World History
I know that it's a little early to be teaching World War I but I just found this clip that you might want to book mark. British actors read World War 1 poetry by Rupert Brooke and Wilfred Owen. Open Culture, where I found the clip, notes that every year Britain remembers World War I on the Sunday closest to November 11th. For Remembrance Day this year, famous British actors read the war poetry.
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World History
British Actors Read Poignant Poetry from World War I
I know that it's a little early to be teaching World War I but I just found this clip that you might want to book mark. British actors read World War 1 poetry by Rupert Brooke and Wilfred Owen. Open Culture, where I found the clip, notes that every year Britain remembers World War I on the Sunday closest to November 11th. For Remembrance Day this year, famous British actors read the war poetry.
- Hbo: Rome
HBO: Rome. I watched the first episode of this show on HBO tonight. As a whole, I liked it and I do look forward to seeing more episodes. Here are a few thoughts: This series is beginning with the start of the great Roman civil war between Julius Caesar...
- Zafar: The Last Mughal Empeor
He was the last Mughal emperor. He came to the throne with nothing "of the power and wealth of his ancestors." He was at the center of the Great Uprising against the British in 1857 and was arrested soon thereafter. Nonetheless, in the eight-mintue clip...
- How Feudal Lords Fought In Armour
Ever wonder how feudal lords fought each other in so much armour? Take a look at this cool clip from The National Museum of the Middle Ages in Geneva in which actors demonstrate some of the movements and techniques of the fighters. You can read more...
- How The Khufu Eqyptian Pyramid Was Built Part Ii
Jean-Pierre Houdin speculates that the pyramids were built "with an external ramp, and the upper portions with internal ramps." You can read more from the Open Culture post where I found this clip. You can also read more about Houdin's theory at...
- Joseph Nye On Global Power Shifts
Historian and diplomat, Joseph Nye, discusses power in the 21st century in this fascinating Ted Talk. Nye argues that power is changing and sees two types of change. The first is that power is shifting from west to east. Actually, Nye says power...