Connected (1824 - 1890)
Inventors and entrepreneurs dream of uniting the country using the latest design and technology – and make their fortunes in the process. An extraordinary generation will revolutionize transportation, engineering and communications, making Canada the high-tech superstar of a newly-wired world.
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Titans: From brewers, to rail barons, to oil-and-gas giants, these tycoons changed Canada.
War of Independence (1812 - 1813)
The War of 1812 is Canada's War of Independence. With the British Empire entrenched in a European war, a disparate group of Indigenous, French Canadian, Scottish, African Canadian and even ex-pat American fighters join together to fight for their new homeland.
The War of Independence 1812 - 1813
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Episode 2 - Hunting Treasure (1777 to 1793
A new generation of rebels and entrepreneurs compete for the key to this land's prosperity – its natural resources – while others fight to protect them. It's an epic quest for treasure that shapes the country to this day.
Further ReadingThis week we will begin an exploration of Canadian History. I have found two series on YouTube but in both cases the full series was unavailable. However, we will start with episode 1 - "Worlds Collide (pre-1608 – 1759).
Hundreds of Indigenous nations with advanced cultures already live in Canada when French and English colonizers arrive and fight for land claims. Indigenous people suffer as a result of first contact.
Canada: The Story of Us Part 1
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This week we will look at the history of South Africa from two perspectives. The first video is a view of South African history from the point of view of the white South African point of view and the second shorter video is from the point of view of black South African point of view.
South African History 1652 -1902
The TRUE history of South Africa
Further Reading
The stability of the previous reign continues, and Jahangir (r. 1605-1627) — more the aesthete and less the man of action than his father—is the right person to enjoy it. Meanwhile drama is provided by the rivalries which surround the emperor, especially between his wife and son.
Shah Jahan (r. 1628-1658) was something of an enigma.
After murdering several relatives to secure the throne for himself, he built
the world's most famous monument to love, the Taj Mahal.
When the second Emperor Humayun died suddenly, his thirteen-year-old son was crowned Emperor. He was called Akbar, meaning "Great". He would grow up to amply deserve the name, for he was the greatest of the Great Moghuls.
Aurangzeb murdered two brothers to inherit
the throne and imprisoned his father. He greatly extended the Moghul Empire,
but Sikh resistance to his attempts to impose Islam hastened
his decline.
