Miscellany

The Crusades (Videos)

By RachelUndefined on June 7, 2021 • ( 0 )

This three part series is hosted by Dr Thomas Asbridge. Episode one details the origin of the crusades and tracks the journey of the first crusaders as they attempt to recapture Jerusalem. Episode two covers the epic clash between Britain’s Richard the Lionheart, and the legendary sultan Saladin, unifier of Islam. The final episode concludes with the arrival of the Mongol hordes and the end of the crusades.

Platform: DailyMotion
Channel: Llayster
Episode 1 Run Time: 58:53
Episode 2 Run Time: 58:59
Episode 3 Run Time: 58:55

The Merovingians (Video)

By RachelUndefined on May 10, 2021 • ( 0 )

This video by Ryan M. Reeves (PhD Cambridge), Associate Professor of Historical Theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, briefly outlines the rise of the Merovingians, from Pepin the Short and Charles Martel until Charlemagne’s Carolingian Rennaissance.

Channel: Ryan Reeves
Run Time: 29:51

Lost World of the Maya (Video)

By RachelUndefined on April 5, 2021 • ( 0 )

This video is a National Geographic documentary about ‘pre-classic’ Mayan civilisation and the 800-900s AD collapse. Fair warning for non-subscribers — this is packed with ads!

Channel: National Geographic
Run Time: 44.24

Prions — What Are They? (Video)

By RachelUndefined on March 29, 2021 • ( 0 )

This video gives a brief description of prions and explains why they can sometimes cause disease.

Creator: Hussain Biology
Run Time: 5.21

Something Is Killing Me: FFS

By RachelUndefined on March 22, 2021 • ( 1 )

Fatal Familial Insomnia is a rare genetic condition which, as the name suggests, is invariably fatal. This documentary interviews three families who are afflicted with FFS, and documents the efforts which are underway in the search for a cure.

Run Time: 42:18

Philip Gourevitch Interview (Conversations With History)

By RachelUndefined on March 8, 2021 • ( 0 )

Harry Kreisler interviews Philip Gourevitch, author of ‘We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families’, on Writing, Reporting, and the Rwandan Genocide.

Run Time: 59:29