World History Videos Hacker News Recommends — Page 2

World history videos on HackerTube: the talks, lectures and explainers Hacker News commenters keep sharing, covering ancient civilizations, medieval, empires, 20th century history, Cold War, archival footage, history documentaries, historical lectures, Dan Carlin, history of ideas and places.

123 videos · ranked by HN recommendations · showing 49–96

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documentary#1577

Chernobyl 3828

TeleconStudio

“Chernobyl 3828 is about the people”

2 HN recommenders · 2014–2019

documentary#1600

They Shall Not Grow Old – New Trailer – Now Playing In Theaters

Warner Bros.

“It's really incredible and makes the war (which was only 100 years ago) feel much more modern than old black and white footage.”

3 HN recommenders · 2019–2023

lecture#1619

Kursk: The Epic Armored Engagement (2013)

The National WWII Museum

“I highly recommend it”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2023

documentary#1647

Dropping the Bomb: Hiroshima & Nagasaki

Shaun

“Here's a thoroughly nuanced analysis of the causes and motivations leading to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki”

3 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

podcast#1669

David Reich — How one small tribe conquered the world 70,000 years ago

Dwarkesh Patel

“David Reich is probably the leading researcher in this field and his description of our best guesses is highly nuanced and open to new data.”

4 HN recommenders · 2024–2025

explainer#1719

A New History for Humanity – The Human Era

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

“Kurtzgesagt has a really great video about the subject”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2025

documentary#1726

The 1751 Machine that Made Everything

Machine Thinking

“Also Machine Thinking's videos "The 1751 Machine that Made Everything”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2023

explainer#1758

Work.

Historia Civilis

“Here is an excellent video on the history of work.”

3 HN recommenders · 2023–2025

explainer#1764

Every Ruler Makes the Same Mistake When They Die

CGP Grey

“The 101-level crash-course on this is CGP Grey's video Death & Dynasties”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2023

talk#1784

The Surprising History of Copyright and What It Means For...

Google TechTalks

“Karl Fogel does a great job explaining the History of copyright”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2021

explainer#1933

How Kodak Exposed Nuclear Testing

Veritasium

“Veritasium did an eye opening vid on how fallout blew across the country and was ruining Kodak's film on the East Coast.”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2025

documentary#1984

The Fallen of World War II

Neil Halloran

“does a great job of giving a sense of what the proportions are of relative tragedies in terms of loss of life.”

3 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

tutorial#2125

How to write cuneiform with Irving Finkel and @preservethings I Curator's Corner S4 Ep9

The British Museum

“It's short enough for an introduction, funny and entertaining”

3 HN recommenders · 2023–2025

explainer#2185

The Origins of Russian Authoritarianism

Kraut

“this video gives a good introduction to the origins of Russian Authoritarianism”

3 HN recommenders · 2022–2023

explainer#2186

The Longest Year in Human History (46 B.C.E.)

Historia Civilis

“Historia Civilis has a great video explaining how Caeser used the longest year to his advantage in war”

4 HN recommenders · 2021–2024

documentary#2200

Pandora's Box, E1: The Engineers' Plot

nagualdesign

“I recommend watching Pandora's Box documentary. It is fun and pretty well made”

3 HN recommenders · 2014–2025

explainer#2261

The Constitution of Athens

Historia Civilis

“This is a good video on this”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2026

explainer#2269

The US-Canada Border Is 5,500 Miles of Pure Nonsense

CGP Grey

“There's a great CGP Grey video on the Canada-US border well worth watching if this interests you”

3 HN recommenders · 2016–2020

explainer#2333

history of the entire world, i guess

bill wurtz

“history of the entire world, i guess”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2025

tutorial#2364

Making Mushroom Ketchup - 18th Century Cooking

Townsends

“The Mushroom Ketchup recipe is one I repeatedly go back to -- it's just that good”

2 HN recommenders · 2018–2022

explainer#2407

Holy Post - Race in America

Holy Post Media

“There’s a great 18-minute video from Bob the Tomato, AKA Phil Vischer, which lays out the sordid history in broad detail.”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

documentary#2423

ARROWS vs ARMOUR - Medieval Myth Busting

Tod's Workshop

“I believe the video from Tod's Workshop with actual experimentation is a must see”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

demo#2429

[60 fps] The Flying Train, Germany, 1902

Denis Shiryaev

“I've really come to enjoy these sorts of upscaled videos that allow a view of various cities in the early 1900's.”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2023

explainer#2510

The Iroquois Confederacy

Historia Civilis

“Highly recommend for anyone interested in legal systems or history in general”

2 HN recommenders · 2018–2025

commentary#2601

Trump's Biggest Failure

Kraut

“Kraut has a fantastic video on the topic”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2023

lecture#2662

Mark Blyth - A Brief History of How We Got Here and Why

McMaster Humanities

“Mark Blyth gives a great primer called "A brief history of how we got here and why”

2 HN recommenders · 2019–2022

documentary#2716

URBEX | Abandoned Soviet Space Shuttles (Buran) in Baikonur

Exploring the Unbeaten Path

“There's video on youtube of people sneaking in (it's a guarded base), flying drones around them and climbing around in and out of them. It's pretty cool.”

1 HN recommenders · 2018–2022

documentary#2748

Don't Be a Sucker - 1947

Weirdo Video

“Here's a good video from 1947 explaining the whole thing”

2 HN recommenders · 2017–2025

lecture#2778

The Myth of the Robber Barons with Burt Folsom

Foundation for Economic Education

“Burton Folsom on the myth of robber barons and the great american entrepreneurs of the 19th century.”

2 HN recommenders · 2014–2020

explainer#2794

What Eating the Rich Did For Japan

Asianometry

“here’s a look at Japan’s monopolies, how they were broken up, and partly how that effected the future of their industry”

2 HN recommenders · 2023–2026

lecture#2857

LESSON 1: Do Not Obey In Advance

Timothy Snyder

“I also recommend the short Youtube series Snyder recorded before the release of the graphic edition”

2 HN recommenders · 2023–2025

documentary#2917

The Wright Brothers DID Invent the Airplane

Greg's Airplanes and Automobiles

“This video has a nice delineation of the collection of breakthroughs needed”

2 HN recommenders · 2023–2025

explainer#2953

Understanding the Russian mindset

CaspianReport

“has a few errors but is overall a good summary.”

2 HN recommenders · 2019–2022

explainer#2957

Why Britain Uses Separate Hot and Cold Taps

Tom Scott

“Short video by Tom Scott on the subject for those interested.”

2 HN recommenders · 2015–2025

other#2977

Charlie Chaplin - Final Speech from The Great Dictator

Charlie Chaplin

“I think Charlie Chaplin's speech at the end of The Great Dictator is relevant and inspirational”

2 HN recommenders · 2022–2026

other#3068

Eisenhower Farewell Address (Best Quality) - 'Military Industrial Complex' WARNING

Ewafa

“Eisenhower's 1961 Farewell Address is misinterpreted by many and totally forgotten by others. Please listen”

2 HN recommenders · 2018–2023

music#3083

The Epic Of Gilgamesh In Sumerian

Peter Pringle

“If you like this video, you will probably also like Peter Pringle's The Epic Of Gilgamesh In Sumerian”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2025

explainer#3091

Pounds, shillings, and pence: a history of English coinage

Lindybeige

“A better explanation is Lindybeige's video about pre-decimal British coinage”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2026

documentary#3245

How Semiconductors Ruined East Germany

Asianometry

“this is a well researched video by Asianometry, which actually contains a couple of details (unlike the Politico article) about the spycraft involved”

2 HN recommenders · 2023–2024