Governments can be constitutional monarchies, dictatorships, federal republics, parliamentary democracies, constitutional republics. More than a system of rules and regulations, they help civilized people to live together peacefully. These stories explore different forms of government.
When Princess Elizabeth (played in this scene from Elizabeth R by Glenda Jackson) was imprisoned at the Tower of London - implicated in Wyatt's rebell...
In the fall of 1562, Elizabeth I (played by Glenda Jackson in this clip from Elizabeth R) became desperately ill with smallpox.
Mamie Till-Mobley tells the story of her son's death and the fight she had to mount in order to have her son's body returned to Chicago from Mississip...
Why did Britain fight a civil war in the 17th century? What caused the people to execute their king (Charles I), promote Oliver Cromwell (to Lord Prot...
With religious freedom came two important ideas: The state had no right to interfere with the church - and - Charles I was a tyrant.
After Charles I was defeated, a movement to forever end monarchical rule in Britain took hold.
During Cromwells tenure as head of government, some of the people (ex-royals) were burdened with a ten-percent income tax without their consent.
During the days when the Federal Court had jurisdiction over Indian Territory, many people hanged on Ft. Smith's gallows. The National Park Service te...
This video clip depicts Argentinian aircraft which carry exocet missiles.
WARNING: THIS CLIP EXPLAINS HOW HITLER AND HIS REGIME DEVELOPED "THE FINAL SOLUTION" AGAINST JEWISH PEOPLE.
The Falkland Islands are located about 300 miles off the southeastern shore of Argentina.
In this clip, from "20th Century Battlefields," we learn the background of Britain's decision to sink Argentina's ship, the General Belgrano.
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