Harsh conditions in Europe forced millions to seek better lives elsewhere. The film follows one such family from Sweden.
Category: History podcast
W044: Amistad (1997)
As tensions over the institution of slavery increase in the United States, a shipful of illegally acquired Africans escape only to be recaptured and brought before the U.S. legal system.
W043: Master and Commander (2003)
British dominance of the seas was likely the only thing that prevented Napoleon from invading England. This fictional take offers a great look at life at sea during the Napoleonic [ … ]
W042: The French Revolution (1989)
This five-and-a-half-hour monster is still plenty entertaining and educational! It starts a year before the storming of the Bastille and runs through the Reign of Terror.
W041: Farewell, My Queen (2012)
Today we meet Marie Antoinette and see the beginning of the French Revolution.