True History schedule

Begin your exploration of influential women with Julia, the daughter of Caesar Augustus.

Discover the story of Salome's mother, the ambitious Herodias

See why the story of the Trung sisters is a touchstone of Vietnamese pride into the 21st century

In this episode, witness the end of Iron Age Britain and the birth of Roman Briton.

Explore the reasons piracy has endured from ancient times until today.

Examine popular pirate legends, and discover which aspects include some truth.

Learn how the Spanish power hold over the Caribbean was broken.

Consider the tactics pirates used to apprehend their prey in the age of sails.

In pamphlets and pulpits of the colonies, one is reminded of the close ties extending across an ocean.

Trade between colonies and with Great Britain and other nations called for orderly procedures.

Come to see how the United States was "founded" as much by ideas as by men.

What was all the fuss about the Stamp Act, and why were 10 tons of tea tossed into Boston Harbor?

The Declaration of Independence is a veritable text in which political issues are to be understood.

In the colonies and Great Britain, the American Revolution was cast as a rebellion against the rule of law.

The Articles of Confederation were the product of danger and emergency, and principles for joint action.

Look at Franklin's unfinished autobiography, in which he created a persona for others to follow.

Meet Franklin's parents and siblings, learn the story of his wife and first-born son, and more.

Delve into the Boston of the time to witness the events Franklin experienced in his youth.

Discover how the city of Philadelphia shaped Franklin'and how Franklin shaped the city.

From the royal exchange to the gambling dens, get to know both London and some of Franklin's pastimes.

Delve into Franklin's career as a printer, where he was at the center of an intellectual revolution.

Examine some of Franklin's major inventions and ideas in his role as "natural philosopher."

Review Franklin's most important discoveries and experiments, and reflect on his legacy as a scientist.

In pamphlets and pulpits of the colonies, one is reminded of the close ties extending across an ocean.

Trade between colonies and with Great Britain and other nations called for orderly procedures.

Come to see how the United States was "founded" as much by ideas as by men.

What was all the fuss about the Stamp Act, and why were 10 tons of tea tossed into Boston Harbor?

The Declaration of Independence is a veritable text in which political issues are to be understood.

In the colonies and Great Britain, the American Revolution was cast as a rebellion against the rule of law.

The Articles of Confederation were the product of danger and emergency, and principles for joint action.

In brutally hot Philadelphia, a diverse and argumentative assembly met for unclear purposes.

Look at Franklin's unfinished autobiography, in which he created a persona for others to follow.

Meet Franklin's parents and siblings, learn the story of his wife and first-born son, and more.

Delve into the Boston of the time to witness the events Franklin experienced in his youth.

Discover how the city of Philadelphia shaped Franklin'and how Franklin shaped the city.

From the royal exchange to the gambling dens, get to know both London and some of Franklin's pastimes.

Delve into Franklin's career as a printer, where he was at the center of an intellectual revolution.

Examine some of Franklin's major inventions and ideas in his role as "natural philosopher."

Review Franklin's most important discoveries and experiments, and reflect on his legacy as a scientist.

In pamphlets and pulpits of the colonies, one is reminded of the close ties extending across an ocean.

Trade between colonies and with Great Britain and other nations called for orderly procedures.

Come to see how the United States was "founded" as much by ideas as by men.

What was all the fuss about the Stamp Act, and why were 10 tons of tea tossed into Boston Harbor?

The Declaration of Independence is a veritable text in which political issues are to be understood.

In the colonies and Great Britain, the American Revolution was cast as a rebellion against the rule of law.

The Articles of Confederation were the product of danger and emergency, and principles for joint action.

In brutally hot Philadelphia, a diverse and argumentative assembly met for unclear purposes.