This section is for documentaries that the teacher can show for fun!  Sometimes you just need something in your quiver that you can show for fun.

If I suggest a series, then pick an episode from the series to show in the classroom.  I hope that this list helps teachers with their lesson plans for the school year! 

2022 Suggestions
Florence Foster Jenkins - YouTube
Pendle Witch Trials - YouTube
Lost Liners - YouTube
True History of English Food - YouTube
Victoria and Albert: The Wedding: Amazon
The Blitz Witch - YouTube
Diva Mummy - YouTube
100 Years on the Lincoln Highway - YouTube

2023 Suggestions
True History of English Food - YouTube (58:57)
Lucy Worsley explores the history of English food.  She explores the life of Dorothy Hartley, an early English historian.  She walked the English countryside and documented the world she inhabited.  She wrote a 600-word book about food in England.  She wrote about food preparation, cooking techniques, and illustrated the books.  Worsley talks with the people who knew Hartley and prepares the dishes Dorothy knew.  *Highly recommended for a foods class.  Recommend filler when there is a substitute teacher in the room.*

Time Walks - Freemantle (26:14) Townsville  (25:33) Canberra (26:15)  Adelaide (25:29)  Launceston  (25:54) Barossa Valley (26:30)  Wellington (26:07)
Woolloomoolo (26:12) Bendigo (26:17)  Kalgoorie (26:08)  Brisbane (26:17) Parramatta (26:36)  Geelong (26:33)  Melbourne (26:46)  Carlton (26:38)  St. Kilda (26:47)  Hobart (26:47)  Newcastle (26:44)  Christchurch (26:11)  Alice Springs (26:20)
Tony Robinson has another series Time Walks.  He walks and explores the history of a particular area.  This is different from Time Travels and its search for hidden history.  This series happened over two series and explores the cities of Australia and New Zealand.  Tony brings his storytelling style to this series.  The series kicks off with Freemantle and ends with Alice Springs.  What will Tony Robinson learn about Australia and New Zealand?  *Highly recommended for a geography class.*

Diva Mummy - YouTube (49:47)
While ordinary people fought in battles, the aristocrats celebrated and grew wealthy.  There was a Han aristocrat named Lady Dai.  Lady Dai would not ordinarily make history.  However, when her tomb was opened the discovery sent shockwaves through the archeological community.  Her mummy was the best-preserved mummy in the world.  She was known as the perfect mummy.  Her lifelike mummy leaves the Egyptian efforts in the dust.  *Recommend for teacher and student research purposes.  Highly recommended for a history and science classroom.*

France's Greatest Royal Painter: The Rise of Madam LeBrun - YouTube (51:20)
Elisabeth Vigee LeBrun was France’s last great portrait painter.  She was a child prodigy and was taught by her father.  Elisabeth started painting professionally at fourteen years old.   She soon became part of the court of Marie Antoinette.  She painted over 660 portraits.  However, due to her ties to the French court, she is forced to flee into exile.  For thirteen years, she traveled around a variety of European courts.  She will be met with a great deal of acclaim in the European Courts.  *Highly recommended for an art class as well as a history class.  Recommended for independent study students.*

100 Years on the Lincoln Highway - YouTube (56:58)
The Lincoln Highway started in Times Square New York and crossed the country in San Francisco.  IT was the first cross-country road in America.  The country did not have many roads before the automobiles.  Every road was a bike path or a dirt road farmers used to get in and out of town.  These roads did not link together and go somewhere.  *Highly recommended for an American History classroom and for a substitute teacher to show in the classroom.*

Florence Foster Jenkins - YouTube (1:27:40)
Florence Foster Jenkins was known as the world’s worse opera singer and this is her story.  This story is narrated from the perspective of a journalist who interviewed her.  Florence Foster Jenkins was a flamboyant woman who loved to sing.  She planned on performing at Carnegie Hall so the journalist wanted to interview her.  Historians and music lovers talk about Florence Foster Jenkins’ life and singing career.  *Recommended for research.*

Lost Liners - YouTube
This documentary features Bob Ballard exploring his career as an oceanographer.  He discusses the Titanic and Lusitania and learns about the Empress of Ireland.  He talks about the Titanic’s discovery and the problems it caused.  Then he talks about the mystery of Lusitania’s sinking.  Finally, he visits the Empress of Ireland as his last ocean liner.  He visits the Empress of Ireland with a descendant of one of the passengers.  *Highly recommended for a middle school and high school classroom.  This documentary can be broken up into sections.*

Kingdom of Bhutan - YouTube (50:33)
In Asia’s Monarchies: Bhutan, is the land of the thunder dragon.  It is the symbol of Bhutan and is a Buddhist monarchy.  Both the past and future come together.  The King had given up absolute power and gave the people democracy.  Each king had a crisis that they navigated carefully.   Bhutan is ruled by the Wangchuck dynasty.  It is an isolated kingdom known as the last Shangri-la.  *Recommended for a geography and history class.*

Good morning, I will continue in my quest to make documentary suggestions for the classroom and will feature blogs on World War II and the post World War II era.  This is a list of what I would start with for this section. 
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If I suggest a series, then pick an episode from the series to show in the classroom.  I hope that this list helps teachers with their lesson plans for the school year! 

2022 Suggestions
Women Who Made History - Sophie Scholl - YouTube
World's Deadliest Sea Disaster - YouTube
Tuskegee Airmen - YouTube
Wartime Farm:  YouTube
The Secret Diary of the Holocaust - YouTube
Sinking the Hood - YouTube
Hidden Killers of the Post War Home - YouTube
Chernobyl: 35 Years After - YouTube

2023 Suggestions
Lusitania - YouTube
This is an older documentary on the Lusitania.  This documentary came out in 1994 and features the last known Lusitania survivors.  The survivors tell their stories about the ship and how they survived the sinking.  They also discuss their theories about why she sank so fast.  It also features Bob Ballard, who was trying to discover why she sank so fast.  Did the contraband on the ship explode and cause the ship to sink?  *Recommended for an independent study student.*

The Great War In Numbers - Episode 1   Episode 3  Episode 6 
World War I: The Numbers covers the sheer numbers involved in World War I.  The Imperial powers were not satisfied with the vast territories and wealth they acquired over decades.  So when in 1914, when the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire was killed the world exploded.  This war would kill 18 million people.  This war would change world history.  *Recommended for a high school world history classroom.  Recommended for an independent study student.*

The Remarkable Story of the Christmas Truce - YouTube
It is 1914 and the soldiers on both sides of the Great War are exhausted from fighting.  Christmas comes and the British soldiers suddenly hear something in the night sky.  It is the German soldiers singing Christmas carols.  The Germans are also putting up Christmas trees in the trenches.  Morning comes and there is a sense of peace in the air…  *Highly recommended for history and independent study students for Christmas Time or when World War I is studied.*

Unsinkable! Japan's Lost Battleship - YouTube (54:58)
Musashi was Japan's biggest battleship.  It went down in its first battle at the Leyte Gulf and disappeared from history.  Now a team lead by David Mearns looks to find the wreck.  He used a variety of military records to determine where the ship went down.  Will the expedition find the wreck of the Musashi?  This documentary is a fascinating look at Battleship History as well as the science behind looking for shipwrecks.  *Recommended for a history classroom as well as for research purposes.*

Pearl Harbor: The Hunt for the USS Arizona - YouTube (1:37:51)
On December 7th, 1941 the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.  This attack caught America off guard.  During this attack the USS Arizona torpedoed and sunk, killing 1,100 sailors on board.  Seventy-five years later a group put together by the National Parks Service is looking to scan the outside and the inside of wreck of the USS Arizona.  This documentary talks about the efforts to document the ship as well as talks with the survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack. *Highly recommended for American History Classes.*

Women Who Made History - Sophie Scholl - YouTube (51:09)
Sophie Scholl was a woman who fought back against the Nazis during World War II.  Her childhood was ordinary.  She had two brothers and two sisters.  Her father was the mayor of a small town.  Eventually, the family moved and the family had only each other to rely on.  As a child, she joined the Hitler Youth but would eventually she would turn against Hitler.  What were the events that turned her against Hitler?  Why did she turn against Hitler?  *Highly recommended for a world history classroom and independent study students.*

Eva - YouTube (56:09)
​ “Eva” explores Eva Mozes Kor a survivor of the Mengle Twin Experiment.  Eva was sent to Birkenau as a child and in 1984 she and her twin sister visited the camp.  She went with a tape recorder to recall her experience.  When entering the camp, her mother and father were taken from her and her twin.  She would never see her mother again.  Eva promised her mother that she would tell the story of what happened to them.   ​*HIGHLY recommended for a high school world history class.*

The Secret Diary of the Holocaust - YouTube (50:23)
In 2005, a school notebook was discovered.  It was written by a 14-year-old girl named Rutka Laskier.  The diary was discovered in the floorboards of her home.  She was dubbed the “Polish Anne Frank.”  In here she recorded the last few months of her life in the ghetto of Bedzin.  She wrote about the atrocities that she saw, the hunger, and the physical hardships she endured.  This documentary tells Rutka’s through the eyes of her half-sister, Zahava Scherz.  *HIGHLY recommended for a world history class, no matter what age group.*

Good morning, I will continue in my quest to make documentary suggestions for the classroom and will feature blogs on the Late Victorian Period to the period before World War I.  This is a list of what I would start with for this section.  Some of the suggestions are historical based reality TV series.
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If I suggest a series, then pick an episode from the series to show in the classroom.  I hope that this list helps teachers with their lesson plans for the school year! 

2022 Suggestions
Krakatoa: The Great Volcanic Eruption - YouTube
Waking the Titanic - YouTube
Words of the Titanic - YouTube
1900 Island - Episode 1  Episode 2  Episode 3  Episode 4  
Edwardian Farm: YouTube  Amazon Prime
Hidden Killers of the Edwardian Home - YouTube
Lusitania - YouTube
The Remarkable Story of the Christmas Truce - YouTube

2023 Suggestions
*Edwardian Farm: YouTube  Amazon Prime Each Episode 59:00
Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn, and Alex Langladas live as farmers during the Edwardian Period.  Goodman, Ginn, and Langladas plant market gardens, raise livestock, and keep houses using Edwardian methods.  They participate in daily Edwardian life and show how the Edwardian period brought changes to England.  *Recommend for a history classroom, highly recommend for an agricultural classroom.  Excellent series for an independent study student.*

1900 Island - Episode 1 (58:56) Episode 2 (58:55) Episode 3 (58:51) Episode 4  (58:55)
Four families are heading back to 1900 and living in a small fishing village for a month.  The men will go fishing and the women will take care of the home.  The children will be educated in the 1900 schoolhouse.  So what hardships will these families face living this lifestyle?  What challenges will these families face?  Will the families come together to help each other?  Will they fall in love with the past?  *Recommended for a history class.*

Beatrix Potter - YouTube (46:58)
You know her as the Bucket Woman from Keeping Up Appearances, however, this woman has quite a few additional acting credits to her name.  Dame Patricia Routledge presents a delightful documentary on one of England’s most beloved authors: Beatrix Potter.  Dame Patricia is a patron of the Beatrix Potter Society and explores how Potter became a sensation in the Edwardian Period.  What was it about Beatrix Potter that made her the author she was?  *Highly recommended for an English Literature or General Literature classroom.  Highly recommended for biography projects.*

First Flight: The Race to Create the World's First Flying Machine - YouTube (52:49)
In 1903, the Wright Brothers made the first motorized flight.  Or did they?  This documentary talks about the controversy surrounding this claim.  Aviation expert, John Brown explores this controversy and puts for the claim that Gustave Whitehead was the one that made the first flight.  It is a claim that outrages many.   Was Gustave Whitehead a genius or a person discredited by his rivals?  Who kick-started the age of aviation?  *Recommended for use in an American history classroom.*

Waking the Titanic - YouTube
Fourteen young people from one small town in Ireland made their way to America, on board the Titanic.  They traveled together in a group to keep each other safe.  Only 3 survived the trip.  The deaths of 11 young people deeply scarred the town they grew up in.  Narrated by the actor who played Branson on Downton Abbey.  This docu-drama offers a different perspective on the Titanic by sharing the story of ordinary people.  *Highly recommended for an elementary school, middle school, and high school classroom.  Recommended for a substitute teacher to show.*

Frank Lloyd Wright - YouTube
Frank Lloyd Wright was the greatest architect in America.  He redefined architecture and became famous in the world all over.  However, his genius is oftentimes buried under the scandals of his life.  Jonathan Adams, an architect from Wales is going to travel around America to discover more about Frank Lloyd Wright.  He wants to know the man and wishes to put him back in his place.  What will Jonathan discover about Frank Lloyd Wright?  Tune into this episode to find out more.  *HIGHLY recommended for a history and house building class.*

 Hidden Killers of the Edwardian Home - YouTube (58:44)
Suzannah Lipscomb explores the Hidden Killers of the Edwardian Home.  The Edwardian Home was full of new inventions, however, some of these inventions were quite dangerous.  It was the first time the home had electricity.  Asbestos was used as insulation.  Refrigerators started to make an appearance in the home.  Women could wear make-up to have an up-to-date look.  *Recommended for a high school history classroom.  Highly recommended for independent study students.*

Good morning, I will continue in my quest to make documentary suggestions for the classroom and will feature blogs on the Industrial Age and the Early Victorian period.  This is a list of what I would start with for this section.
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If I suggest a series, then pick an episode from the series to show in the classroom.  I hope that this list helps teachers with their lesson plans for the school year! 

2022 Suggestions
Women Who Made History: Queen Luise - YouTube
Queen Victoria: A Monarch Unveiled:  Episode 1  Episode 2
Full Steam Ahead: YouTube
The Lost Viaduct - YouTube
Jane Austen: Behind Closed Doors: YouTube
Elegance and Decadence: History of the Regency: Episode 1  Episode 2  Episode 3
Victorian Pharmacy - Episode 1   Episode 2   Episode 3  Episode 4
Victorian Farm: YouTube  Amazon Prime

2023 Suggestions
King George III: Genius of a Mad King: YouTube (58:56)
King George III's papers were digitized and this documentary shows historians poring over his papers, learning more about this misunderstood monarch.  His papers reveal a remarkable man.  He was a king engaged with his kingdom.  He tried to avoid arguments to prevent his fits of madness.  I created an assignment that would allow students to use his papers to explore more of the life of this misunderstood king.  *Highly recommended for a middle school and high school classroom, both American and World history.  Highly recommended for independent study students.*

Jane Austen: Behind Closed Doors: YouTube (58:45)
Lucy explores the houses that inspired Jane Austen and her writing.  She starts with Austen’s childhood home and concludes with the home she died in.  Worsley goes to the places that had an impact on Austen’s writing and life.  She even spends the night in a house that Austen lived in.  It is a fascinating look at Jane Austen, her life, and the impact of her writing.  *Highly recommended for both a history classroom and an English classroom.* 

Women Who Made History: Queen Luise - YouTube  (50:57)
She was the most dangerous woman in all of Europe.  Princess  Luise was a queen from a humble background.  She and her sister married Prussian princes.  Princess Luise would eventually become Queen Luise.  Queen Luise of Prussia encouraged the Prussians to go to war with Napoleon.  This is a German documentary with English subtitles.  *Highly recommend for independent study students learning about a person in history.  Would show to a high school history class.*

Empress Josephine - YouTube (52:17)
Empress Josephine was Napoleon Bonaparte’s, great love.  During the Time of the French Revolution, everyone knows Marie Josephe Rose Tascher de Le Pagerie.  History would know her as Josephine.  The Reign of Terror has just ended and she had just barely escaped the guillotine.  She would meet a Corsican general who was just beginning his career.  This general was six years younger than her but he fell madly in love with her.  The pair would eventually marry and would write world history.  *Recommended for research purposes.*

War of 1812 - YouTube (1:53:16)
In June 1812, the young United States declared war on Great Britain.  This war lasted for two years and the United States fought against the British, the Canadians, and the indigenous populations.  This is a war that is largely forgotten in both the United States and Britain.  However, there is one place where the war is remembered: Canada.  Legends grew up after the war.  1812 was a tiny war by the world’s standards and yet it has a big impact on a continent.  *Recommended for an American History class.*

Queen Victoria: A Monarch Unveiled:  Episode 1 (58:51) Episode 2 (58:52)
A.N. Wilson explores the life of Queen Victoria through the letters that survived over two episodes.  The first episode shows what her childhood and married life were like.  The second episode shows her as a widow.  He paints a portrait of a monarch who laughed frequently, engaged in politics, and enjoyed life.  Wilson’s portrayal of Queen Victoria shatters the myth of the widow in black.  It is a fascinating look at the life of Queen Victoria through her surviving journals.  *Highly recommended for a high school history class and independent study students.*

*Full Steam Ahead: Episode 1 (58:16)  Episode 2  (58:16)  Episode 3  (58:13)  Episode 4 (58:10)
Peter Ginn, Alex Langlands, and Ruth Goodman explore the history of British Railways in this series.  They start with how the railroads impact mining and local areas before going into how the railways impact Britain as a nation.  The railroad had as big an impact as the internet had.  Ginn, Langlands, and Goodman demonstrate the changes the railroad brought over the decades.  *Highly recommend for a middle school and high school history classroom.*

*Victorian Farm: YouTube  Amazon Prime Each Episode 59:00
Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn, and Alex Langladas live as farmers during the Victorian Age.  They work on the Acton-Scott estate for this series.  The first restore a Victorian's farm workers cottage, prepare cider, and plant their fields.  They participate in daily Victorian life.  They celebrate the holidays Victorian Style.  *Recommend for both history and agricultural classroom.  Highly recommend it for independent study students and clips in a lecture.*

Good morning, now we are going to focus on documentaries that will fall into the Post Reformation world.  Last year, this section was part of the Reformation section, however, since I found additional documentaries on the Renaissance I am going to split this section off.  These suggestions are my opinion and my opinion only.

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 2022. 

2022 Recommendations
Elizabeth I - Episode 1  Episode 2  Episode 3  Episode 4
Tales From Green Valley: Episode 1  Episode 2  Episode 3  Episode 4  Episode 5  Episode 6  Episode 7  Episode 8  Episode 9  Episode 10  Episode 11  Episode 12
Germans: Frederick and the Empress:  YouTube

2023 Recommendations
Elizabeth I - Episode 1 (49:28) Episode 2  (49:35) Episode 3 (Video Not Available) Episode 4 (49:23)
David Starkey narrates the story of Elizabeth, from her growing up years, her time under the reign of Mary I, the start of her reign as well as her avoiding the issue of marriage.  After her father’s death, she grew up in the household of Catherine Parr.  He covers the rebellions, the religious settlement, as well as the Spanish Armada.  This is an excellent documentary on Elizabeth I.  *Highly recommended for a high school history class and an independent study student.*

Pendle Witch Trials - YouTube (59:64)
Alice Device, Jennet’s sister, confessed to being a witch.  An old peddler was struck down with a stroke after refusing to sell her some pins.  After this confession, dozens of people were arrested.  Jennet Device testifies in a witch trial against her family, setting a precedent in judicial history.  Jennet’s testimony condemned her family.  The narrator presents this documentary very well and his style engages the viewer.  *Recommended for independent research purposes.*

The Stuarts: A Bloody Reign - Episode 1  (43:26)  Episode  2 (43:33)  Episode  3 (43:46) Episode 4  (43:35)   
The Stuarts: A Bloody Reign is a series featuring the Stuarts.  They took over England after the death of Queen Elizabeth I.  Europe is torn apart by religious conflict and England is right at the center.  The Stuart kings were James I, Charles I, Charles II, and James II.  Kate Williams reassesses this dynasty in light of new evidence.  She also explores a family who witnessed the rise and the fall of the Stuarts.  *Skip episode 1, otherwise episodes 2-4 are highly recommended for a history class.*

*Tales From Green Valley: Episode 1 (29:12) Episode 2 (29:11) Episode 3 (29:12) Episode 4 (29:12) Episode 5 (29:11) Episode 6 (29:12) Episode 7 (29:12) Episode 8 (29:11) Episode 9 (29:12) Episode 10 (29:13) Episode 11 (29:12) Episode 12 (29:12)
A group of historians and archeologists work on a farm that was established during the Jacobean Period.   They make repairs around the farm, raise animals, and live the way farmers lived during the Jacobean Period.  They build a new barn as well as a new privy.  They work the farm during a calendar year, except they do not live on the farm.  At the end of the year, many of the buildings were restored.  *Highly recommend for both history and agricultural classroom.*

Germans: Frederick and the Empress:  YouTube (42:29)
This is a German-produced English-language documentary about Frederick the Great and Empress Maria Theresa.  They were the rulers of two German empires.  When Maria Theresa became Empress, Frederick the Great invaded parts of her domain.  She fought back against the Prussians.  This documentary tells the story of the rulers who fought for supremacy.  *Highly recommended for a high school history classroom.  Highly recommended for research purposes.*

The Great Fire – Episode 1 (44:20) Episode 2 (44:32) Episode 3 (44:32)
Dan Jones, Suzannah Lipscomb, and Rob Bell explore the history of the Great London Fire.  It was the biggest fire London ever had.  They walk the route of the fire and explore how the fire started.  The fire happened during a hot, dry summer.  Jones, Lipscomb, and Bell explore the Great London Fire through the stories of three people.  They tell how the fire impacted them.  It is an in-depth look at the London Fire. *Recommended for research purposes.*

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.*

Good morning or afternoon!  I am continuing the Documentary Suggestion Series for August.  The school year will soon be upon us and I want to help teachers pick documentaries for the classroom, especially when there is a substitute teacher in the classroom.  Today’s blog will feature suggestions on the Dark Ages and the Middle Ages. 
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If I suggest a series, then pick an episode from the series to show in the classroom.  I hope that this list helps teachers with their lesson plans for the school year!

DARK AGES
Search for Alfred the Great: YouTube
The Last Journey of the Vikings - Episode 1  Episode 2   Episode 3  Episode 4
Charlemagne and the Saxons:  YouTube
Dark Ages: An Age of Light - Episode 1   Episode 2    Episode 3   Episode 4
The Guerilla Base of the King - YouTube

MIDDLE AGES
Secrets of the Castle - Episode 1  Episode 2  Episode 3  Episode 4
The Black Prince - YouTube
How One Village Survived the Plague: YouTube
Arnolfini - YouTube
Medieval Lives -  A Good Birth, Marriage, Death - Episode 1   Episode 2  Episode 3
 
Dark Ages
536 AD: The Year The Sun Disappeared Episode 1  Episode 2
The year 536 AD was the year dubbed the “year without something.”  This was an event that terrified the people.  The sun went dark and the rain the color of blood poured from the skies.  Winter gripped the land for two years.  Drought, famine, and plague followed.  Whole cities were whipped out and civilization crumbled.  What happened?  What was going on?  This catastrophe affected the people around the world and nobody knew the answers until now.  *Highly recommended for a history and a science class.*

Dark Ages: An Age of Light - Episode 1   Episode 2    Episode 3   Episode 4
Was the Dark Ages an Age of Light?  What happened when the Roman Empire collapsed?  This shocking question is one that historian Waldemar Januszczak will answer.  He travels around Europe, Africa, and Asia to discover the hidden secrets of the Dark Ages.  Waldemar makes the argument that the Dark Ages were an age of light and artistry.  The art never lies, the Dark Ages were not an age of darkness but an age of light.  *First episode recommended for art history class and not recommended for a history class.*

The Emperor's Lost Harbor - YouTube
Istanbul is a city of 17 million people, spread over two peninsulas. Only two bridges and several ferries serve those 17 million people who cross the Bosporus straight.  The Turkish Government is looking to build a train under the Bosporus to help with people crossing the straights.  The tunnel will have to be put fifty meters under the surface.  This would be the deepest tunnel in the world.  However, as the tunnel was put into place there have been amazing finds that tell us about the history of the harbor in Istanbul.  *Highly recommended for a middle school and high school history classroom.*

The Last Journey of the Vikings - Episode 1  Episode 2   Episode 3  Episode 4
The Last Journey of the Vikings is a docudrama series about the Viking People.  They traveled widely and shaped European politics.  What is the truth about the Vikings?  In the Eighth Century, the Vikings started appearing along the coasts of Europe.  With their fierce warriors, they gained a reputation as Europe’s terrorizers.  They targeted monasteries because the monks could not defend themselves.  Eventually, the Vikings’ strategy changed.  They mixed with the powerful.  So why did the Vikings become pirates?  How did they spread their influence over Europe?  Tune into this documentary to find out.  *Highly recommended for a middle school and high school classroom.  Highly recommended to mine for clips.*

Charlemagne and the Saxons:  YouTube
The Germans kick off with the story of Charlemagne.  Charlemagne was the first European Empire builder.  He conquered the Saxon people and spread Christianity throughout the Frankish Empire.  The Saxons challenged him, however, they came to accept his kingship.  He built grand buildings to help demonstrate his power.  This is an excellent summary of what Charlemagne accomplished during his reign. *Highly recommend for a middle school and high school history classroom.*

Middle Ages
The Hanseatic League - YouTube
Recovering the Traces of the Hanseatic League explored the seas three hundred years before the Portuguese started exploring.  Not all ships made it back.  Ships, storms, and pirates could sink these ships.  The Hanseatic League was founded in the 1200s.  They were a trading organization.  They were a trading network that had extensive contacts in Europe.  They focused on the Baltic Sea and what remains of this league is found on the bottom.  What can these wrecks tell us about the Hanseatic League?

Secrets of the Castle - Episode 1  Episode 2  Episode 3  Episode 4
Tom Pinfold, Ruth Goodman, and Peter Ginn explore medieval lives and how to build a castle.  This series shows off one of the longest historical experiments in history.  Pinfold, Goodman, and Ginn explore a variety of aspects of castle building.  They kick off the series by establishing their base and then move on doing building projects.  This is a STEM and STEAM-heavy series. *Highly recommend for a middle school and high school history and science classroom.*

How One Village Survived the Plague: YouTube
Aired as Secrets of the dead on PBS, scientists and historians come together to figure out how one village survived the Black Death.  They look at the family stories and genetics of those families.  The historians look at the actions of the villagers to stop the plague from spreading in England.  What are the implications of surviving the Black Death today?  Could genetics prove that people could survive AIDS?  *Highly recommended for a history and science classroom.*

Arnolfini - YouTube
The Arnolfini portrait had a complicated interpretation for decades after it was painted.  However, Amber Butchart shows the portrait in a new light: a middle-class couple showing off their wealth.  It was considered one of the most complex paintings in Western Art.  Capitalism was emerging during this period.  Trade was having an impact on what was worn.  A merchant class was growing showing social mobility. Amber focuses on the green dress in the portrait.  It is a bonus that she loves the color green.   *Highly recommended for a history class, Art History, and a home economics class.*

The Black Prince - YouTube
​The Black Prince was the hero to the English and he died young.  He was a warrior.  He lies in Canterbury Amber Buchart is going to have his cloth armor remade.  This cloth armor identified who he was and was worn over metal armor.  What will this cloth armor tell us about the Black Prince?  Will Ninya be able to come up with a way to recreate this garment?  *Highly recommended for a history class and a home economics class.  Highly recommended for independent study students.*

Good morning teachers!  Summer is winding down and I’m sure that you are starting to plan for the following school year.  So what will show up as a recommended documentary to show for the upcoming school year?  This year, I will do the same but this will be a general list of what can be shown in the classroom from Sixth Grade to high school and even college.  Also, if appropriate you can show these documentaries in science, agricultural, English, or art classroom.  I have published over 400 documentary reviews, so if you disagree with this list then you can check out my other reviews and make other picks.
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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.

2022 Recommended Documentaries
ANCIENT EGYPT
Engineering Ancient Egypt - YouTube
Egypt's Lost Queens: YouTube
Immortal Egypt:  Episode 1  Episode 2  Episode 3  Episode 4
Cleopatra's Lost Tomb - YouTube
Ancient Egyptian Afterlife - Episode 1  Episode 2

ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME
The Minoans - YouTube
Athens: The Truth about Democracy - YouTube
Meet the Romans with Mary Beard - Episode 1   Episode 2   Episode 3
Lost World of Pompeii - YouTube
Time Team: Rooting for Romans - YouTube

ANCIENT CHINA
The Only Empress of China - YouTube
The Legendary First Emperor of China - YouTube
Confucius - YouTube
Diva Mummy - YouTube
Bettany Hughes’s Genius of the Ancient World: Confucius (Available on Amazon)

2023 Recommended Documentaries
ANCIENT EGYPT
*Egypt's Lost Queens: YouTube
Professor Joanne Fletcher explores four of Egypt's forgotten queens.  Their stories were hidden over the years and now Fletcher brings them into the light, including one Queen that you've never heard of: Arsinoe.  She tells the story from the prospective of a mother, a consort, a diplomat and a politician.  Fletcher travels to the places where these women lived and shows what they did for Egypt.  *Highly recommended for both a middle school and high school classroom.*

Immortal Egypt:  Episode 1  Episode 2  Episode 3  Episode 4
Joann Fletcher explores the history of Ancient Egypt over four episodes.  She explores the height of Egypt's power, what caused Egypt to decline.  She takes us to Egypt's beginnings and weaves a tale of glory followed by despair.  She shows off grand monuments and the smallest finds.  This is an excellent documentary series to show while students are studying Ancient Egypt.  *Recommend this documentary for middle school and high school classrooms.*

Ancient Egyptian Afterlife - Episode 1  Episode 2
In 1906 a group of Egyptologists discovered an intact tomb.  Was this the tomb of a king and queen?  The objects appeared ordinary.  No, it was the tomb of an ordinary couple and their names were Kha and Merit.  They were a working-class couple and their tomb gave insight into the lives of ordinary Egyptians.  Joanne Fletcher explores the lives of two ordinary Egyptians: Kha and Merit, over two episodes.  *Recommend this documentary for middle school and high school classrooms.*

Secret City of the Pyramid Builders - YouTube
Lost Cities of the Pyramid Builders explores the lives of the people who built the pyramids of Ancient Egypt for decades, their lives have been shrouded and myths and mysteries.  New evidence is rewriting the history of the pyramids.  Burials have been discovered and these burials are of the people who built the pyramids.  How were these pyramids built?  Were the pyramids built by slaves?  Or was this a community construction project for their Pharaoh?   *Recommend this documentary for middle school and high school classrooms.*

Metropolis - Ancient Alexandria - YouTube
Alexandria was established by Alexander the Great, and it was a port on the Mediterranean Sea.  Alexander the Great had just conquered Egypt and wanted to establish a great city in honor of the conquest.  Architects designed it on a grid pattern.  For a time, it was a construction project.  It was home to the great lighthouse at Pharos, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.  What was it about this city that made Alexandria so special? *Highly recommended to show in a history classroom.*

ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME
Rome without Limits with Mary Beard - Episode 1  Episode 2  Episode 3  Episode 4
Mary Beard explores the history of the Roman Empire beginning with the origin myths, the period of the republic, and the Empire.  She explores the Roman Empire beyond Rome and travels to a variety of places that were a part of the Empire.  She concludes the series with the question why did Rome fall?  It is a fascinating dive into the Roman Empire.  This documentary is a needed update to what available documentaries.  *Highly recommended for a middle school and high school classroom.  If you do not have space for all the documentaries, then show clips.*

Meet the Romans with Mary Beard - Episode 1   Episode 2   Episode 3
Mary Beard is back and this time she is introducing the world to the Romans.  She explores the lives of everyday Romans.  Both the living and the dead are explored, from the poorest to the richest.  Beard seeks out the ordinary voices.  They were determined that they would be remembered.  Their tombstones did not just leave behind the birth and dates of the Roman, but their thoughts and feelings.  How did ordinary Romans think?  Tune into this documentary to find out.  *Highly recommended for a middle school and high school classroom.  If you do not have space for all the documentaries, then show clips.*

Storm over Europe - Episode 1  Episode 2 Episode 3   Episode 4 
Barbarians were heading to Rome.  What made these barbarians leave their homelands?  They left behind beautiful objects in their wake.  They were in the search of a new homeland because another tribe was threatening their lives and livelihoods.  Eventually, Rome was sacked.  These barbarians would be left to pick up the pieces Rome left behind.  Who were these invaders?  Why were they called barbarians?  How did they shape European history?  What did they leave behind?  *Recommended for a middle school history classroom.  Appropriate for independent study students.*

*The Minoans - YouTube
Bettany Hughes explores the Minoan Civilization and its mysterious collapse.  She narrates a tale of the archeologists who discovered the site to the discoveries that are being made.  Each discovery tells us a bit more about the story of the Minoans.  She discusses the Minoan kings.  It is a fascinating look on a precursor to the Greeks.  This is one civilization that isn't covered in a school classroom when I was in school.  *Recommend for a high school classroom.*

*Athens: The Truth about Democracy - YouTube
Bettany Hughes visits ancient Athens and explores the foundation of democracy.  Athens was a radical place because for the first time that the people acted a political agents.  The archeology demonstrates that the people took some thoughtful and complex steps to protect their democracy.  Hughes presents Athens warts and all.  This episode is a good foundation for studying Ancient Greece.  *Recommended for a middle school and high school classroom, research purposes, and clips.*

ANCIENT CHINA
Diva Mummy - YouTube
While ordinary people fought in battles, the aristocrats celebrated and grew wealthy.  There was a Han aristocrat named Lady Dai.  Lady Dai would not ordinarily make history.  However, when her tomb was opened the discovery sent shockwaves through the archeological community.  Her mummy was the best-preserved mummy in the world.  She was known as the perfect mummy.  Her lifelike mummy leaves the Egyptian efforts in the dust.  *Recommend for teacher and student research purposes.  Highly recommended for a history and science classroom.*

Mysterious Hanging Coffins - YouTube
China's Sichuan Province is home to ancient coffins hanging from the mountains.  How did they get there?  Who put them there?  Why did they bury their dead vertically?  Do any of their descendants remain?  This mystery has baffled historians for centuries.  This documentary documents the efforts to learn about them as well as preserve them for the future.  It also attempts to learn more about the descendants of the people who built them.  *Recommended for research purposes for independent study students and to use in a lecture.*

The Legendary First Emperor of China - YouTube
Qin Shi Huangdi was the first Emperor of China.  He unified the Chinese people.  He built an empire that lasted thousands of years.  He left behind a legendary tomb.  This documentary explores the man and the legend.  It will be a challenge to separate fact from fiction but Professor Jeffrey Reigel takes on that challenge.  How did Qin create an empire?  How could such a person exist?  Why is he such a legendary man?  *Recommend for high school classrooms.  Highly recommend for independent study students or use for clips.*

Confucius - YouTube
This docu-drama tells the story of Confucius.  His ideas were radical and only adopted after his death by the Emperors.  His teachings were the foundation of Chinese education for 2,000 years.  He taught obedience, meritocracy, and morality.  Rituals and etiquette were tools to unite the people.  His ideas still govern everything in China.  This documentary is the story of Confucius and his legacy.  *Highly recommended for a high school history class or class projects.*

Genius of the Ancient World - Amazon 
Bettany Hughes explores Socrates, Buddha, and Confucius and each of their philosophies throughout three episodes.  They were the giants of the ancient world.  She kicks off the series in India learning about the life of the Buddha, then explores Socrates and the hemlock cup, and finally concludes with Confucius who looked to the past to solve issues in the present.  This series provides a good introduction to the philosophies that shaped the world.  *Recommended for both a history and philosophy class.*

Good morning teachers!  Summer is winding down and I’m sure that you are starting to plan for the following school year.  So what will show up as a recommended documentary to show for the upcoming school year?  This year, I will do the same but this will be a general list of what can be shown in the classroom from Sixth Grade to high school and even college.  Also, if appropriate you can show these documentaries in science, agricultural, English, or art classroom.  I have published over 400 documentary reviews, so if you disagree with this list then you can check out my other reviews and make other picks.
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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.

2022 Documentary List
ANCIENT WORLD
World of Stonehenge - Episode 1  Episode 2  Episode 3  Episode 4
City of the God-Kings - YouTube
Great Zimbabwe - YouTube
Face of Britain: Episode 1  Episode 2  Episode 3

ANCIENT AMERICAS
Breaking the Maya Code - YouTube
People of the Clouds - YouTube
Kingdom of the Jaguar - YouTube
The Mysteries of the Chinchorro Mummies - YouTube
The Land Where Time Began - YouTube
 
2023 Documentary Recommendations
ANCIENT WORLD
The Forgotten Empire - YouTube
Lost Worlds explores the ruins of Persepolis.  It was the richest city in the Ancient World.  It was the capital of the Persian Empire, until it was destroyed by Alexander the Great.  Lost Worlds recreates Persepolis using computer graphics and the archeological records.  The Persian Empire was a largely forgotten empire until Iran opened up.  Now archeologists have been welcomed and they are learning new things about the Persian Empire.  Now they are getting a better picture of what the Persian Empire was like.  *Recommended for middle and high school classrooms.*

Great Zimbabwe - YouTube
Great Zimbabwe was discovered in 1871.  A German geologist stumbled upon some splendid ruins.  He had no idea who built the stone structure.  He assumed that they were not built by Africans.  However, that myth has been dispelled.  Could Great Zimbabwe be the equivalent of El Dorado?  Gus Casely-Hayford travels the length of Africa to discover the secrets of Great Zimbabwe.  *Highly recommended for a history class.  Also recommended for independent study students.*

Nubia - YouTube
Gus Casely-Hayford explores the Lost Kingdoms of Africa.  His first lost kingdom is Nubia.   The history of Africa was not written down all the time.  However, the people of Africa preserved their culture through objects.  Nubia was the traditional name of Northern Sudan.  The civilization dominated the area in the Sahara.  For the Egyptians, they were a source of slaves and treasures.  For the Romans, the Nubians were barbarian people.  The Nubians were ultimately defeated by their environment.  *Highly recommended for a history class.  Also recommended for independent study students.*

*Face of Britain: Episode 1  Episode 2  Episode 3
Neil Oliver explores the genetic doomsday book geneticists in Britain are creating of Britain to determine where the genetic ancestry of the British come from.  Do the British people come from Celts, Vikings, Anglo Saxons, or the Normans?  Oliver travels around Britain to talk to the participants of the study.  At the end of each episode, they go over the results with the participants of the study.  *Highly recommended for a history classroom and a science classroom.*

City of the God Kings - YouTube
Lost Worlds explores Angkor Wat.  Angkor Wat was first discovered by a French naturalist on a search for bugs.  What he found surprised him.  He believed that it rivaled anything Rome and Greece gave to the world.  He had discovered the 900-year-old remains of Angkor Wat, the "Holy Temple."  Why was it built?  Why was it in the middle of a jungle?  Who built it?  What is its purpose?  It is an enigma. There are many theories about its construction.  *Highly recommended for both a middle school and history classroom.*

ANCIENT AMERICAS
The Mysteries of the Chinchorro Mummies - YouTube
The Chinchorro Mummies mummies are the oldest in the world and they are found in Chile.  They came from a people who believed they could conquer death.  The first settlers lived on fishing.  In 1993, there was a sensational find in Chile: the bodies of the earliest people.  These bodies were well preserved and were the oldest mummies in the world.  What can these bodies tell us about the Chinchorro people?  How do these mummies compare with the Ancient Egyptians?  *This documentary is highly recommended for a South American history class as well as an anthropology class.*

​The Lost City of Gold - YouTube
The Inca ruled South America for years.  They were the people of the sun.  They built grand cities.  Eventually, they would be destroyed by the Spanish in their quest for gold.  David Adams is on a search for a lost city of gold.  These were cities that were never sacked by the Spanish.  Perhaps hidden in these jungles is the legendary “Great Sun Disk of the Incas.”  Will David Adams find this lost city, tune into this episode to find out. *Recommended for a high school and middle school history classroom.*

Quest for the Lost City - YouTube
A set of panels turned up in a private collection.  They were created by the Mayans.  These panels are a clue to a mystery.  The city from where these panels came is lost in the Central American jungles.  The quality of the panels hints that the city was huge.  They call the site of this missing city Site Q.  It is the most lost Mayan city.  This is a documentary about the search for this lost city.  *Recommended as a bonus documentary for middle school and high school classrooms.*

People of the Clouds - YouTube
Dr. Jago Cooper explores the ancient kingdoms of South America.  For the most part, the Inca dominate the history textbooks.  Cooper explores other kingdoms that had an impact on South America.  The first kingdom is the “People of the Clouds.”  They are a mysterious civilization.  He starts off his exploration in Lima to learn more about the People of the Clouds.  He goes into the Andes to explore the remnants of the civilization.  *Highly recommended for a history class and independent study students.*

Kingdom of the Jaguar - YouTube
Dr. Jago Cooper explores the Lost Kingdoms of Central America.  The first episode in this series is called Kingdom of the Jaguar.  Cooper starts off his journey exploring a cave that the people believed was a tunnel to the underworld.  This civilization rose out of the marshes of Southern Mexico.  They built the first pyramids.  They are known as the Olmec.  They came before the Mayan People.  *Highly recommended for a history class.*

Good morning, we are going to conclude our series on the Great London Fire today.  Will the fire get put out?  What stopped the fire?  How did the city rebuild?  The run time for the final episode is 44:32.

It is September 5; a strong wind has been blowing the fire west.  However, the wind changes, and now the fire is heading for the Tower of London.  The Tower of London is the most important building in London.  It is also the biggest ammunition dump in the country. 

Nothing is immune from the fire’s destruction.  The people were terrified.  St. Paul’s Cathedral has been wiped out.  Thousands of books were burned during the fire.  Bookseller Joshua Viner lost his entire stock.  He would sink into debt and would die penniless. Robert Viner, the banker, would fair much better.  Sybil Tame, the shoemaker would lose her shop and would lose everything.  She would take shelter at nearby Christ’s Hospital. 

A group of firefighters made their way to the Tower of London.  Their job was to protect the tower.  However, it would be a challenge.  Everyone’s eyes were on the Tower.  Would the firefighters manage to save the Tower?  Dan Jones catches up with Ronald Hutton at the Tower of London.  Hutton talks about the munitions held in the tower and if it was destroyed it would have been similar to a low-level nuclear device.  How could the firefighters save the Tower? 

Rob Bell talks about how the firefighters would tear down houses, creating firebreaks.  He goes to a firefighter training school to see if this method would work.  However, by tearing down the houses there was more fuel for the fire.  There was no time to clear away the debris.  The methods changed, and so the firefighters would clear the debris from the torn-down houses.  Rob Bell experiments with this method and discovers that clearing the debris worked at preventing the fire from spreading.  If only this method was employed earlier, perhaps the fire would not have spread so fast.

How did Londoners stop the fire from spreading to the Tower?  Ronald Hutton talks about how the house was torn down and that the area was blown up with gunpowder.  So gun powder was used to save the gunpowder.

How many people died in the Great Fire?  Suzannah Lipscomb talks about the record showing that six people died at the fire.  However, this is absurdly low.  The authorities tried to keep careful records, particularly the method of death.  Suzannah looks at the records for 1666 and talks with the historian.  The historian talks about how the printing press and the reporting of deaths broke down.  Suzannah suggests that it would have suggested many, many people died.  The historian talks about how information was at people’s fingertips and if there was a massive amount of death it would have been known about by the gossip.

Suzannah believes that there would have been hundreds of deaths due to the Great Fire.  She talks with historian Neil Hansen who wrote a book on the Great Fire.  From history, when there was a great fire, thousands of people would have died.  As a result of history, he believes that thousands of people disappeared during the Great Fire.  Many of these people would have been the poorer in society so nobody would have cared about them.  Their deaths would have gone unrecorded.  However, would the temperatures of the great fire be enough to consume a human body?  Evidence showed the fire was hot enough to melt metal.  The thought of the fire hot enough to consume a human body terrifies Suzannah.

The firefighters continued to tear down streets and create fire breaks.  Finally, the wind started to decline.  Slowly the fire started getting under control.  The fire had reached the Tailor Hall Guild.  It was here where the fire was stopped.  Thousands of people were homeless, millions of pounds of damage were done to the buildings, and London was in shambles.  How would London recover from the Great Fire?  Tune into the rest of this episode to find out more.

This was an excellent conclusion to the Great London Fire series.  This is one excellent series for research purposes.