Renaissance

Join Rick Steves as he investigates who Martin Luther was and the monumental changes he brought to Christianity.

Travel with violinist Scott Yoo to Germany as he unravels the genius of classical composer Bach and the mysteries he secretly left behind.

Explore the royal courts of Europe in the Medieval and Renaissance ages to see what it took to gain wealth and power.

Investigate the history of a small pristine garden in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China.

Who was the English queen Anne Boleyn and why was she executed? Investigate the full history as we look at The Last Days of Anne Boleyn.

Michelangelo: Matter and Spirit sets out to understand the legendary renaissance artist Michelangelo and his amazing art.

Historian and host David Starkey takes a look at the life of Queen Elizabeth I, the most powerful woman in English history.

Let's Cook History samples some of the best food and drinks throughout history, starting from ancient Romans up to the 19th century.

Experience the wonders of Italian Renaissance art, as we embark on a quest with our host Andrew Graham-Dixon to follow the footsteps of art historian Giorgio Vasari´s book: Lives of the Artists.

Versailles is a three-part historical documentary series chronicling the rise and fall of the French monarchy living in of Europe's most splendid palaces: Versailles.

Lucy Worsley and Helen Castor tell the real-life stories behind one of the world's grandest buildings, The Real Versailles.

Historian Michael Wood unravels the stories of the Spanish expeditions in the early sixteenth century which conquered America.

Historian Dr Helen Castor explores the lives of seven English queens who challenged male power, the fierce reactions they provoked and whether the term 'she-wolves' was deserved.

This is the story of English Queen Mary I, otherwise known as Bloody Mary. She was a devoted followed of catholicism, and was set on turning England's faith back to its catholic ways and renounce the newer emerging protestant faith. In an effort to do so however, hundreds of people burned at the stake.

Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance is a four-part historic docudrama series which tells the story of a violent, dramatic and compelling family who ruled in renaissance Florence, Italy.