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The Islamic State
Terror in the Name of Religion
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of the Islamic State in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the history of the Islamic State. The brutal terror attacks in Paris in 2015 sent shockwaves across Europe. The group...
The Construction of the European Union
Working for Peace and Prosperity in Europe
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2018
Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of the European Union in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the development of the European Union. In the turmoil that prevailed after the Second World War, there was...
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Attack that Shook America
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the attack on Pearl Harbor in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. By 1941, much of the world was already at war, and tensions between the USA...
Joan of Arc
The Maid of Orléans
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2017
Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Joan of Arc in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Joan of Arc. As the Hundred Years’ War raged on, and the possibility of the French reclaiming their territory from the English...
Andrew Jackson
The American Lion
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2018
Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life and career of Andrew Jackson in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life, times and career of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States. Described by...
The Trojan War
A legendary conflict in Ancient Greece
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2017
Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of the Trojan War in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Trojan War. When Menelaus, king of Sparta, returned home after visiting his dying father in Crete to discover that his...
James Monroe
The Era of Good Feelings
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of James Monroe in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life and presidency of James Monroe. In 1817, Monroe was sworn in as the fifth President of the United States, and was the...
Marie-Antoinette
The Queen and the French Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Marie-Antoinette in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life and reign of Marie-Antoinette. In 1789, a bloody revolution broke out in France, and four years later the king and...
The Hundred Years' War
A Century of War Between England and France
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2017
Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Hundred Years’ War in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Hundred Years’ War. One of the longest direct conflicts between two countries, the Hundred Years’ War marked...
The Korean War
From World War to Cold War
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Korean War in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Korean War. On 25 June 1950, North Korean troops marched across the 38th parallel, the imaginary border between the North...
Saddam Hussein
The Rise and Fall of a Dictator
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2018
Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Saddam Hussein in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the rise and fall of Saddam Hussein. Following a series of bloody coups, Saddam Hussein came to power in Iraq in...
The Mayflower
The Founding Myth of the United States of America
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2018
Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the story of the Mayflower in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the voyage of the Mayflower. In 1620, a group of Puritans now known as the Pilgrim Fathers set sail for America to...
Georges Lemaître
The Big Bang Theory and the Origins of Our Universe
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2017
Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Georges Lemaître in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the work of Georges Lemaître. An unlikely combination of a priest and a physicist who was responsible for the theories of...
La bataille des Thermopyles
Léonidas et ses 300 Spartiates contre l'Empire perse
Language: French
Release Date: July 14, 2014
Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur la bataille des Thermopyles en moins d’une heure !
En 480 av. J.-C., l’Empire perse s’apprête à tenter une nouvelle invasion de la Grèce. Décidé à se battre, Léonidas Ier lève une armée de plusieurs milliers d’hommes. Tous se dirigent...