The Thirteen Colonies were built by a diverse workforce including skilled laborers, indentured servants, enslaved people, and criminals, in stark contrast to modern labor practices.

Examines the establishment of Roanoke in 1585; the successful settlement of Jamestown, Virginia; the roles of Captain John Smith, Pocahontas and Chief Powhatan; the settlement of Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620; Plymouth Rock and the...

Although populist politician Geert Wilders didn't win much support in the recent election in the Netherlands, similar anti-immigration and anti-Muslim candidates are expected to do well in countries like France

The world-renowned Dutch violinist and conductor first created his famous Johann Strauss Orchestra in 1987.

Despite coming close to bankruptcy and overcoming health scares in the past, has no intention of ever slowing...

The Dutch Prime Minister apologises for the country's historical role in slavery, calling it a crime against humanity.

The Netherlands has closed two unregistered Chinese government missions on its territory.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced new sanctions on 10 individuals he described as complicit in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He made the announcement during a trilateral meeting in London with the prime ministers of the U.K. and...

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On the 75th anniversary of Canadian forces liberating the Netherlands, COVID-19 has forced some commemorations to go virtual.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and Germany's Interior Minister Nancy Faeser co-chair a meeting with ministers from Britain, Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Belgium, to step up cooperation in the fight against gangs smuggling migrants...

The battle of Arnhem and the important Rhine crossing there has been fought again - and won. Film taken under fire in Arnhem tells its own story of street fighting among blazing buildings - of house-to-house searches and of mopping up....

The mass of canals, rivers and estuaries in Holland have turned the battle there into a highly amphibious affair. Troops crossed the Wilhelmina Canal by using a smashed railway bridge. On 28th October Cologne sustained its heaviest...

Shots taken from an aircraft on it's way to a raid show the extent of the flood waters between Nijmegen and Cleve. Allied bombing has destroyed many German towns here we see Goch and Wittenberg. The heavy bombers continue to attack...

Vienna - Occupying forces enjoyed a day at a recent Race Meeting held on the Prater Course in Austria's capital. The following day there were three British entrants in the Vienna Grand Prix Motor Cycle Race. ® Hertogenbosch - At a...

Pictures of Field-Marshal Montgomery's advance to Cleve have now reached London. Germany was entering the Reichswald Forest area and the enemy pushed back in a determined action. The capture of Cleve marked the end of phase one of...

Pictures have just been released of air blitz on Western Front airfields which the German's carried out on News Year Day. Many planes were damaged on the ground but Allied fighters were quickly in the air inflicting damage on the...

The receding flood water in Holland has left another problem - mud. A general clean-up is carried out by Dutch girls. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...

Troops on the Western Front this Christmas are battling with wintry conditions of flood and cold. In Holland some of the hospitals have introduced the Christmas spirit for the wounded with trees and decorations. Parties have been...

How about going Dutch at Christmas. Holland's traditional Father Christmas - St. Nicholas - pays a special visit to Plymouth. Some of the presents he brings are Dutch produce, but the kids are anything but cheesed off. Disclaimer:...

Hitler staggers Europe. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions...

Flooding caused by the enemy blowing up dykes, means that troops in the area north of Nijmegen, Holland lead an island existence. Patrols have to be carried out by boat and there is no possibility of digging in. Disclaimer: British...

The Imperial Conference, led at St. James's Palace, was attended by members of the Cabinet, representatives of the British Empire and all of the Allies. The King also attended and conversed with many of them. Mr Churchill made a...

Is Remembrance Day an anachronism in a modern world? It is time it was either drastically modified or the ceremonies finished with in favour of a day of personal, private mourning? As these questions are being asked, particularly by...

Sonsbeek '71, held at Arnhem, where some very modern Dutch Art is being exhibited. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...