This is a new section for 2023: documentaries on both the Renaissance and Reformation. I have slowly been building up those sections for review. I will continue to work on building up these topics for the future. These lists are my opinion and only my opinion.
If I pick a documentary series, then pick an episode to show in the classroom. First, we will look at last year’s list, and then I will put in my recommendations for 2023. The Machine that Made Us - YouTube Stephen Fry examines the story of Johann Gutenberg, the genius who invented the printing press. He was the man who launched the first media revolution and launched the modern world. Fry helps make a working medieval printing press. However, Gutenberg’s story is mysterious and Fry hopes that by recreating a printing press he will get to grips with the man. Will Fry succeed in making a working printing press? Who was Johann Gutenberg? *Recommended for a history class as well as a science class because of the experimental history aspect.* How To Get Ahead - Renaissance Court -YouTube Stephen Smith explores Florence and the reign of Grand Duke Cosimo Medici. Florence was the birthplace of the Renaissance and home to the Medici Family. They were a family of bankers who turned into royals. They were the patrons of the arts and finer things of life. Artists and thinkers flourished in the Medici Court. Cosimo was a man interested in the finer things in life. He was a man who reigned during the same time as Henry VIII. He was the man who wrote the book on how to be a Renaissance Prince. *Use for clips, not recommended to be shown in class.* The Renaissance The Age of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci - Episode 1 Episode 2 Vatican City and Saint Peter’s Square is the most impressive monument of the Renaissance. IT is the largest cathedral in the world. Just think, it would have been impossible to construct such a building in the Middle Ages. The knowledge was just not there. Then the Renaissance happened, and knowledge started to flow. Their knowledge would have enabled people to build such structures as Saint Peter’s. What were their secrets? *Recommended for both an art and history class.* The Germans - Martin Luther and the Nation: YouTube Martin Luther's 95 Theses touched off a Religious Reformation that swept through Europe. It kicks off with his trial and eventual hiding in the German territories. The second part of this documentary tells the story of Luther’s marriage. This is an excellent introduction to the Reformation. The first part of the episode would be good to show in a Christian school. *Highly recommend for both high school and middle school classrooms and independent study students.* Secrets of the Dead - Battle for the Bible: YouTube This is the history of how the Bible was translated into English. Bible translation was an illegal act. This documentary tells the story of ohn Wycliffe, Thomas Cramner, and William Tyndale. John Wycliffe was the first person who worked on translating the Bible into English. William Tyndale was the next person who worked on translating the Bible. Thomas Cramner worked with reforming the English religion. *Highly recommend for middle school and high school classrooms. It is a good filler for a substitute teacher.* Baroque - Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Waldemar Januszczak explores the world of Baroque Art. Baroque art spanned the 17th Century, spawning the greatest art. It began in St. Peter’s in Rome. It is an art form that embraces you. It goes big and highlights the drama. It could become dark and edgy. It blurred the divide between art and reality. The Baroque roped in other art forms to bring you into its world. Music, sculpture, and architecture were all impacted by the Baroque arts. *HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for an art class. Episode 1 would be a good idea for a STEM class.* The Cranachs - YouTube They are two of the greatest artist of the 16th Century, Lucas and Lucas Cranach. They ran a workshop and produced some of the greatest works of the Reformation. They made their fortune painting. The pair were personal friends of Martin Luther. They painted more and faster than any of their contemporaries. Generations of scholars have studied the Cranachs’, however, there are still questions that have to be answered. Today, modern technology may have scholars find the answers they are looking for. * Recommended for an art class and independent study students.* Hans Holbein - YouTube Artist Hans Holbein was one of the artists of the Tudor Era. He documented the Tudors and the Tudor Period. Waldemar Januszczak introduces Holbein using a portrait of the young Henry VIII. Henry VIII was portrayed as a young man and thin in contrast to the fat man later portraits show him as. Holbein was not limited to painting the king, he painted people from the Tudor Court. He also recorded British History and Januszczak contends he changed history. *Recommended for an art class, recommended for clips for a history class.* Henry VIII: Mind of a Tyrant - Episode 1 (47:30) Episode 2 (46:06) Episode 3 (48:47) Episode 4 (49:33) David Starkey discusses the mind of Henry VIII, what made him the man he was. Starkey starts with Henry's childhood and how his mother impacted his views. Then goes into the impact of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon had on his life and the impact the divorce had on his mental state. Actors play the roles of the people in Henry VIII's life. *Highly recommended for a middle school and high school history classroom.* Six Wives of Henry VIII - DVD David Starkey narrates this series on the Six Wives of Henry VIII. He covers the marriage of Catherine of Aragon and what lead to the divorce. The marriage with Jane Seymour. What led to the marriage to Anne of Cleves, the break up of that marriage. This was the first time I learned that Anne of Cleves was rejected because she didn't recognize Henry III and not because she was ugly. *Highly recommended for a middle school and high school history classroom.*
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