Free History Courses

Major developments in the political, social, and religious history of Western Europe from the accession of Diocletian to the feudal transformation.

Who was the historical Jesus of Nazareth? What did he actually say and do?

This course presents and at the same time critiques a narrative world history from prehistoric times to 1500.

This course offers an introductory survey of the history of the ancient Mediterranean world, from the rise of city states in Mesopotamia c. 3000 BC to the transformation of the Roman Empire in the 6th century AD.

Hannibal is a name that evoked fear among the ancient Romans for decades.

A overview of history of the world. Topics include Identities and Ideals...

In a series of 18 dynamic audio & video lectures supplemented by downloadable documents, Professor J. Rufus Fears tells the story of how America's vision of freedom became a model for the entire world.

This course examines the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) as an expression of the religious life and thought of ancient Israel, and a foundational document of Western civilization.

John Green teaches you the history of the United States of America in 47 episodes!

The American Revolution entailed some remarkable transformations--converting British colonists into American revolutionaries, and a cluster of colonies into a confederation of states with a common cause--but it was far more complex and enduring then the fighting of a war.