Roman Artefacts Reveal What Life Was Really Like in Roman Britain

When was Britain conquered? What did the Romans think of the locals? Why was Hadrian's wall built? Tristan Hughes answers the most searched Google questions about Roman Britain. Worst

Brutal Battles of WW1 & WW2 told by one German Solider. German Soldier’s letters and dairies reveal what life was really like for men fighting in the trenches on the frontline in the First World War. Published for the first time in this feature documentary, Wilhelm's letters and photos have been entrusted to History Hit by his family. Born in central Germany in 1888. Wilhelm studied to become a teacher, but like so many of his generation, was called to serve in the First World War. From 1914 to 1918 he saw action on the western front, where he experienced the horrors of trench warfare and endured the loss of some of his closest friends. Unlike many of his comrades, Wilhelm survived the war but returned to a defeated nation in the grips of political turmoil Wilhelm would play no part in the violent political battles of the early 1920s and instead would return to the classroom - but the coming of the great depression and the rise to power of the Nazis - would alter the course of his

The second episode of "Who Rules America" goes back to the origins of the American Revolution to show how the fight against entrenched wealth and privilege dates back hundreds of years. Danny Schechter, the "News Dissector", travels to Western Massachusetts to explore the story of Shays' Rebellion, often considered the Occupy Wall Street of its era. The journey continues along Boston's Freedom Trail to debate the revolutionary and non-revolutionary aspects of the American Revolution. Indigenous activist Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz challenges the narrative of a true revolution, calling it a war on independence instead. She argues it lacked an anti-colonial agenda: and "democracy has always been an oligarchy". Modern-day economic inequality is placed in a historical context. ------- Chapters ▷ 00:00 – The History of the Fight for Democracy in America ▷ 01:23 – Occupy Wall Street ▷ 04:01 – American Revolution ▷ 05:18 – Freedom Trail ▷ 09:50 – Shays's Rebellion ▷ 14:40 – Racial equality & anti-colonialism ▷ 19:01 – Right-wing Tea Party ▷ 24:16 – Next episode ▷ 24:38 – Credits ------- ------- Six decades after C. Wright Mills

Hero in war. Villain in peace? Historian Kevin Ruane answers your questions about Winston Churchill, the two-time Prime Minister celebrated for leading Britain through the Second World War, yet still one of the most controversial figures in modern British history. 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.

We asked one of the world's leading experts on Ancient Rome and Roman Military History, Dr Simon Elliott FSA to answer the most googled questions about Gladiators!

In this Iron Age special, Professor Alice Roberts and archaeologists from across Britain examine incredible finds that challenge the notion that Iron Age societies were primitive and warlike. From Britain's best-preserved chariot burial to the underwater remains of a crannog, watch as archaeologists reveal the secrets of pre-Roman Britain. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits!