One of the ways that the US Constitution baked the institution of slavery into the very core of the new United States was through the fugitive slave clause. The clause required that people who escaped slavery be returned to their...

Get to know Pablo Neruda, one of the most celebrated poets of the 20th century and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. -- A romantic and a revolutionary, Pablo Neruda was one of the most celebrated poets of the 20th century, but...

Disclaimer: This is very different than the usual Crash Course US History episode.



In which John Green lists a whole lot of the battles of the US Civil War in seven and a half minutes. We get a lot of requests for military...

In which John Green ACTUALLY teaches about the Civil War. In part one of our two part look at the US Civil War, John looks into the causes of the war, and the motivations of the individuals who went to war. The overarching causes and the...

It was the western hemisphere's largest empire ever, with a population of nearly 10 million subjects. Yet within 100 years of its rise in the fifteenth century, the Inca Empire would be no more. What happened? Gordon McEwan details the...

When it was ratified in 1789, the US Constitution didn't just institute a government by the people _ it provided a way for the people to alter the Constitution itself. And yet, of the nearly 11,000 amendments proposed in the centuries...

New ReviewVisit Fredericksburg, Virginia and see where the Civil War battle of Fredericksburg took place and Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania national military park

New ReviewTravel to Fort Morgan and Fort Gaines and learn about the Civil War's Battle of Mobile Bay

New ReviewVisit Robert E. Lee's Arlington House at Arlington National Cemetery to learn how a former plantation became one of the most hallowed grounds in the United States.

New ReviewVisit Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, where John Brown and his raiders help kickstart the American Civil War.

New ReviewVisit Henry Clay's Ashland in Lexington, Kentucky to learn about the Great Compromiser!

New ReviewVisit the famous home of the Lincoln Assassination, Ford's Theatre National Historic Site and the Petersen House in Washington DC.

New ReviewVisit the Manassas National Battlefield Park where the first bloody battle of the Civil War was fought!

New ReviewVisit the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum amd Lincoln Tomb in Springfield, Illinois and learn about the presidency of the Great Emancipator.

New ReviewVisit Springfield, Illinois which is home to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and the Lincoln Home National Historic. Springfield would be Lincoln's home for most of his adult life.

Harriet Tubman plays a vital role in the Civil War, contributing to the Union Army and the Underground Railroad. She serves as a spy, scout, cook, and nurse, using her knowledge of the South to gather intelligence and assist Union...

In this video Steven Franklin discusses the Bishops' Wars and how the need to put down this Scottish rebellion led to the recalling of the English Parliament and the first step toward the English Civil War.

In this video Professor Justin Champion explains the significance of the trial and execution of Charles I at the end of the English Civil War.

Would a more accurate description for the English Civil War be 'a war of three kingdoms'? In this video Professor Justin Champion explores the Scottish and Irish dimensions to the English Civil War.

In this video Professor Justin Champion discusses the Putney Debates, a crucial moment in the history of ideas to come out of the English Civil War.

In this video Professor Justin Champion introduces the diggers, levellers and ranters of the English Civil War.

In this video Professor Justin Champion grapples with the difficult question of whether Oliver Cromwell can be regarded as a hero or villain.

In this video Bill Thisdell looks at Charles I's reputation, charged with being a murderer and tyrant at his trial and yet later hailed as a martyr. Which was it? Was Charles really a bad king? How far was Charles responsible for the...

In this video Dr Charlotte Young discusses the origins and causes of the English Civil War.