History

History Channel - The History of Sex: The 20th Century (2014)
HDTV | 1280x720 | .MKV/AVC @ 3453 Kbps | 42mn 59s | Audio: English AC3 384 kbps, 6 channels | Subs: None | 1.18 GiB
Genre: Documentary | Historical

Originallu aired in 1999 but updated with different footage in 2014. Attitudes toward sex and sexual practices in the 20th century are examined. Included: the creation of the birth-control pill and the first latex condom; women in the workforce.

History Channel - The Real Story of Thanksgiving (2010)
HDTV | 1280x720 | .MP4/AVC @ 3030 Kbps | 40mn 58s | Audio: English AAC 160 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: None | 936 MiB
Genre: Documentary

The story of Thanksgiving, with its costumed Pilgrims, turkeys and pumpkin pie, zigzags through American history with some surprising twists. At the iconic Thanksgiving feast of 1621– no pumpkin pie or cranberry sauce was served, and that event was wiped from the history books for 200 years! In the 19th Century, some southern states thought Thanksgiving was an abolitionist plot and refused to celebrate it. Thanksgiving didn't become an annual national holiday until World War II! What started as a somber Puritan day of prayer is now about football and food. How did we get there? Join HISTORY as we serve up The Real Story of Thanksgiving.

History Channel - Modern Marvels: The Doomsday Clock (2003)
HDTV | 960x720 | .MKV/AVC @ 1848 Kbps | 43mn 38s | Audio: English AC3 384 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: None | 711 MiB
Genre: Documentary | Historical

From the height of the Cold War to the ongoing threat of nuclear holocaust, trace the history of this iconic timepiece. When it first appeared, the hands showed seven minutes to midnight, indicating how close scientists believed the world was coming to doomsday. Over the years, the clock has been reset more than 17 times, as global events have heightened or lessened the risk of nuclear war. Now, History tells the story of this powerful symbol, detailing how artist Martyl Langsdorf, wife of a Manhattan Project physicist, was commissioned to create a symbol representing nuclear danger. Explore the events that led to the clock's two most extreme settings, and hear from the board in charge of changing the clock how they decide when to adjust it. Featuring footage from some of the most remarkable events of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, The Doomsday Clock is captivating look at the symbolic public warning system that has become a part of history.

History Channel - Foot Soldier: The Napoleonic Soldier (1998)
DVDRip | 720x544 | .AVI/DivX @ 2356 Kbps | 47mn 39s | Audio: English AC3 256 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: None | 895 MiB
Genre: Documentary

They swept across Europe like no army since the Roman Legion. Brandishing powerful new weapons and commanded by one of history's greatest generals, they altered the course of history. During the late 18th century, Napoleon set out to conquer the world and made a pretty good start of it. Leading the way were his royal legions, the foot soldiers, who swiftly conquered all that stood before them. Through contemporary accounts, period artwork, the latest scholarship and extensive re- enactments, THE NAPOLEONIC SOLDIER presents a detailed picture of what life was like in Napoleon's armies. Follow the soldiers on their epic campaigns, including the disastrous attempt to capture Moscow, which saw the army reduced to a miniscule fraction of its former strength and opened the door to Napoleon's downfall. From Austerlitz to Waterloo, this is a revealing look at the ordinary men who made up one of history's most fabled armies.

UKTV - Forbidden History Series 2 (2014)
HDTV | 1280x720 | .MP4/AVC @ 3048 Kbps | 6x~43min | Audio: English AAC 160 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: None | 5.86 GiB
Genre: Documentary

Jamie Theakston returns with a second series of Forbidden History which uncovers the truth behind great myths, conspiracy theories, ancient treasures, lost civilisations and war time secrets.

Ancient Impossible reveals how many of today’s technological achievements were actually developed centuries ago. Colossal monuments, impossible feats of engineering and technologies so precise they defy reinvention–the ancient world was far more advanced than we ever imagined. We’ll travel through history to reveal a radically different picture of the past, with innovations so far ahead of their time; they’re still in use today.

History Channel - Mysteries of the Freemasons (2006)
HDTV | 1280x720 | .MKV/AVC @ 3196 Kbps | 1h 27mn | Audio: English AC3 384 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: None | 2.19 GiB
Genre: Documentary | History

The History Channel has been putting out made for TV documentaries like crazy, and one of them was about the mysteries of the Freemasons, which is something I’ve been interested in for a while now. They start the documentary by asking all the same questions that got me intrigued enough to watch this documentary in the first place. What are the Freemasons? What is their secret? Are they devil worshipers? Do they run the government? What I learned from the documentary is the sad truth that they aren’t as amazing as we are led to believe. I guess that’s just the way it is though, if there was some shocking secret that could be told in the documentary we would have heard it all already. Despite the fact that the Freemasons aren’t as interesting as we all hope, the documentary made them a bit more interesting with some of the features in the documentary.