In the 1760s, powerful men in the American colonies were in danger. The working class people beneath them were sick of the corruption and bullying, and were ready to rebel. All they needed was a ferocious leader willing to take on the fight. Herman Husban...

Discover Black AF History, the bestselling book retelling U.S. history through Black voices, culture, resistance, and truth you were never taught.

Discover how Motown Records and Hitsville USA created a global sound that changed music forever, and how its Detroit home lives on as a museum.

A quick, fascinating look at the phrase “That’s all she wrote,” its WWII roots, cultural meaning, and why we still use it today.

Explore the science of life’s origins, from prebiotic chemistry to the first cells in Earth’s primordial oceans.

Explore America’s oldest ghost stories that are still being reported today, from early towns to historic buildings. In this video we share 12 old ghost stories from the folklore of the United States. These stories date from the birth of the country and so...

The story of human evolution may seem straightforward, but it's far from a linear progression. Join renowned paleoanthropologist, Ella Al-Shamahi as we explore the complexities of our past, meeting the fascinating human species we once shared the planet w...

Follow Alice Sutton, a servant in Edwardian England, as she prepares the estate for a visitor and fights for women's suffrage.

Discover Annie Malone, the pioneering beauty entrepreneur and philanthropist who became one of America’s wealthiest Black women and reshaped Black haircare history.

This is Epic History's guide to HMS Victory, one of the most famous warships in history, and flagship of Vice Admiral Nelson at his decisive victory over the Franco-Spanish Combined Fleet at Trafalgar in 1805. In this episode we look at the composition of...

Discover the remarkable history of Rovaniemi, Finland — the reindeer-shaped Arctic town rebuilt after WWII that became Santa’s official hometown and a magical Christmas village.

For centuries, Ukrainian Christmas traditions survived empires, Soviet repression, and modern russian attempts at erasure. In this episode of Ukraine Unfiltered, we explore the real meaning of Ukrainian Christmas — from pre-Christian rituals to deeply spi...

What is a Christmas cracker? Discover its Victorian origins, what’s inside, and the difference between traditional and luxury Christmas crackers.

Latkes as we know them today have a history that include a miracle, a woman saving a city under siege, the failure of crops in eastern Europe, and the migration of Ashkenazi Jews to the United States. With such a long history, latkes vary a lot, and this...

Michael Slater explains the background to Charles Dickens's novel, A Christmas Carol, reveals his reasons for writing it and discusses its monumental success. Filmed at the Charles Dickens Museum, London.