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Historical Documentaries are an excellent way to bring history alive!
I have found that my kids get tired of just reading history books.
Why just read about where Lewis and Clark went when you can see
it!! We use history videos regularly as an enhancement to our homeschool
studies.
 History
Of Britain, A: 3500 B.C. - 1603
History of Britain has been hailed by critics on both sides of the
Atlantic as one of the most ambitious documentaries ever filmed.
Now, The History Channel and the BBC are proud to present the second
video series of this landmark presentation. Adapted by the renowned
historian Simon Schama from his best-selling book, this set chronicles
an era of unprecedented turmoil and expansion, from the reign of
Queen Elizabeth I to the heyday of the British Empire, focusing
on the epic themes and towering figures that dominated and defined
England's transformation from a small island "at the edge of
the world" to a global empire.
 The
Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
Magnificent! Stupendous! Simply awe-inspiring! The empire built
by the Greeks in the fourth and fifth centuries, B.C. is perhaps
one of the most breathtaking ever built. Not just a work of art
and genius, the empire laid the foundation for modern science, politics,
warfare and philosophy. Come along and recount the rise and fall
of the legacy of an empire that marked the dawning of the great
Western civilization - the grandeur of the great philosophers, the
magnificence of the architecture, the appeal of the great heroes.
It's classical Greece like you've never seen!
 The
West
The film's lasting achievement is its interweaving of the two distinct
threads of western history -- the triumph of westward expansion
from the urban areas of the East, and the tragic dispossession of
the Native Americans who had populated North America for thousands
of years. To say that The West is essential viewing would be an
understatement; this film should be considered mandatory to any
balanced awareness of America's turbulent and glorious westward
movement.
 The
1900 House
Take one modern 1999 family, insert them into a Victorian London
house redesigned to exact 1900 standards, focus a camera on them
for three months, and you have The 1900 House. Ever wonder what
living in a history museum would be like? Then watch a modern English
family turn the clock back a century to cope with chamber pots,
coal-stove cooking, and gaslights, in The 1900 House. This remarkable
four-part documentary transports Joyce and Paul Bowler and four
of their children, ages 9 to 17, to a late Victorian home -- painstakingly
restored to period accuracy -- on Greenwich's Elliscombe Road. For
three months the Bowlers struggle to adjust to life vintage 1900:
no telephone, television, indoor toilet, refrigerator, or electricity.
 Founding
Fathers
The four programs from the History Channel in this set profile America's
Founding Fathers, noting right at the outset they were a "mismatched
group of quarrelsome aristocrats, merchants, and lawyers."
The story of how these disparate characters fomented rebellion in
the colonies, formed the Continental Congress, fought the Revolutionary
War, and wrote the Constitution is told by noted historians, and
the production is enhanced with beautifully photographed reenactments
as well as intelligent use of period paintings and engravings. This
is an intelligently rendered and captivating look at the men who
formed the American nation.
 Lewis
& Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Sent by President Thomas Jefferson to find the fabled Northwest
Passage, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the most courageous
and important expedition in U.S. History. This extraordinary film
chronicles the story, not just of the two captains, but of the young
army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark's African-American slave,
and Sacajawea, the Shoshone woman who was a key, lifesaving member
of the group. Journey with them all, across a breathtaking landscape
in an experience that explores both the history -- and the promise
-- of America.
 Understanding
Government
This set provides an excellent introduction to understanding the
workings and traditions of the three branches of American government.
The videos cover the Presidency, Congress and the Supreme Court
in an informative manner combining history, contemporary commentary
and academic experts providing analysis and interesting insights.
These videos make an ideal introduction to understanding the different
arrangements and idiosyncrasies of the US political system. A good
solid educational presentation.
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