Are you interested in the history of human development from the ancient world to the present day? Do you want to know more information about the historical path of your country, as well as other countries of the world? Do you want to feel the spirit of famous battles, unravel the tangles of political intrigue or learn more about the fate of the rulers of the world? Then you should definitely watch the 20 best historical documentaries according to the psychologists of the portal, presented in our list.
20. Secrets of the Order of the Templars (2001)
Once at the very end of the 11th century, Jerusalem was conquered by the Knights Templar, their 
possessions stretched from native Scotland to the Holy Land.
Are the legends about these brave warriors true? Did any of the Templars survived after their mass extermination at the beginning of the XIV century?
Is their Order connected with the Freemasons? Have they found the Shroud of Turin? What happened to the innumerable riches of knights and where is the Holy Grail?
19. The amazing history of Rome with Terry Jones (2002)
When ancient Rome was ablaze, what did the local people have to experience and how did Nero behave? The famous English comedian Terry Jones in an entertaining way will acquaint the audience with the most important events in the life of the Roman Empire.
He will tell not only about the great people of that time, but also pay enough attention to the description of the everyday life of ordinary Romans. You will learn what their privileges, entertainment and hygiene were.
18. Green Wave (2010)
For centuries, the people of Iran existed according to the harsh rules of Islamic fundamentalism. Only in 2009, changes began to occur in the country.
People put on green clothes and went to rallies in support of their candidate, who was supposed to bring long-awaited freedom to their land, but the authorities tampered with the results of the will of their citizens. Mass protests began in the country.
17. In the shadow of the moon (2007)
In 1968-1972 there were very important events for world space exploration. Nine crews went to the moon, and 12 astronauts landed on the surface of the Earth’s satellite, who are still the only ones who made a short walk through the celestial body.
The audience will see many unique newsreels in the film, hear the memories of those distant events of their direct participants. All this is perfectly decorated with modern special effects and incredibly beautiful music.
16. Dark Ages of the Middle Ages (2007)
After the fall of the Great Rome, several long centuries passed before the time of the Renaissance, which is now called the Dark Middle Ages.
When the Roman Empire ceased to exist, plague, famine and constant wars came to Europe. Among the general decline and impenetrable darkness there were small rays of hope for a bright future in the form of progressive people who were striving with their knowledge to change the world for the better.
15. BBC: Hannibal (2006)
The film traces the life course of one of the most prominent commanders of all times and peoples - Hannibal Barca.
This man was able to resist the Great Roman Empire and became the last stronghold of Carthage.
Going through the Rhone, overcoming the winter Alps on war elephants and conquering Rome - all this will go down in history as the best military campaigns of the world.
14. Cosmos: Space and Time (2014)
This documentary project is not only about space. It deals with the evolutionary development of our planet as a whole, about great scientists, some of whose names are not known to a wide circle of admirers of scientific discoveries.
The authors of the series touched upon the structure of substances at the atom level. You will learn many interesting things about DNA and genetics, as well as other amazing scientific discoveries of recent decades.
13. How the Universe (2010) works
This series will tell viewers about the creation of our universe from nothing. You will learn that space originated from a point that is much smaller than an atomic particle.
Our Universe is a living and rather mobile organism, which is constantly changing every second. Sunlight reaches Earth in a year, and it’s hard to imagine how long it will take to reach the borders of our galaxy.
12. The World After Dinosaurs (2010)
Researchers believe that dinosaurs and mammals appeared on our planet at about the same time - about 220 million years ago.
The enormous size of the dinosaurs allowed them to dominate the Earth. All this lasted until the moment when a global catastrophe occurred on our planet, as a result of which unique animals disappeared from its surface.
11. The Romanovs (2013)
The series is dedicated to the 400th anniversary of the house of the Romanovs. It successfully combines elements of animation and graphics, documentary and fiction films.
The film deals with autocracy, as a form of governing Russia, and about the role that the royal dynasty of the Romanovs played in this process. Using computer graphics, the authors of the series decided to recreate some of the events of the distant past and look at them through the eyes of eyewitnesses.
10. BBC: Leonardo Da Vinci. I want to make a miracle (2003)
This documentary story is dedicated to one of the geniuses of the world, ahead of his time - Leonardo da Vinci. This man possessed advanced engineering thought, made important scientific discoveries, and painted brilliant paintings that were included in the golden fund of world culture.
Leonardo Da Vinci is rightly considered a symbol of the Renaissance.
Unfortunately, the Master did not have time to finish some of his works, but in his footsteps loyal disciples went and became the elite of their society.
9. Marine dinosaurs 3D: Journey to the prehistoric world (2010)
Together with the authors of this picture, viewers will be able to go back 200 million years ago and see firsthand the main threat to the inhabitants of the ancient underwater world - giant marine dinosaurs.
You will learn some of the details of the life of the fauna, as well as enjoy the unsurpassed beauties of the depths of the oceans and seas. All this in the smallest detail recreated with the help of modern computer graphics and surprises with its naturalness.
8. Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
In the south of France is located one of the most mysterious caves in the world - Chauvet. Only favorites have access to it. This is due to the world's oldest wall cave paintings, of which there are about three hundred in this place.
The authors of this amazing film had to take permission to shoot in the Chauvet Cave personally from the French Minister of Culture.
7. History of the Russian State (2007)
The basis of the historical documentary series on the fundamental work of the outstanding Russian historian Nikolai Karamzin.
The duration of each episode of the educational television project is four minutes.
In this multi-part film involved a unique three-dimensional computer graphics. Viewers will be able to learn many new facts from the history of the Russian State.
6. The Stolen Story (2005)
In preparation for the shooting of this picture, its authors from Pakistan, England and Norway have been collecting documentary materials for two years, confirming the largest in the history of archaeological finds, the looting of ancient relics of the East.
As it turns out from the film, in Pakistan, Iraq and Afghanistan there was a whole criminal organization with the participation of famous researchers, smugglers, collectors and thieves, which for many years caused irreparable damage to the world cultural heritage ...
5. Ordinary Fascism (1965)
According to the director of the picture of Mikhail Romm, the main goal of its creators was not a detailed study of all the nuances of fascism, as a political or ideological phenomenon. The timing of one movie would not allow it.
In addition, some facts are still not documented. The creators of the picture have done a great job in film archives to find the most truthful evidence of all the horrors of this criminal ideology, born in the XX century.
4. How empires were created. Maya (2006)
The empire of the ancient Mayan Indian tribe is known for its vast territory, magnificent palaces and grand pyramids.
This people long before the advent of electricity learned to use natural energy for their needs, and its engineers created unique structures that have survived to this day.
3. Earth: Life without people (2008)
Imagine that people have completely disappeared on our planet. How would the Earth develop further?
Could Mother Nature have been able to restore her original majesty and how could the process of ridding her of houses, nuclear power plants, bridges, dams and other creations of human hands take place?
2. Planet of Dinosaurs (2011)
Thanks to modern technology, science and cinema were able to combine their efforts and create this magnificent spectacle.
While watching the film, viewers will be able to move a few hundred million years ago and see how the most amazing creatures that ever lived on Earth, dinosaurs, lived at that time.
It is worth noting that in the picture there will be some species of these ancient animals, the existence of which scientists have learned only a few years ago.
1. Air Force: The Crusades (1995)
By the definition of historians, crusades refer to expeditions of a military-religious nature, which for the 11th-13th centuries were organized by the feudal lords of Western Europe in close cooperation with the Catholic Church. Their main goal was the liberation of the Holy Land and the Holy Sepulcher from Muslims.
The authors of the film will try to find out the true reasons that prompted the lords of Europe to long journeys to the East.
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