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Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State
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Auschwitz occupies a chilling and disturbing place in the history of humankind. It began as a Nazi labor camp to terrorize the local Polish population and evolved into the site of the largest mass murder ever recorded. This six-part series presents an in-depth examination of the camp's evolution ...
Conquistadors
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The Spanish conquest of the Americas in the 16th century was one of the most cataclysmic events in history. Spanish expeditions had to endure the most unbelievable hardships to open up the lands of the New World. Few stories, if any, in history match these for the sheer drama, endurance, and ...
Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire
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In 1570 B.C., when Rome was still a marsh and the Acropolis was an empty rock, Egypt was already 1000 years old. Although the period of the pyramid-builders was long over, Egypt lay on the threshold of its greatest age. The New Kingdom would be an empire forged by conquest, maintained by ...
Empires: Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
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Japan blossomed into its Renaissance at approximately the same time as Europe. Unlike the West, it flourished not through conquest and exploration, but by fierce and defiant isolation. And the man at the heart of this empire was Tokugawa Ieyasu, a warlord who ruled with absolute control. This ...
Empires: Napoleon
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For nearly two decades he strode the world stage like a colossus -- loved and despised, venerated and feared. From his birth on the rugged island of Corsica to his final exile on the godforsaken island of St. Helena, NAPOLEON brings this extraordinary figure to life. NAPOLEON bears passionate ...
Empires: Queen Victoria's Empire
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This series is both the story of this remarkable time in British history and an engaging portrait of a Queen who ruled over one-fifth of the world's population. It is also the story of the influential figures who shaped a distinctively British imperialism: Gladstone, Disraeli, Livingstone, Rhodes ...
Empires: The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance
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From a small Italian community in 15th century Florence, the Medici family would rise to rule Europe in many ways. Using charm, patronage, skill, duplicity and ruthlessness, they would amass unparalleled wealth and unprecedented power. They would also ignite the most important cultural and artistic ...
Empires: The Roman Empire in the First Century
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Two thousand years ago, at the dawn of the first century, the ancient world was ruled by Rome. Through the experiences, memories and writings of the people who lived it, this series tells the story of that time -- the emperors and slaves, poets and plebeians, who wrested order from chaos, built the ...
