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History Documentaries are the greatest stories ever told. There’s nothing wrong with fiction, but history is filled with the most amazing stories ever told. History documentaries are about anything that happened yesterday: history documentary on culture, on war, on food, on fashion. History documentaries tell us about our ancestors: who they were, how they dressed, how they loved and how they died. History documentaries are very dear to my heart and these are all chosen with love. Enjoy.

• War on Our World

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  This film is an examination on the different types of war — from imperialism to the military wars — and draws out the consequences of these, in the hopes of finding what it will take to achieve peace in the world. It takes into account the many casualties of war, of children becoming orphans or
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• The Mystery of the Romanovs

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  For more than a century, the final moments of what happened to the Romanovs, Russia’s royal family, remains a mystery. Tsar Nicholas II, his wife and children were apparently captured and was set to be executed when the Bolsheviks raided the palace. Two of his children apparently escaped. But in 2007, archeologists apparently discovered two
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• GENERATION EXILE

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  When Rodrigo Dorfman was six years old,  he fled a Chilean regime that was after his father. Now,  Rodrigo Dorfman revisits his own exile through the eyes and skins of four  women: a Taiwanese pianist haunted by nightmares of her past; an Afro Caribbean Whirling Dervish on a pilgrimage to Turkey; a Latina artist mourning
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• Thriller in Manila

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  Thriller in Manila was known as one of the best moments in boxing history. It featured Muhammad Ali who was the World Heavyweight Boxing Champion at that time. He was set to fight against his arch rival Joe Frazier, and this fight, staged in Manila, Philippines, on October 1, 1975, was filled with tension and
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• The Many Faces of Lee Harvey Oswald

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  Lee Harvey Oswald’s name in history is forever etched. As the fall guy for the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, he was the subject of many books, stories and features. But he isn’t just a story. He is an actual person, who apparently has more than one identity. This documentary attempts to present that
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• Finding Atlantis

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  Have Atlantis been found? The legendary lost city has been more of a fable than actual truth in recent years. Atlantis was said to be destroyed by a devastating tsunami many years ago. But with the use of satellite photography and underwater technology, experts may have already found proof that this ancient city actually existed.
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• Primary (1960 election)

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  Primary is the groundbreaking documentary about the 1960 election campaigns of Vice President Dick Nixon and Senator Jack Kennedy. Both men would become president of the United States. Both men would not last until the end of their terms: Kennedy would be shot during his first term, Nixon would be forced to resign in disgrace
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• Science and Islam: Part 1: The Language of Science

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  We found a remarkable series on Islam by the BBC. Rather than come at the religion from a purely religious perspective, BBC focuses on the hard science behind religion: in part 1, we focus on the language of science. This crisp and well researched documentary does a fantastic job of explaining an old religion to
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• Mysteries of Jerusalem – Stairway to Paradise

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  Today, we bring you MYSTERIES OF JERUSALEM – STAIRWAY TO PARADISE. This documentary will tackle that seemingly eternal question: what’s so special about Jerusalem? Home to idol worshipers, the city became the capital of Jewish life for a thousand years and then a vibrant Roman city. Before too long, Christianity, and then Islam were both
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• Islands of Scotland – 1 of 6 – Isle of Skye and The Small Isles

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  Hi there! I’m the other new guy around, Louis from Switzerland. I hope that you’ll have as much fun watching our posts as I had in the past. As I am generally not a man of many words – Here’s my first documentary for you. Islands of Scotland – 1 of 6 – Isle of
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