~Amanda~ Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 History? I'm looking through now; We're doing history odyssey, so I'm going off our reading list. Robin Hood, Shakespeare, King arthur, Beowulf, anything for arabian nights? maybe lord of the rings, hopefully the hobbit, can you think of any specific titles? I was thinking Mel Gibson's Hamlet, but I don't know what other versions are good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 (edited) I really like the movies about the Medieval Times by Terry Jones. You might want to preview them first, especially the one about damsels since it spends a lot of the episode about the sex lives of people during the medieval times. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg3YDN5gTX0 Edited August 15, 2012 by Julie Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 :bigear: I'm looking for the same info. What I have so far won't work for your littles - I wouldn't let them watch it - but your 10 & 12 year olds might like it. Horrible Histories. They *are* horrible, but funny, and we love British humor here. They work for DS, who is on the later end of 8 year old boy humor. We just bought season 1 on iTunes, and one of the first episodes featured Nero. Since we had just finished Ancients, Nero was fresh in DS's mind and seeing that episode definitely cemented in his mind Nero's persecution of Christians. There is some fake blood, etc. You might preview on youtube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvaleri Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I second the Terry Jones' movies. He is a hoot :lol: Disclaimer: I haven't viewed most of these as we are beginning our study of the Middle Ages. We did view several Horrible History and History Channel documentaries on YouTube. YouTube: Horrible Histories (BBC) YouTube: History Channel documentaries on Dark Ages YouTube: Sixty Second Celtic Chronicler Beowulf The Crusades: Crescent and the Cross Medieval Siege Helena: First Pilgrim to the Holy Land Braveheart (R-rated) Camelot Passion of Joan Of Arc; The Joan Of Arc Kingdom of Heaven Life in Medieval Times Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Richard II (Shakespeare) Secret of Kells (cartoon about The Book of Kells) Silk Road Henry V (MGM) Rick Steves' Europe: he visits castles and monasteries all over Europe Princess of Thieves Medieval Warfare: Wars of the Roses Medieval Warfare: Agincourt Medieval Warfare: Wars of the Roses Warrior Queen Masterpiece Theatre (Boudicca) Happy homeschooling! Teresa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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