Illuminated Lives: A Brief History of Women's Work in the Middle Ages

In the dark middle ages, young unruly Goldmund is sent to a monastery by his father to atone for the sins of his mother, who abandoned them. There,...

Beggar boy Krabat is lured to apprentice for an evil, one-eyed sorcerer. With a number of others, he works at the sorcerer's mill while learning...

Philippe de Montebello, Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1977 to 2008, guides viewers through The Cloisters, pointing out Romanesque...

Langford, a 17th century alchemist is caught in a time loop that slowly starts to drain his life force.

In the 13th century a scheming thief finds his wits challenged by a hunter and his daughter.

In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.

King Carlos II of Spain (r. 1665-1700) once sent his brother Luis to lead a military expedition into Albania and conquer that land for the Spaniards....

September 2, 476 A.D.: Only two days before the Ostrogoth Foederati finally sack the City of Rome in the early morning hours of September 4th. When...

William Walker and his mercenary corps enter Nicaragua in the middle of the 19th century in order to install a new government by a coup d'etat.

In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.