Favorite history videos/supplements for Early Modern 1650-1850 ish?

[cintinative]

The short version of the story is that due to my crazy way of planning history for my oldest (aka the test subject)  we have a super wonky history schedule.

He has done ancients, then moderns including American History (from Civil war on), then this year medieval history (I told you it was wonky!), and then next year (2021-2022) it will be early moderns to round everything out.

I have a spine and some primary sources picked out but I need a bit more to fill out the year. Is there a video series that you loved, or a book we should definitely read? Lord willing, lit will be covered via outsource for this time period so I am not looking for lit.  

A video series would be a very nice compliment to what I have already.

Thanks hive!

[Lori D.]

No personal experience, but the CNN Millennium series looks like it could be one possibility -- one 45-minute documentary for each century from 1000AD to 2000AD. It looks like each episode focuses on a key development or invention in that century as a springboard into broadly discussing global events, changes, etc.

17th century (1600s) = The Telescope
18th century (1700s) = The Furance
19th century (1800s) = The Machine


Maybe some of the Oxford University Press books? At a middle school to 9th grade level; secular. The last 3 titles in this set might fit your time line: 
The European World, 400-1450
The African and Middle Eastern World, 600-1500
An Age of Voyages, 1350-1600
An Age of Empires, 1200-1750
An Age of Science and Revolutions, 1600-1800

[cintinative]

8 minutes ago, Lori D. said:

No personal experience, but the CNN Millennium series looks like it could be one possibility -- one 45-minute documentary for each century from 1000AD to 2000AD. It looks like each episode focuses on a key development or invention in that century as a springboard into broadly discussing global events, changes, etc.

17th century (1600s) = The Telescope
18th century (1700s) = The Furance
19th century (1800s) = The Machine


Maybe some of the Oxford University Press books? At a middle school to 9th grade level; secular. The last 3 titles in this set might fit your time line: 
The European World, 400-1450
The African and Middle Eastern World, 600-1500
An Age of Voyages, 1350-1600
An Age of Empires, 1200-1750
An Age of Science and Revolutions, 1600-1800

Thank you! We used the OUP books earlier on in middle school. I still own them though.  I could also look to see if there are OUP Pages from History books from this time period. I haven't looked at that yet. I think I own ones for Colonial America, Encounters in the New World, and Imperialism. 

 

Edited October 27, 2020 by cintinative
messed up time frame

[cintinative]

We have been using the medieval history from TGC and it's working out. 

I am going to check this out, in case someone is following this thread later.

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/course/early-american-church-history/#pilgrims-and-the-new-world-1600s

[Lori D.]

12 minutes ago, cintinative said:

Thank you! We used the OUP books earlier on in middle school. I still own them though.  I could also look to see if there are OUP Pages from History books from this time period. I haven't looked at that yet. I think I own ones for Colonial America, Encounters in the New World, and Imperialism. 

Yea! The only concern is that they may be at too low of a level for your 9th grader, and he might prefer something a bit meatier or more at his level. 😉 Probably way more than you want or need, but possibly K12 Human Odyssey vol. 2, which starts at 1400 and goes through the end of the 1800s.

 

Not a video series, but would you guys enjoy adding in things like the John Adams mini-series + a showing of Hamilton (streaming on Disney+), and feature films set in the different times/locations?

Edited October 27, 2020 by Lori D.

[cintinative]

Just now, Lori D. said:

Yea! The only concern is that they may be at too low of a level for your 9th grader, and he might prefer something a bit meatier or more at his level. 😉 Probably way more than you want or need, but possibly K12 Human Odyssey vol. 2, which starts at 1400 and goes through the end of the 1800s.

 

Not a video series, but would you guys enjoy adding in things like the John Adams mini-series + a showing of Hamilton (streaming on Disney+), and feature films set in the different times/locations?

Ha! We already covered Human Odyssey Volume 2 also. LOL!!!  Great minds think alike!

I think I have the John Adams mini-series in my Amazon list! I had not thought of that! Thank you.

[Miss Tick]

You might like picking about in the BBC's In Our Time podcast archive. They have covered all sorts of things in the last 880 episodes! The website has many of the episodes categorized (history, culture, philosophy, etc). The episodes are generally 40 minutes long with the gift, Melvyn Bragg interviewing 3 experts on the topic. It usually moves along at a fast pace with some humor but no fluff.

I spent some time last month collecting topics there for a weekly "Pre-history" class for the next time we get to a summer before studying ancients again. That will be summer of 2022. What can I say, I enjoy planning!

[cintinative]

6 hours ago, SusanC said:

You might like picking about in the BBC's In Our Time podcast archive. They have covered all sorts of things in the last 880 episodes! The website has many of the episodes categorized (history, culture, philosophy, etc). The episodes are generally 40 minutes long with the gift, Melvyn Bragg interviewing 3 experts on the topic. It usually moves along at a fast pace with some humor but no fluff.

I spent some time last month collecting topics there for a weekly "Pre-history" class for the next time we get to a summer before studying ancients again. That will be summer of 2022. What can I say, I enjoy planning!

Do you download these, or assume they will stay up?  

I went through all 91 pages (gasp!) and found lots of stuff. Of course, I need to listen to them to see how they go, but thank you for these!

 

[Momto6inIN]

The first section of the Great Courses US History deals with this time period and was really well done!

[Miss Tick]

14 hours ago, cintinative said:

Do you download these, or assume they will stay up?  

They stretch back many years and the podcast just started a new season, so I'm thinking we are safe thinking they will stay up for the foreseeable future.