history

In 1466, at 17, Lorenzo d’Medici foils a murderous plot against his father and saves his family from a coup d’etat. He ushers in another Medici chapter in the history of Florence and the Renaissance. (44 min, 6 segments)

Banned from the Bible tells the stories of the ancient books that have been prohibited from becoming part of Bible canon. (88 min, 12 segments)

A short random mix of stories that did not quite fit into the main episodes of this great documentary series narrated by Michael Wood. (20 minutes in 3 segments)

Angkor with its deteriorating complex of monuments, temples and palaces is in a state of emergency. One piece of history a day illegally leaves Cambodia to feed an international black market hungry for Khmer artifacts. (23:00 min in 3 segments)

Long shrouded in secrecy, the life of Nikola Tesla is illuminated in this film. His achievements are so profound that he was seen as a threat to the world’s economy and many of his inventions are still classified by the U.S. (45 min in 5 segments)

Europe, 1400: No longer neglected in the shadows of the Church, classical philosophy, poetry, art and sculpture begin to reach a new audience. With increasing trade and wealth an appetite for enlightenment develops. (54 min in 6 segments)

The last episode explains how politicians on the left set out to mould their policies to people’s inner desires and feelings, just as capitalism had learnt to do with products. (55 min in 6 segments)