1644: The Complete Story of The First English Civil War

The Battle of Naseby stands as one of the most decisive and bloody clashes in English history. In 1645, King Charles I led his final major army against the highly disciplined New Model Army commanded by Sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell. This documentary explores the bitter rivalries, strategic blunders, and brutal sieges that defined the English Civil War. You will witness the horrific storming of Leicester and the chaotic moments on the battlefield when ill-disciplined cavalry charges cost a monarch his kingdom. The capture of the King's personal letters exposed his secret schemes, turning the tide of public opinion forever and exposing the scandalous realities of royal politics. Experience the military tactics, the intense political propaganda, and the devastating realities of warfare in the seventeenth century that ultimately led a king to the scaffold. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 📺 You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of

Explore the tragic breakdown of 17th-century Britain in this definitive documentary on the English Civil War. From the clash of Divine Right and Parliamentary power to the bloody battlefields of Edge Hill, Marston Moor, and Naseby, discover how political deadlock and religious upheaval plunged three kingdoms into chaos. Follow the rise of Oliver Cromwell, the creation of the New Model Army, and the unprecedented, illegal trial that led to the execution of King Charles I. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 📺 You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more.

Actress Vanessa L Williams, who faced racial prejudice when she became the first black woman to be crowned Miss America, goes on the trail of two of her ancestors who fought courageously to extend the rights and freedoms of black people in the USA. Her ancestor David Carll was one of the first to enlist after the ban on black soldiers serving on the Union side of the Civil War was lifted and, at the National Archives in Washington, DC, Vanessa uncovers an unbelievably rare tintype photograph of him. Going further back, Vanessa uncovers another ancestor, William A Fields, who not only went from slave to schoolteacher in little more than 20 years, but ended up serving as a legislator in the Tennessee National Assembly. Through the pioneering work of her ancestor, Vanessa is able to see how in the nineteenth century black people briefly glimpsed the possibility of human rights before the segregation laws, violence and intimidation of the Ku Klux Klan closed that door again. It would be nearly 100 years before another African-American would be elected to

In 1945, World War II ended with the dawn of the Atomic Age, but peace was short-lived. As the alliance between the US and the USSR fractured, a new battle of ideologies emerged: Capitalism versus Communism. From the nuclear test sites of Bikini Atoll to the proxy battlefields of Greece and China, this documentary explores how Stalin’s Iron Curtain descended across Europe, culminating in the high-stakes 1948 Berlin Blockade. Discover how the world stood on the brink of World War III and entered the era of Mutually Assured Destruction. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 📺 You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more.

Following the American Civil War, the Government's greatest military concern was the increasing ferocity of fighting between pioneers and the Native Americans. How did these skirmishes grow into a full-blown war with legendary figures like Crazy Horse and General Custer? From executive producer Robert Redford, Robert Redford’s The West explores the dramatic evolution of the American West, when cowboys, Indians, outlaws and sheriffs populated the land. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits!

In order to ensure the survival of his family Jesse James forms a gang. This decision was at the very start of a golden age of outlaws that would soon sweep across the country and would almost catapult the US back into civil war. From executive producer Robert Redford, Robert Redford’s The West explores the dramatic evolution of the American West, when cowboys, Indians, outlaws and sheriffs populated the land. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits!