Eighty years ago, on January 27th, 1945, the extermination and concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated by the Soviets. Of the 69,000 Jews deported from France, only 3 percent survived. During World War II, the Nazis looted property belonging t...

Grab some comfy trainers as you join Historian Dan Snow on a special behind the scenes tour of one of the most iconic sites of the Medieval World, The Tower of London.

By the 20th century, the French Quarter of New Orleans, the neighborhood built by the wealthy aristocrats of the 18th and 19th centuries, had become a slum for the working class.

The Nicholas Brothers are presented here in a way that reflects the joy and intrinsic goodness that seemed to come from their hearts, and express itself in brilliantly conceived and executed performances.

The origin of sea shanties can be traced back to maritime traditions and the needs of sailors during the Age of Sail, roughly from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Sea shanties evolved as work songs, designed to coordinate labor on ships and maintain rhyth...

There's nothing like singing along to a good old sea shanty. Here are ten of the greatest sea shanty songs to sing by the sea, in the pub or at any of the UK's brilliant sea shanty festivals.

Have you ever wondered why people say "six feet under"? While it's a poetic metaphor for burial, it’s not always the literal truth anymore. In this video, we explore the fascinating history of the six-foot burial tradition, its origins during the Great Pl...

Vintage 1970 tutorial film on how to apply makeup and style your hair. An AI time machine to the 70s for a vintage makeup and hair tutorial for women in the US forces. Actress Robin Mary Paris appears as the groovy hippie girl.

Discover the incredible ancient Mayan city of Tikal, a vibrant hub for over a thousand years, boasting nearly 12,000 fascinating structures.

It arose from rhino ancestors that were a lot smaller, but Paraceratherium would take a different evolutionary path. Believe it or not, it actually became so big that it probably got close to what scientists think might be the actual upper limit for a lan...

The Wrangel Island mammoths would end up being the final survivors of a once-widespread genus. In their final years, after having thrived in many parts of the world for millions of years, the very last mammoths that ever lived experienced what’s known as...

Step back in time to explore the surprising story behind America’s eight-sided homes. From Thomas Jefferson’s pioneering Poplar Forest to Orson Squire Fowler’s enthusiastic promotion, octagon houses captured mid-19th-century imaginations with their promis...

Join Conservator Dana as she gently opens the drawers of a special 17th century Colombian cabinet made from a rare plant resin called mopa mopa.

Follow curator Nick, conservator Dana and conservation scientist Lucia on their journey to unravel the mysteries of this fascinating object. Made of a rare plant resin called mopa mopa and decorated with a technique known as Barniz de Pasto, the intricate...

Max was born in Italy and graduated from the Berçot fashion school in Paris. After studying design, and with a budding career in a Paris fashion house, Max made his first trip to India. There, he discovered some exceptional craftsmanship.