In the medieval feudal system, the nobility were generally those who held a fief, often land or office under vassalage in exchange for military allegiance to their sovereign. Living alongside serfs, ...

In this video for History Hit, Ray Mears discovers how a Tudor shipwreck has shaped our understanding of archery in the later medieval period. Raised from the bottom of the English Channel in 1982, ...

Sam Abbas' documentary generously and patiently captures the movement of migrants across the Mediterranean and into Europe. The film depicts not just the stifling daily routines of living while ...

"Sean Combs: The Reckoning," a four-part documentary about the Bad Boy Records founder's rise from music mogul to career fall, is making its debut this week.Produced by longtime rival Curtis "50 Cent" ...

Poster of We Were Here – The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe, the 63-minute documentary exhibited at the Venice Biennale and now in Oscar consideration. A scene from We Were ...

With “The Beatles Anthology” now on Disney+, we dig into “The Compleat Beatles,” another documentary on the band that is difficult to see legally but had an impact on a generation. By Jason Bailey ...

In this month’s picks, a portrait of a vanguard filmmaker, a look back at a televised clash between writers, and a reflection on a Hollywood star and pinup. By Ben Kenigsberg The proliferation of ...