The animated history for the little nation in northern Europe we all know and love. Scotland! From Bronze age Picts, to the modern nation within the United Kingdom, Scotland has a rich, independent personality and a vibrant, ancient culture.
Join us now as we uncover the Kings and Emperors of Central Europe. It's Germany
Heading to Western Europe, from the long dead frankish empires and Napoleon Bonaparte, join us now in the summarized history of France! En se dirigeant vers l'Europe occidentale, depuis les empires francs et Napoléon Bonaparte longtemps morts, rejoignez-nous maintenant dans l'histoire récapitulée de la France!
Join us in uncovering the rich history of Russia, the world's largest nation. From the Rus' to the Tzars, to Joseph Stalin, Russia has had an impact on the world for many centuries.
Tucked away on the Iberian peninsula, discover how the Roman province of Hispania became the foothold of Islam in Europe in the Medieval Period, before uniting to become the most powerful empire on earth. It's all here. Its all Spain.
More than just Soviets and Swedes, find out more about this technology giant and how they struggled for many centuries to find their feet. It's Finland!
Ireland. The Emerald Isle. From their harsh land they've bred a strong people. Under the yoke of the English for many centuries, discover how Ireland became the prosperous EU member it is today, and... also... how it became split between two nations.
Poland was once among the most powerful nations in Europe. then it disappeared before being thrust into the heart of the eastern front of WW1 and WW2. But how did it get to that point? Find out in the history of this central European nation.
We begin Poland's second episode with a people subjugated by three powerful empires, the so called "Great Crime" of the Polish Partitions. With Napoleon Bonaparte and the Polish poets inspiring a nationalistic sentiment in the population, this central European people would face their greatest test, while being flung into the 20th Century.
Roman Mythology. The less famous of the Classical Mythologies that managed to have a huge influence on society and culture for the past two millennia.
Find out how the Italian peninsula was perfectly positioned at the heart of the Mediterranean to both dominate trade, and then rise to defeat its rivals, becoming the most powerful empire Europe, and perhaps the world has ever known.
The final chapter in Poland's story. Part of the Eastern Bloc, Poland was in the Soviet sphere of influence throughout the Cold War. Find out how they overcame the challenges and became the nation we see today.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the land became a battleground for more powerful empires. The 19th Century Italian revolution would see the peninsula swept up in the waves of Nationalism that was taking the continent by storm.
The Yellow River Civilisation is one of the oldest river valley civilizations in the world. Discover the folklore behind the rise of the Imperial Chinese Dynasties and how the Han people came to dominate the region of East Asia.
The Chinese Dynasty would forever fear foreigners after driving out the Mongols, which would lead to political and economic self-imposed isolation, while Europeans were pioneering deep water navigation, and exploring the world.
Denmark. Once the center of the Viking world. From their homeland stretching from Scania to Jutland, and the Kattegat Strait in between, they became rulers of the Baltic sea.
Germania Magna was wild and barbaric. With no paved roads or large cities, the Romans would never have guessed this untamed land was the home of the tribes that would one day lead to her downfall.
Venice and Genoa were the two most powerful of the Italian Maritime Republics or Repubbliche Marinare. But why?
Brazil is a complex nation. As a Portuguese colony, it served as a base for plantation owners selling cash crops by slave labor, before being propelled to vast importance as the home of the Portuguese royal family.
Australia is a young nation with a sometimes dark past. From its Aboriginal Custodians to its Penal Colonies to its foundation as a modern nation-state, there is always something interesting in the history of Terra Australis.
The profound effect the February and October Revolutions had on the world was immeasurable. But how exactly did the world's largest land empire become one of the most infamous totalitarian, single-party states history has ever known.
The last jewel in the crown of the British Empire, Hong Kong became a massive financial and trade center between the 50s and 80s. Hong Kong is now a Special Administrative Region of China, and will remain so until 2047.
The English have had perhaps more impact on British, European, and World History than any other nation. First a province of the Romans before becoming petty Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms, the story of the English is long and complex.
On the shores of East Anglia, the Danes arrive, commanding a host of heathens at their back, they take over half of England. Their influence would be felt for the next two centuries.
The Netherlands dominated world trade for half a century, dug half their nation out of the ocean, and founded the world's first publicly traded company. But how did they get there in the first place?
Japan. The island archipelago off the coast of the orient. The Land of the Rising Sun. We know a lot about this little nation thanks to the tales of European authors who wrote about the mysterious closed country.
Four languages, two major religions, peaks climbing high above the sky. Waht is Switzerland, and how did this truly unique nation come to be?
The Balkans has been divided for centuries, find out how it got that way with our first chapter on Croatia, and learn how this Adriatic beauty came to be.
Iceland acted as an incubator for cultures that haven't been around for centuries. Join us in uncovering Iceland's Viking past.
Join us once again in eastern Europe, this time we're headed to the borderland... its Ukraine! From Rus' to Mongols and Communists to nuclear disasters, Ukraine has had its ups and downs, and there's never been a more appropriate time to learn about the modern Ukrainian conflicts and the history behind them.
