World History Videos

Whether it's people, places or events which fuel "the news," the fabric of our lives is impacted by world events. This collection features stories from ancient to modern times.

When Grigory Rasputin was young, people thought he could produce "magic.

Ronald Reagan delivers a speech to students at Moscow State University, urging them to be free of fear and full of hope for the future.

British orphans - real Oliver Twists - were as young as seven or eight when they were transported hundreds of miles away to work at various jobs.

WARNING: MICHELANGELO WAS AN ARTIST WHO PAINTED AND SCULPTED.

The blues which Michelangelo used in the Sistine-Chapel frescoes were imported from Afghanistan.

How did Michelangelo create the extensive frescoes we see today in the Sistine Chapel?

WARNING: THIS CLIP PROVIDES CLOSE-UPS OF MICHELANGELO'S FRESCOES.

Michelangelo was pleased with his Sistine-Chapel ceiling - follow this link for an incredibly clear, online-panoramic viewing - but Pope Julius II wan...

The Medici family commissioned Michelangelo to create a magnificent facade for the San Lorenzo church in Florence.

WARNING: THIS CLIP PROVIDES CLOSE-UPS OF MICHELANGELO'S FRESCOES.

WARNING: THIS CLIP PROVIDES CLOSE-UPS OF REINAISSANCE-AGE SCULPTURES.

WARNING: THIS CLIP PROVIDES CLOSE-UPS OF REINAISSANCE-AGE SCULPTURES.

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