Inside History Collection

In this series, you are taken back to the dramatic events, who have shaped world history for better or for worse. From the construction of the first cathedrals in Europe of the plague to the landing in Normandy in 1944. From the crusaders' bloody marches towards Jerusalem to the daring pilots who gave man air under his wings. Along the way, you will be enlightened in an entertaining way as to why the events took shape as they did. This series has the dramatic narrative as its focal point. You not only get an overview of history's most significant events, but also captivating human destinies, spectacular feats, and history's greatest heroes and villains brought to life.

PLAGUES, WARS AND CARS HAVE CHANGED HISTORY

FOLK HEROES AND DICTATORS • Alexander the Great was a genius on the battlefield, while Hitler’s talent was expressed at the podium where he seduced the crowds. Gandhi and Jesus gathered followers with more peaceful goals. Leaders have changed the world by brute force or with their strong ideas.

GENGHIS KHAN takes the east in a bloody war • In 1206, Genghis Khan becomes ruler over all Mongol tribes. In record time, he creates one of history's strongest armies and engages in a bloody war of conquest, based on terror and murder. In just 25 years, his steppe warriors conquer more land than the Romans managed in 400 years.

History’s in the words • In many cases, a few well-chosen words have changed the course of history. Before any major battle, Queen Elizabeth I instilled her soldiers with a fighting spirit, and John F Kennedy won the hearts of Berliners with a single sentence.

Jesus learned from extremists • 30 AD and Palestine's frustration with Roman rule is growing. Countless preachers struggle to gather the people to rebellion, but only one stands out: Jesus of Nazareth, a student of the famous and infamous John the Baptist. His passionate words inspire the masses to flock him – while Romans watch him with suspicion.

A DICTATOR in disguise • He was lazy in school and a failure as an artist. For years Adolf Hitler lived in a daydream, before he discovered his special talent as a seductive charmer. He could convince Germans of his ideas and turn the country into a Nazi dictatorship.

Alexander got the lust for power at his mother’s knee: Born to greatness • Hatred, intrigue and murder. Alexander the Great’s childhood was marked by relentless battles between his parents and by their burning ambitions on his behalf. At the age of only 25 he conquered one of history’s greatest empires.

PLAGUE, TERROR AND TRAGEDY • When a German submarine sank the luxury steamer Lusitania, the United States joined WWI and the war turned. The attack on the World Trade Center on 11th September 2001 spread fear in the western world. Disasters, terrorism and epidemics set the agenda for world leaders.

Mass graves reveal the mystery behind The black death • In the mid-1300s the plague swept across Europe, leaving mass graves and deserted villages in its wake. In despair, medieval people resorted to a variety of imaginative explanations for the deadly disease. Only now, more than 650 years later, can scientists identify the cause of the Black Death and explain how it spread.

TWO PLANES DESTROY LIVES • The sky is blue and the air is clear as ice. Then, just 17 minutes apart, two planes plough through the World Trade Center’s twin towers in New York. Meanwhile, millions of people watch horrified as – for 102 agonising minutes – thousands of people struggle for survival.

German submarine kills 1,200 civilians • Despite the Great War, luxury liners continued cruising. The queen of the sea was the Lusitania. In May 1915, a German submarine had the British ship in its sights. With a single torpedo it sank the Lusitania – an act that...