People who change the world may, or may not, be famous in their own lifetimes. Often it takes years for others to understand forward-thinking contributions. This collection introduces you to some of the world's most-famous people
The Romanov family was executed at the Ipatiev House in Ekaterinburg. It has since been razed, on orders of Boris Yeltsin.
Charles Moore, Margaret Thatcher's authorized biographer - whose book about her will be released after her death - discusses his subject's background ...
On the 23rd of November, 1990, the leader of the Labour Party - Neil Kinnock - brought a no-confidence vote in the House of Commons.
Utterly stunned at the shocking murder of her close colleague, Airey Neave, Margaret Thatcher speaks to the press on March 30, 1979.
In this clip from "The Downing Street Years," by Fine Art Productions, Margaret Thatcher describes what it was like to be Prime Minister, living at Do...
As the zeks construct their building, disagreements erupt over proper procedures.
This clip, from the documentary Ivan the Terrible, is part of the series The Most Evil Men in History.
In this clip, from Sergei Eisenstein's film about Ivan the Terrible, we see the young Tsar leading his new army to Kazan.
This clip, from Sergei Eisenstein's film Ivan Grozny (Ivan the Terrible), is the closing scene of Part 1.
Although Ivan the Terrible had a very difficult childhood, he settled into his life much better after he selected Anastasia Romanovna as his bride.
NOTICE: THIS VIDEO CLIP CONTAINS HISTORICAL INFORMATION ABOUT CRUELTIES DURING THE REIGN OF IVAN THE TERRIBLE.
Because Ivan IV (also known as Ivan Grozny - Russian for Ivan the Terrible) was one of his heroes, Joseph Stalin commissioned film maker Sergei Eisens...
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