Great Britain built her empire on mercantile trade with her colonies. But after World War II, the economy of the United Kingdom was in ruin, in exchange for American support the UK turned away from mercantilism and embraced free trade,...

This video explores some of the reasons the British were involved in the slave trade and a quote from William Wilberforce's parlimentary speech about the abolition of slavery.

No period of history can boast of greater beauty than The Renaissance. This was the period, from approximately early 14th century to late 16th century, that gave us Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Shakespeare. This video talks about...

Once upon a time, the European colonists who came over to settle along the eastern coast of North America and the Natives who had already lived there for thousands of years, kind of got along. Sure, there were disputes and skirmishes...

A merchant explains how the Ancient Greeks traded with the rest of their world.

The past decade has seen a big surge of foreign interest in Africa. If the continent handles this new "scramble" wisely, the main winners will be Africans themselves.

This program examines the important figures of this period, their motivations for exploring new lands, and their tragedies and successes. This video looks at the explorer Vasco da Gama's trade voyages, to India. The Age Of Discovery Part 10

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...

In this month's episode of What the Theory?, we take a look at colonialism and imperialism. More specifically we look at the politics of colonialism and the appearance of colonialist ideology in culture. As a primer for my upcoming video...

This program examines the important figures of this period, their motivations for exploring new lands, and their tragedies and successes. This video looks at the voyages of Marco Polo to Asia, his descriptions of his experiences...

Toby Green has been fascinated by the history of West Africa for decades after he visited as a student and heard whispers of history that didn’t appear in text books. Years later he wrote ‘Fistful of Shells,’ a survey of West Africa and...

HipHughes hops through the essentials of Capitalism and Communism.

A viking raider describes the many lands the Vikings sailed to; where they raided, traded and explored with a focus on Iceland and the founding of Reykjavik.

This Video Explains Market Changes Over Time - Trade

A description of the founding of the East India Company, how and what it trades with India and the creation of it's own army.

This program examines the important figures of this period, their motivations for exploring new lands, and their tragedies and successes. The Age Of Discovery Part 1

This program examines the important figures of this period, their motivations for exploring new lands, and their tragedies and successes. This video looks at European trips to other areas of the world some of which they had not been...

Discusses the French trading networks, their alliances with Native Americans, and their conflicts with settlers. This video looks at the French treatment of the Native Americans, and the reasons this tended to be more civil than the...

Frances Wood, SOAS Research Associate gives a talk on the importance of the Silk Roads in the movement of ideas and religions across Central Asia, from Buddhism to Nestorian Christianity.

This program examines the important figures of this period, their motivations for exploring new lands, and their tragedies and successes. The Christopher Columbus wanted to find out whether boats could travel west wards from Africa to...

Part 3 of this short series gives a brief summary of the Empire debate; it recaps on some of the positive and negative impacts and leaves the audience to decide.

Follow William Shakespeare through 16th and 17th Century London, as the bard created many of the most important works ever written. Shakespeare's family and early life and schooling. His subsequent marriage to Ann Hathaway after which he...

A lecture designed for kids in school, teachers flipping their classes and the cray cray on the internets.

This video teaches students how to multiply by a multiple of 10 using base 10 blocks. It explains the concept of multiples of 10 and demonstrates how to visualize and solve multiplication problems using base 10 blocks.