Civil War and after the turn of the 20th Century, when the west was won. From Jesse James and Crazy Horse, to Wyatt Earp and Buffalo Bill, the characters at the center of this violent, blood-soaked period in American history are explored as each episode follows the stories and struggles of the West's most infamous outlaws as they fight for their land and identity

 The American West 
 Production: aMC
 Duration: 43:00 min (each episode)
 Subtitles: Greek
 Language: English


Episode 1: America Divided

Episode 2: Two Front War


Episode 3: Blood and Gold


Episode 4: Showdown


Episode 5: Outlaw Rising


Episode 6: The Big Killing


Episode 7: Frontier Justice


Episode 8: The Last Vendetta

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Napoleon: The Campaign of Russia | Documentary

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Napoleon: The Campaign of Russia
1812: Napoleon gathers an army of 600,000 men from 24 different nations, the largest army ever united. Against the advice of his closest councilors, he marches towards Moscow with the firm intention to conquer Russia. This is the start of the Campaign of Russia. Why did Napoleon decide to conquer Russia? How could the greatest leader of the time make so many strategic mistakes? Through the journals, letters and memoirs of soldiers, Russian citizens, politicians and Napoleon himself, this mini-collection will tell with emotion and historical accuracy Napoleon’s first defeat.

 Napoleon: The Campaign of Russia
 Production: ARTE
 Duration: 43:00 min (each episode)
 Language: English



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George III - The Genius of The Mad King | BBC Documentary

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George III - The Genius of The Mad King
The secrets of George III revealed as Robert Hardman explores his private files. George III may be mostly remembered for his madness but these documents reveal another side to him. After 200 years under lock and key, all the personal papers of one of our most important monarchs are for the first time seeing the light of day. In the first documentary to gain extensive access to the Royal Archives, Robert Hardman sheds fascinating new light on George III, Britain's longest reigning king. George III may be chiefly remembered for his madness, but these private documents reveal a monarch who was a political micromanager and a restless patron of science and the arts, an obsessive traveller who never left southern England yet toured the world in his mind and a man who was driven (sometimes to distraction) by his sense of duty to his family and his country.




 George III - The Genius of The Mad King
 Production: BBC
 Duration: 59:00 min 
 Subtitles: English 
 Language: English 

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The Lost Diary of Dr. Livingstone | Documentary

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The Lost Diary of Dr. Livingstone
examine new forensic techniques being used to study Dr. Livingstone’s unpublished field diary, which reveals he was witness to the brutal massacre of slaves at the hands of their traders. The writings in this diary suggest Livingstone was far different from the legend that surrounds him.
Dr. David Livingstone is the renowned British explorer, whom American journalist Henry Morton Stanley greeted with the now famous words, “Dr. Livingstone, I presume.” When New York Herald reporter Stanley found him in a small African village on November 10, 1871, the reclusive Livingstone had lost contact with the outside world for six years. In the late 19th century in Victorian Britain, Livingstone was a popular hero of the era, a celebrated explorer, Christian missionary, staunch abolitionist and pioneering doctor, who developed a treatment for malaria. But was he really the national hero people made him out to be? During his last expedition, Livingstone witnessed and documented an event that changed the course of history. His account of the mass slaughter of the village Nyangwe, recorded in his journal brought back by Stanley, horrified the American and British public and ultimately led to the end of the African slave trade, and closing down the world’s last open slave market.  But Livingstone may not have told the entire story of the massacre in his journal. To discover the truth behind the massacre, follows a team of experts, led by Adrian Wisnicki of Nebraska University, as they attempt to decipher Livingstone’s original field diary – recently discovered – to determine what really happened in Nyangwe.


 The Lost Diary of Dr. Livingstone
 Production: PBS
 Duration: 47:00 min
 Subtitles: Greek Built
 Language: English

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Let Freedom Rise | BBC Documentaries

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Let Freedom Rise
6 December 1773 and 14 August 1947
The catalyst and repercussions of freedom from colonial rule are explored in the American 'patriots' raid on a British ship and the web of devastation and destruction the soured India's independence celebrations.







Let Freedom Rise: The Boston Tea Party/The Independence of India
 Production: BBC
 Duration: 58:41 min
 Subtitles: Greek Built
 Language: English

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Rule of the Gun | BBC Documentaries

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Rule of the Gun: The O.K. Corral/Saint Valentine's Day Massacre
26 October 1881 and 14 February 1929
From the wild west and the mob-run city come two stories that have entered American mythology: the gunfight in the obscure mining town of Tomestone and Al Copone's frenzied attack on George 'Busgsy' Malone in Chicago.





 Rule of the Gun: The O.K. Corral/Saint Valentine's Day Massacre
 Production: BBC
 Duration: 58:46 min
 Subtitles: Greek Built
 Language: English

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America: The Story of Us (Complete Series)

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America: The Story of Us
A riveting adventure of how America was invented, AMERICA THE STORY OF US focuses on the people, ideas and events that built nation, covering 400 years of American history in the most extensive and in-depth television series ever produced by HISTORY. From the rigors of linking the continent by wagon trails to the transcontinental railway, the engineering of steel-structured buildings, through to landing on the moon, this epic 12-part series is a grand cinematic vision of how this country was built. AMERICA THE STORY OF US brings this story to life first hand through patriots, frontiersmen, slaves, abolitionists, Native Americans, pioneers, immigrants, entrepreneurs and inventors. Sharing their thoughts on the building of America, and what it means to be an American, are a world-class group of individuals including Meryl Streep, Michael Douglas, Buzz Aldrin, Colin Powell, Donald Trump, Tom Brokaw, John Legend, Melissa Etheridge, Brian Williams and more.  


 America: The Story of Us
 (The Series contains 12 episodes) 
 Production: History Channel
 Duration: 45:41 min (each episode)
 Language: English

Episode 1: Rebels
Episode 2: Revolution


Episode 3: Westward


Episode 4: Division


Episode 5: Civil War


Episode 6: Heartland


Episode 7: Cities


Episode 8: Boom


Episode 9: Bust

Episode 10: WWII


Episode 11: Boomers


Episode 12: Millennium

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The Men Who Built America | Watch The complete Series online

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The Men Who Built America
Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Astor, Ford and Morgan. Their names are part of history and synonymous with the American dream. These men transformed every industry they touched: oil, rail, steel, shipping, automobiles, and finance. Their efforts transformed a country. Rising from poverty, their paths crossed repeatedly as they elected presidents, set economic policies and influenced major events of their day - from the Civil War to The Great Depression. 12 million historical negatives, many made available for the first time by the Library of Congress, are brought to life to offer an unprecedented view of America's Industrial Age – and the men who built it.

 The Men Who Built America
 Production: History Channel
 Duration: 01:26:00 min (each episode)
 Language: English


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Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City | BBC Documentary Film

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Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City
Historian and author, Simon Sebag Montefiore presents a fascinating series on Jerusalem: the place where God meets man, the shrine of three faiths – Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and the most fought over city in history. Montefiore explains how Jerusalem – established by King David 3,000 years ago was fought for and shaped by Kings and Emperors and how the holiness of the city was intensified by myths and fables, borrowed and refined between religions. He then explores how this peerlessly beautiful city rose from a crumbling ruin after the crusades to become a world centre of Islamic pilgrimage, the object of rivalry between Christian nations, a holy refuge for Jews from all over the world and, ultimately, the site of one of the world's most intractable conflicts. 





 Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City
 (The documentary contains 3 episodes)
 Production: BBC
 Duration: 59:00 min (each episode)
 Language: English

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Ultimate Battles - Waterloo | Documentary Film Online

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Ultimate Battles - Waterloo
On June 18th, 1815, the fate of Europe rested in the hands of two distinguished generals. Bonaparte, the emperor of France, had marshaled his forces together in an attempt to regain control of the entire continent. Opposing him was an army of British, Dutch and Prussian allies, led by the brilliant commander, Arthur Wellesley. The film highlights how a brutal one-day clash between 200,000 combatants forever altered the course of the European continent and the world itself.


 Ultimate Battles - Waterloo
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 Duration: 49:04 min
 Language: English




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Egypt: Rediscovering a Lost World | Complete BBC Series

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Egypt: Rediscovering a Lost World
Focusing on three of the most important discoveries from the world of the ancient Egyptians, this series journeys back in time to explore Howard Carter's discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, the Great Belzoni's finds from the reign of Ramesses II and Champollion's deciphering of the hieroglyphs. Join Carter, Belzoni and Champollion as they overcome immense obstacles to unlock the secrets of an as-yet undiscovered world and reveal their seminal finds. Then travel even further back, to the amazing period of Egyptian history unveiled by their astounding work.

 Egypt: Rediscovering a Lost World
 (The documentary contains 6 episodes)
 Production: BBC
 Duration: 56:00 min  (each episode)
 Language: English



Episode 1: Carter Part A

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Episode 2: Carter Part B



Episode 3: Belzoni Part A



Episode 4: Belzoni Part B



Episode 5: Champollion Part A



Episode 6: Champollion Part B

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Heroes and Villains | The Complete BBC Series Online

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Heroes and Villains 
BBC docudrama series looking at key moments in the lives and reputations of some of the greatest warriors of history. Each hour long episode featured a different historical figure, including Napoleon I of France, Attila the Hun, Spartacus, Hernán Cortés, Richard I of England, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. The statements at the beginning of each episode read: "This film depicts real events and real characters. It is based on the accounts of writers of the time. It has been written with the advice of modern historians.




 Heroes and Villains
 Production: BBC
 Duration: 43:31 min (each episode)
 Language: English




Episode 1: Spartacus
Dramatised documentary revealing Spartacus as he really was - a brilliant leader of a guerrilla band, but a flawed and indecisive human being. Starring Anthony Flanagan as Spartacus and Robert Glenister as his nemesis, Marcus Licininus Crassus.

Episode 2: Attila The Hun
Exploring the myth of the crude savage Attila. Part genius, part psychopath, Attila is unlike the other Huns. A calculating, ruthless gambler, his one goal is conquest - and he's set his sights on Roman cities to test out his brilliant new siege tactics.


Episode 3: Richard The Lionheart 
Drama-documentary about Richard the Lionheart. Was he the heroic warrior of Robin Hood? Or was he just a greedy thug who wanted to loot the Holy Land? Revisionist history suggests that Richard was neither- an extremist Christian, he struggled to lead a fractious international coalition against an impenetrable Muslim stronghold. Saladin used scorched earth tactics which spread dissension through the Crusaders' ranks. Gradually, Richard's coalition fell apart and he returned a failure.



Episode 4: Napoleon
Drama-documentary telling how Napoleon Bonaparte rose from being a penniless French soldier to create an empire, beginning at the siege of Toulon in 1793 where France's leaders first recognised his tactical genius, immense bravery and boundless ambition as he defeated the English. Shot in authentic locations using a script based on documents from the time, including Napoleon's own letters, the film has been written with the advice of modern historians.



Episode 5: Shogun
Drama-documentary about the Samyurai general Tokugawa Ieyasu, a towering figure of Japanese history. He overthrew the governing dynasty of Japan and become the Shogun - the supreme military leader - of Japan. Ieyasu's rise to power climaxes in the biggest Samurai battle in history, with 160,000 soldiers fighting for the future of Japan. On the way, there is a story of love for a reckless son, a politician in drag, a night time Ninja attack, suicide and betrayal.



Episode 6: Cortes

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The French Revolution | Documentary film

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The French Revolution
This authoritative survey masterfully brings the world of 18th century France to life. The French Revolution shook the very foundations of monarchy, destroyed the last vestiges of feudalism, and planted the seeds of modern politics, diplomacy, and nationalism. Travel back to the days of the guillotine to meet the figures who made history, including Marie-Antoinette, Louis XVI, Maximilien Robespierre, Jean-Paul Marat, Georges Danton, and Charlotte Corday.


 The French Revolution
 Production: History Channel
 Duration: 01:30:24 min
 Language: English





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Killing Lincoln | Documentary Film

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Killing Lincoln
April 14, 1865. One gunshot. One assassin hell-bent on killing “a tyrant,” as he charged — the 16th President of the United States. This is the most dramatic and resonant crime in American history: the true story of the killing of Abraham Lincoln. From Executive Producers Ridley Scott and Tony Scott, and narrated by Tom Hanks, National Geographic Channel's first ever docudrama, Killing Lincoln, based on the New York Times bestseller, combines re-creations with historical insight in a thrilling chronicle of the final days of President Lincoln and his assassin, John Wilkes Booth.


 Killing Lincoln
 Production: National Geographic
 Duration: 01:24:33 min
 Subtitles: Greek Built
 Language: English

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Islam and the West (Documentary film)

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Islam and the West
For centuries, Islamic and Christian civilizations have coexisted, often peacefully. Yet recent factors have given rise to misunderstandings and have aroused animosities between the Middle East and the West. Through dramatic reenactments and interviews with theologians, historians and statesmen, this three-part series investigates the complex and dynamic relationships between these cultures. Discover how these warring faiths once coexisted and even thrived together and how they may one day chart a path towards a peaceful future.






 Islam and the West
 (The documentary contains 3 episodes) 
 Production: Smithsonian Channel
 Duration: 50:00 min
 Subtitles: Greek Built
 Language: English

Episode 1: A Prophet Changes the World


Episode 2: War and Wisdom



Episode 3: The Challenge

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A History Of Britain (The Complete BBC series)

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A History Of Britain
Bringing Britain's rich history to life, Simon Schama's unique storytelling describes the triumphs and trials of the monarchy, the effects of warring religions, the expansion of the empire and the decline of Britain as a world power. The story begins around 3100 BC and concludes in 1965. The Documentary complete 15-part epic BBC series. In this well-written and thoughtfully crafted survey, Schama, the bestselling author of books on European cultural history such as The Embarrassment of Riches and Citizens, has managed to be both conventional and provocative. He tells the official version of Britain's story--Roman Britain, the Norman Conquest, the struggles of the Henrys and Richards, Elizabeth I, Scottish rebellions and the English Civil Wars, the American Revolution, the growth of the British Empire, Queen Victoria, the industrial age, and Winston Churchill.



 A History Of Britain
 (The Series contains 15 episodes)
 Production: BBC
 Duration: 59:00 min (each episode)
 Language: English

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Gettysburg | History Channel Documentary

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Gettysburg
From executive producers Tony Scott and Ridley Scott comes a special about the battle that changed the course of the Civil War and the future of the Nation.
"The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here." Abraham Lincoln's iconic Gettysburg Address frames this epic, feature-length HISTORY special, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. GETTYSBURG looks at this battle from a visceral new perspective, that of the everyday soldiers who fought there, in a confrontation that changed the fate of our nation. Stripping away the romanticized veneer of past treatments, this special conveys new information and honors the sacrifice of those, both North and South, who fought and died there. Raw, immersive and emotional, this groundbreaking event puts viewers inside the three-day battle where over 50,000 men paid the ultimate price.


 Gettysburg
 Production: History Channel
 Duration: 01:27:10 min
 Language: English

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The Revolution (Complete documentary Series)

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The Revolution
They came of age in a new world amid intoxicating and innovative ideas about human and civil rights, diverse economic systems, and self-government. In a few short years, these men and women would transform themselves into architects of the future through the building of a new nation unlike any that had ever come before. From the roots of the rebellion and the signing of the Declaration of Independence to victory on the battlefield at Yorktown and the adoption of The United States Constitution, THE REVOLUTION tells the remarkable story of this important era in history.
Venturing beyond the conventional list of generals and politicians, HISTORY introduces the full range of individuals who helped shape this great conflict, including some of the war’s most influential unsung heroes. Through cinematic recreations, intimate biographical investigations, and provocative political, military, and economic analysis, THE REVOLUTION breathes new life into one of the most pivotal periods in American history. 


 The Revolution
 (The Series contains 13 episodes)
 Production: History Channel 
 Duration: 45:00 min (each episode)
 Language: English

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Lee & Grant (Documentary Film)

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Lee & Grant
Produced with the cooperation of leading Civil War historian Winston Groom, author of Forrest Gump, LEE & GRANT is a personal look at two iconic leaders of the Civil War. Surprising details reveal the bold choices and almost godlike power Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee summoned on decisive battlefields like Vicksburg and Gettysburg that, within days of each other, turned the tide of the war. Originally aired in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, this special features a unique perspective, exploring how these men changed the course of American history. 






 Lee & Grant
 Production: History channel
 Duration: 01:27:59 min
 Language: English

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Stealing Lincoln's Body (documentary film)

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Stealing Lincoln's Body
One of the strangest, most intriguing, and yet almost unknown episodes in American history unfolded in 1876, eleven years after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. A band of Chicago counterfeiters hatched a plot to steal the President’s body from its tomb outside Springfield, Illinois, and hold it for a ransom of $200,000. A paid informant told the newly formed Secret Service. When both the police and the criminals showed up at the cemetery on the appointed night, the scheme was foiled. This feature-length special from HISTORY™ explores the peculiar confluence of historical trends and cultural movements that prompted the crime: the birth of counterfeiting, the growth of embalming, and the influence of secret societies in American life, among others. But above all, the story shows how important this beloved President remained to a public so unprepared for his violent death in 1865.
Startling and informative, this is one of those tales you have to see to believe. 




 Stealing Lincoln's Body
 Production: History Channel
 Duration: 01:32:04 min
 Language: English

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