History Meets Science
This section features documentaries where history and science come together to re-examine history and perhaps rewrite history. You can use these videos in a history class or a science class. Students will be able to see the scientific method demonstrated through these documentaries.
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.*
*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.*
Lost World of Pompeii - YouTube
Scientists, archeologists, and other experts are scanning Pompeii to help unlock its secrets and to help preserve it for the future. Pompeii is falling apart due to the tourists and another eruption from Vesuvius could bury the city again. It is a look at what technology the experts are using to help preserve Pompeii in the future. They talk about what could happen to Pompeii in the future. *Highly recommended for earth science, history, and technology classroom.*
Pompeii's Pyroclastic Flow - YouTube
This documentary explores why the Pompeii was buried. What made the Vesuvius eruption so unique? Why were there bodies preserved in the ash? What made Vesuvius ash so different? Why did not people escape? Could the Pompeiians escape? How did the people die? This documentary explains the “why’s” of Vesuvius. *Highly recommended for an earth science and history classroom. This is an excellent look at a Pyroclastic flow.*
George Washington Carver Tech - YouTube
George Washington Carver is known worldwide for his research into peanuts. He saw infinite uses for the peanut plant and inspired generations on researching the peanut plant. He worked at the Tuskegee institution and worked in agricultural research. His research would revitalize the southern region. Carver was born into slavery and was kidnapped by bushwalkers. He was taken in by a family and raised as their own. He worked in the house and was able to explore nature. Nature would inspire his research. *Highly recommended for history and agricultural classrooms and biography projects.*
Experimental History
A Stitch in Time
Charles II - YouTube
Amber Butchart explores the life of King Charles II and his impact on Royal Fashion. The fashion she is having recreated is the three-piece suit in a portrait of him and his gardener. King Charles II was the Restoration King and used fashion to consolidate his power. King Charles had a rival in his cousin King Louis of France and he wanted to use fashion to one-up his cousin as well. *Highly recommended for a history class and a home economics class.*
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.*
Hedge Cutter - YouTube
Amber Butchart explores the world of the Hedgie Cutter recreated in this episode of a Stitch in Time. Amber is taking inspiration from a portrait of a gardener. This is a highly unusual painting because of the low-class birth of the man in the portrait. So why was this portrait painted? Who was he? Who painted the portrait? What will Amber learn about the clothing of everyday people? Ninya prepares to take the challenge of recreating the Hedge Cutter’s coat. *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.*
Marie Antoinette - YouTube
Amber Buchart examines the wardrobe of Marie Antoinette and she is examining a portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette dressed in a chemise gown. She was painted wearing the dress. It caused a scandal in the French Court. The portrait shows the Queen wearing her underwear! Fashion had played a role in the French Revolution and Amber explores the role that it played in the fall of the French monarchy. What can the recreation of the Chemise tell us about Marie Antoinette? What does Amber learn about the Queen? *Highly recommended for a history class and a home economics class. Highly recommended for independent study students.*
Dido Belle - YouTube
Amber Butchart explores the life of Dido Belle and recreates a dress that she wore in a portrait. For 200 years the portrait was described as Lady Elizabeth Murray. The other girl was described as a servant. Later it was discovered that the woman was her cousin Dido Elizabeth Belle. Dido’s story begins in the slave ships of the Mediterranean and ends in the English countryside. Amber has been fascinated by the portrait and wants to explore more about Dido’s life and the portrait. *Highly recommended for a history class and a home economics class. Highly recommended for independent study students.*
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.*
*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.*
Lost World of Pompeii - YouTube
Scientists, archeologists, and other experts are scanning Pompeii to help unlock its secrets and to help preserve it for the future. Pompeii is falling apart due to the tourists and another eruption from Vesuvius could bury the city again. It is a look at what technology the experts are using to help preserve Pompeii in the future. They talk about what could happen to Pompeii in the future. *Highly recommended for earth science, history, and technology classroom.*
Pompeii's Pyroclastic Flow - YouTube
This documentary explores why the Pompeii was buried. What made the Vesuvius eruption so unique? Why were there bodies preserved in the ash? What made Vesuvius ash so different? Why did not people escape? Could the Pompeiians escape? How did the people die? This documentary explains the “why’s” of Vesuvius. *Highly recommended for an earth science and history classroom. This is an excellent look at a Pyroclastic flow.*
George Washington Carver Tech - YouTube
George Washington Carver is known worldwide for his research into peanuts. He saw infinite uses for the peanut plant and inspired generations on researching the peanut plant. He worked at the Tuskegee institution and worked in agricultural research. His research would revitalize the southern region. Carver was born into slavery and was kidnapped by bushwalkers. He was taken in by a family and raised as their own. He worked in the house and was able to explore nature. Nature would inspire his research. *Highly recommended for history and agricultural classrooms and biography projects.*
Experimental History
A Stitch in Time
Charles II - YouTube
Amber Butchart explores the life of King Charles II and his impact on Royal Fashion. The fashion she is having recreated is the three-piece suit in a portrait of him and his gardener. King Charles II was the Restoration King and used fashion to consolidate his power. King Charles had a rival in his cousin King Louis of France and he wanted to use fashion to one-up his cousin as well. *Highly recommended for a history class and a home economics class.*
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.*
Hedge Cutter - YouTube
Amber Butchart explores the world of the Hedgie Cutter recreated in this episode of a Stitch in Time. Amber is taking inspiration from a portrait of a gardener. This is a highly unusual painting because of the low-class birth of the man in the portrait. So why was this portrait painted? Who was he? Who painted the portrait? What will Amber learn about the clothing of everyday people? Ninya prepares to take the challenge of recreating the Hedge Cutter’s coat. *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.*
Marie Antoinette - YouTube
Amber Buchart examines the wardrobe of Marie Antoinette and she is examining a portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette dressed in a chemise gown. She was painted wearing the dress. It caused a scandal in the French Court. The portrait shows the Queen wearing her underwear! Fashion had played a role in the French Revolution and Amber explores the role that it played in the fall of the French monarchy. What can the recreation of the Chemise tell us about Marie Antoinette? What does Amber learn about the Queen? *Highly recommended for a history class and a home economics class. Highly recommended for independent study students.*
Dido Belle - YouTube
Amber Butchart explores the life of Dido Belle and recreates a dress that she wore in a portrait. For 200 years the portrait was described as Lady Elizabeth Murray. The other girl was described as a servant. Later it was discovered that the woman was her cousin Dido Elizabeth Belle. Dido’s story begins in the slave ships of the Mediterranean and ends in the English countryside. Amber has been fascinated by the portrait and wants to explore more about Dido’s life and the portrait. *Highly recommended for a history class and a home economics class. Highly recommended for independent study students.*
List Updated on November 12, 2021
