Historical Documentary Movies

In 1519, Portuguese explorer Fernand de Magellan and his men embarked on an expedition that would forever change the way we see the world. Like...

Zahi Hawass, an Egyptian archaeologist, has been excavating the ancient necropolis of Saqqara, south of Cairo, for several decades. He hopes to...

In the summer of 2021, young people from Hungary and Transylvania embark on a horseback pilgrimage following the traces of Saint Ladislaus, King of...

A feature documentary about the Herculaneum scrolls, a collection of more than 1,800 ancient papyri carbonised by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in...

A documentary made by History Time on YouTube. Written, researched and produced by Pete Kelly.

Ancient Mounds stand as sentinels of the past: a lost civilization. But 1000 years ago they stood at the heart of a great Native American city. ...

Card games have been delighting people all over the world for over 800 years. What is the secret of Jack, Queen, King and Ace? Is poker a game of...

An intimate and collective documentary of a historic event that brought the devotion of Our Lady of Hope from Málaga to the heart of Rome for...

The creation of the atomic bomb did not only unleash a destructive force—it transformed the imagination of the nation that made it, haunting...

From the plains of the Troade, to the cellars of a Nazi bunker, to the dark basements of Moscow's largest museum. With Homer and in the footsteps of...

Rare archive footage reveals what Singapore was like dating back to 1900, showing coolies sharing lunch, rickshaw pullers, a grand Peranakan funeral,...