Henry VIII on Masterpiece Theater
Sunday October 31, 2004
King
Henry VIII of England was larger than life. His quest for a male
heir drove him to defy the Catholic Church and divorce his wife of
twenty years in order to marry ... Read More
Finland
Sunday October 24, 2004
Stretching to higher latitudes than nearly any other country in the
world, Finland is faced with an extreme climate and cultural
isolation. Its proximity to the powerful countries of Sweden and
Russia would ... Read More
Edward IV
Thursday October 21, 2004
Tall, fair, handsome and hearty, Edward IV was a popular king who won his throne through victory on the battlefield. Find out more about this Sun of York in our ... Read More
William the Conqueror
Wednesday October 13, 2004
On October 14, 1066, William of Normandy successfully invaded England with supporters from his duchy of Normandy, and the Norman Conquest was under way. Who was this Norman Duke who ... Read More
America's Namesake
Thursday October 7, 2004
He wasn't just some guy whose name a mapmaker decided he liked.
Amerigo Vespucci, for whom two continents have been named, was the
navigator who determined that what Columbus had discovered was ... Read More
Not-So-Dark-Aged Medicine
Wednesday October 6, 2004
Medieval
Medicine is often dismissed as backward and ignorant, but ongoing
excavations at the village of Wharram
Percy reveal that the practice of trepanning, a form of
brain surgery, was alive and well in ... Read More