You Are History

This genre-defying drama-documentary puts you at the heart of history and tests your knowledge to the limit. Time-travel to the past and survive as a gladiator, an ice-age hunter gatherer or an Elizabethan woman accused of witchcraft.

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You Are a Medieval Healer

There's a wounded soldier in your village. You have to make the right decision to save his life. Made by Laurie Harris and Darren Momenpour. SFX Credits: Swoosh 2 by AceOfSpadesProduc100 -- https://freesound.org/s/334287/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Mouse click - aphom000 - freesound Rural field atmosphere - Samkoo - freesound Crying baby - Dragon Studio - pixabay Child crying - Aurinko2222 - pixabay Witch laugh - Sulainar - pixabay Ambient battle noise: swords and shouting by pfranzen -- https:...

Feb 25, 2026•4 min

Gladiator in Londinium

You are a gladiator in Londinium, a grubby boomtown on the edge of the Roman Empire. Tangle with terrifying opponents, dodgy doctors, fickle fans and icy aristocrats. Make the right calls and you might just succeed. If not, death awaits at every turn. Along the way you'll discover what life was really like for fighters. From surprisingly high survival rates, to wild weaponry, not-so-sexy sexy side hustles and mercenary match fixing – the truth is even more shocking than Gladiator II's shark-infe...

Jun 21, 2025•27 min

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The best way to learn about history, is to live it...

Jun 21, 2025•30 sec

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