We hear of great people in history all the time – The Caesars, the Elizabeths, the Napoleons, and the Genghis Khans.

They may have been enlighten rulers or vile despots; great builders or the destroyers of civilization – but they all shared one thing. They were human, and as such they had hopes, dreams, aspirations, inner demons, and insecurities – like everyone else.

These traits affected the course of humanity for better and for worse.

Together, they have made us the global society we are today.

Flash Point History is dedicated to making history accessible because when we look into the past we discover ourselves.

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Part 1 - Hiking in Normandy from Cherbourg to Valognes

Forging an Empire - The Portuguese Empire - Part 2 Commerce

Cochin - Art of War: Terrain

Duarte Pereira - Part 2 - Age of Discovery

Duarte Pereira - Part 1 - Age of Discovery

Vasco da Gama - Part 4 - Age of Discovery

Vasco da Gama - Part 3 - Age of Discovery

Pedro Álvares Cabral - Age of Discovery

Forging an Empire - The Portuguese Empire - Part 1 Exploration

Vasco Da Gama - Part 2 - Age of Discovery

Vasco Da Gama - Part 1 - Age of Discovery

Bartolomeu Dias - Age of Discovery

Henry the Navigator - Age of Discovery

A big ‘what if’ scenario for attacking Pearl Harbor

Doolittle - Art of War: Morale

Isabella of Castile: Reconquista - Full History ( All Parts )

The Life of Emperor Justinian - Vol 1-9 - The History of Byzantium

Epilogue - Isabella of Castile: Reconquista - Part 7

Siege of Loja 1486 - When in doubt, bring in more artillery!

The Fall of Granada - Isabella of Castile: Reconquista - Part 6

Start of the American Civil War #history #civilwar #charleston #sumter

Masterminds of warfare - Hannibal and Scipio Africanus at The Battle of Zama #shorts #history

History of Byzantium - Vol 7-9 - Justinian's End Game

Balian’s based response - shutting Saladin down #crusades #kingdomofheaven #jerusalem

They made a Moat of the Dead #reconquista #history #spain #granada

The Fortress of Ronda - after math of a Brutal Siege #queen #isabella #reconquista #history

Holy War - Isabella of Castile: Reconquista - Part 5

Why Richard the Lionheart was THE LIONHEART 😲😯😲 #lionheart #richard #crusade #third

The shock and awe of a medieval amphibious assault #crusades #fourth #crusade #constantinople

Socrates final day #history #socrates #greek #philosophy #philosopher

The King’s wife had been ‘busy’ while he was away #reconquista #isabella #castile #history

Civil War - Grant’s Counterattack at Shiloh April 7, 1862 #civil #war #shiloh

Black Death in England #shorts #blackdeath #plague #history

World War Two - 101st Airborne’s response to the Germans at Bastogne #shorts #airborne #bastogne

History of Byzantium - VOL 9 - Epilogue

Alesia - Art of War: Siege

History of Byzantium - VOL 8 - The Empire Strikes Back

History of Byzantium - VOL 7 - The Nightmare Decade

Return of the Queen - Isabella of Castile: Reconquista - Part 4

Trials of Justinian - VOL 4-6 - Politics Persians Plagues

Shiloh - Art of War: Counterattack

Siege of Bastogne - Art of War: Defense

The Plague of Justinian - History of Byzantium VOL 6

History of Byzantium VOL 5 - The Wrath of Persia

Queen Isabella of Castile: Reconquista - Part 3 - Composure

History of Byzantium - Belisarius: The Italian Campaign

Reconquista: Queen Isabella - Part 2

History of Byzantium - Vol 1 - 3 - Emperor Justinian

The Art of Manliness

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April 26, 2024 by Brett & Kate McKay

Why Public Health Should Attend to the Spiritual Side of Life. When analyzing what factors affect health, researchers rarely factor in the influence of religion and spirituality. Tyler J. VanderWeele, professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at Harvard’s School of Public Health, thinks this is a mistake, as this area of life can have a dramatic […]

Saddle Up! A Dictionary of Old-Time Cowboy Slang

April 25, 2024 by Brett & Kate McKay

The cowboy is one of the great archetypes of American manliness. He embodies many of the virtues Americans prize, such as grit, freedom, and independence. The cowboy followed a code of honor that, rather than being set by an aristocracy, came from the ground up and worked itself out within a posse. While many of […]

Podcast #985: The Secret World of Bare-Knuckle Boxing

April 24, 2024 by Brett & Kate McKay

Have you ever noticed the guy in a fighting stance on the Art of Manliness logo? That’s not just some random symbol; it’s an actual dude: John L. Sullivan, the greatest bare-knuckle boxer of the 19th century. While most people think bare-knuckle boxing came to an end during Sullivan’s era, in fact, it never entirely […]

More Than Ever, the Medium Is the Message

April 23, 2024 by Brett & Kate McKay

Have you had two different experiences, one where you were dumped by text message, and one where you were broken up with in person? While similar sentiments were probably conveyed in both instances, the context of each likely changed your feelings about the experience and even how you then assessed and now remember the relationship. This example begins to get at what media philosopher Marshall McLuhan […]

Podcast #984: Why Your Memory Seems Bad (It’s Not Just Age)

April 22, 2024 by Brett & Kate McKay

Do you sometimes walk to another room in your house to get something, but then can’t remember what it was you wanted? Do you sometimes forget about an appointment or struggle to remember someone’s name? You may have chalked these lapses in memory up to getting older. And age can indeed play a role in […]

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