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The incredible life of Jorge Semprún (1923-2011): son of a republican intellectual; exiled in the early days of the Spanish Civil War;...

A montage of newscasts tracing the events of the "damned war" and the German invasion of 1940.

The little-known story of Ukrainian children torn from their homes in the crush between the Nazi and Soviet fronts in World War II. Spending their...

The coronation of King Håkon (Haakon VII) of Norway in 1905.

Recounts the story of the extended royal family that once ruled the whole of Europe. Told through the eyes of Queen Victoria’s granddaughters,...

Historian Dan Jones explores the millennium of history behind six of Great Britain's most famous castles: Warwick, Dover, Caernarfon, the Tower of...

From the armistice of 1918, which marked the end of the First World War, to the declaration of war in September 1939, the beginning of the Second...

Mythos is a three-part documentary that consists of a series of lectures given by Joseph Campbell. Campbell conceived of the original lectures,...

The history of the European peasantry, which has undergone many upheavals over the centuries: from its rise in the Middle Ages after the fall of the...

This three-episode miniseries chronicles the rise and fall of the Habsburg Empire, one of the most powerful European empires in history. The Habsburg...

Tracy Borman reveals the intimate details of the monarchs, to find out what really went on in their private lives.

The Normans is a British television documentary series first aired on BBC Two in 2010. Over three episodes, it sees Professor Robert Bartlett's...

Rageh Omaar visits Spain, Sicily and France to discover the history of Islam in Europe

During the turbulent 19th century, a number of brilliant French artists developed the Romantic movement in Paris: writers Victor Hugo, Alexandre...

Between 1914 and 1945, two major conflicts engulfed the planet. Among the combatants of the First World War, eight men would play a decisive role in...

An immersive journey through the world of Vincent van Gogh and its unsolved mysteries, filmed on location at historical European sites and enriched...