This Christmas classic is obviously fictional, but there’s plenty of history and early-20th century Americana to discuss. We went long so this is part 1 of 2.

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Set at the end of the samurai era in Japan, this movie oversimplifies and outright distorts the actual history.

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An instant classic that very closely parallels actual events from Japanese history.

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A tale from Arthurian legend, so nothing historic. But it gives us a chance to talk about the history of Arthurian legend itself.

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We continue our discussion of Robert’s Rebellion and how it set up the events of the Game of Thrones series.

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We previously discussed the history of House Targaryen. Now we take a closer look at the events leading to Robert’s Rebellion which, in turn, sets up the original Game of [ … ]

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Based on the Rudyard Kipling story, there are still several real life inspirations for aspects of the tale.

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Happy Halloween! Not the scariest movie from Alfred Hitchcock, but definitely in the thriller category. It also fits right in our timeline at the end of World War II.

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Arguably the weakest season of the series, but there’s still a lot to like. We talk about what they got right and wrong historically, and how the series ultimately stuck [ … ]

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As we hit the halfway point in our American history timeline, we pause to reflect on our progress so far and talk about what’s coming up as we plan to [ … ]

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Following our discussion last week, we look more at the people involved, including Oppenheimer himself and Lewis Strauss.

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