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The Mahabharata (\"Abracadabra\" by the Steve Miller Band) The Mahabharata ("Abracadabra" by the Steve Miller Band)
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Video duration: 232 seconds

How do you compress 100,000 verses into a 4 minute song? You can't. But we tried to hit some of the main points of the epic Indian work. Featuring clips from the Ravi Chopra TV series (1988).

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The Trojan War (\"Tainted Love\" by Soft Cell) The Trojan War ("Tainted Love" by Soft Cell)
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Video duration: 196 seconds

Sorry, no Brad Pitt or Orlando Bloom, just Mrs. B and some black figure art.

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Mansa Musa (\"I\ Mansa Musa ("I'll Tumble 4 Ya" by Culture Club)
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Video duration: 165 seconds

French teacher slash male model Mr. J joins Mrs. B to sing and dance about the great Muslim leader Mansa Musa.

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Napoleon (\"Gone Daddy Gone\" by the Violent Femmes) Napoleon ("Gone Daddy Gone" by the Violent Femmes)
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Video duration: 149 seconds

Napoleon wasn't that short after all, but we offer this short song for those of you who asked.

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Illuminated Manuscripts (\"Nowhere Man\" by the Beatles) Illuminated Manuscripts ("Nowhere Man" by the Beatles)
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Video duration: 178 seconds

A brief overview of medieval illuminated manuscripts and the men who made them.

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The Spanish Inquisition (\"(Keep Feeling) Fascination\" by The Human League) The Spanish Inquisition ("(Keep Feeling) Fascination" by The Human League)
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Video duration: 220 seconds

Creepy moving mouths sing about an equally creepy and distasteful subject. We actually didn't have any good costumes for this one, so we opted for the "Conan O'Brien" look.

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Leonardo da Vinci (\"Dear Prudence\" as performed by Siouxsie and the Banshees) Leonardo da Vinci ("Dear Prudence" as performed by Siouxsie and the Banshees)
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Video duration: 206 seconds

We liked Siouxsie's version of the Beatles song, so we picked it to sing about the great Leonardo.

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Empress Theodora (\"Norwegian Wood\" by the Beatles) Empress Theodora ("Norwegian Wood" by the Beatles)
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Video duration: 125 seconds

A video about Byzantine Emperor Justinian's better half.

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The French Revolution (\"Bad Romance\" by Lady Gaga) The French Revolution ("Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga)
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Video duration: 299 seconds

Marie Antoinette never said "Let them eat cake" but it's a Lady Gaga song, so we had to have that line! Thanks to Christian Sylvester for helping with the lyrics!

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I\ I'm a Knight ("Friday Night" by Lily Allen)
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Video duration: 185 seconds

We love Lily. And history. A quick overview of the life of a typical European knight during the Middle Ages. Clips from "A Knight's Tale" with the late Heath Ledger.

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King Arthur (\"Nature Boy\" by Eden Ahbez) King Arthur ("Nature Boy" by Eden Ahbez)
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Video duration: 206 seconds

Clips from the movie "Excalibur" and a haunting tune made famous by Nat King Cole (and sung by David Bowie on the Moulin Rouge soundtrack) tell the story of the legendary once and future king.

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Eleanor of Aquitaine (\"Happy Ever After\" by Julia Fordham) Eleanor of Aquitaine ("Happy Ever After" by Julia Fordham)
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Video duration: 216 seconds

Shot on a cold winter day in Honolulu, with a beautiful tune by Julia Fordham

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Black Death (\"Hollaback Girl\" by Gwen Stefani) Black Death ("Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani)
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Video duration: 202 seconds

It's hard to find a song to parody for such a gruesome subject. Our apologies to Gwen's fans, but it's for the cause of education!

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Anne Boleyn (\"Girl\" by the Beatles) Anne Boleyn ("Girl" by the Beatles)
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Video duration: 163 seconds

Featuring clips from the movie with Genevieve Bujold and Richard Burton.

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The Divine Comedy (\"Rapture\" by Blondie) The Divine Comedy ("Rapture" by Blondie)
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Video duration: 269 seconds

We used Gustave Dore's illustrations for this rapturous video.

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The Olmecs (\"September Gurls\" by the Bangles) The Olmecs ("September Gurls" by the Bangles)
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Video duration: 161 seconds

Bambi sings about the earliest known civilization in the Americas. Angelica and Vicki do backup.

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Renaissance Man (\"Blister in the Sun\" by the Violent Femmes) Renaissance Man ("Blister in the Sun" by the Violent Femmes)
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Video duration: 181 seconds

Quick overview of some of the prominent men of the Renaissance.

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The Odyssey (\"Across the Universe\" by the Beatles) The Odyssey ("Across the Universe" by the Beatles)
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Video duration: 221 seconds

Sung from the point of view of Penelope, Telemachus, and Odysseus. Clips from the 1997 TV version with Armand Assante as Odysseus, Greta Scacchi as Penelope, and Alan Stenson as Telemachus. Vanessa Williams is Calypso and Bernadette Peters as Circe and Isabella Rossellini as Athena.

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Gladiator (\"You Know I\ Gladiator ("You Know I'm No Good" by Amy Winehouse)
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Video duration: 250 seconds

It was a brutal life being a gladiator in ancient Rome. Featuring clips from Spartacus (with Kirk Douglas) and The Last Days of Pompeii (with Preston Foster)

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Shakespeare (\"Shayla\" by Blondie) Shakespeare ("Shayla" by Blondie)
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Video duration: 198 seconds

It is kind of tricky making Hawaii look like somewhere in the UK, but fortunately we work next to the cathedral they use for "Lost" scenes that are supposed to be in England. You can see coconut trees in the background, though, if you look really close.

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Julius Caesar (\"Besame Mucho\" by the Beatles) Julius Caesar ("Besame Mucho" by the Beatles)
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Video duration: 163 seconds

Imagine an ancient Roman night club full of Julius Caesars listening to a song about Julius Caesar.

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Ancient Minoan Civilization (\"Creep\" by Radiohead) Ancient Minoan Civilization ("Creep" by Radiohead)
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Video duration: 227 seconds

The Minotaur needs a sacrifice! LOL

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Attila the Hun (\"Here Comes the Rain Again\" by Eurythmics) Attila the Hun ("Here Comes the Rain Again" by Eurythmics)
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Video duration: 238 seconds

Attila- the original rockstar- fur, women, drunkenness...croaki ng from a nose bleed after a night of excess. Huns are fun - when you sing about them instead of getting ransacked and pillaged by them. Who knew you could die from a nose bleed? Riiiiiight. Those Huns!

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Greek Philosophers (\"Can\ Greek Philosophers ("Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue)
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Video duration: 226 seconds

Floating heads, flying Greek letters, and lots of naked statues. Oh, and the Socratic method and Plato's Cave are in there too. And Aristotle's Golden Mean.

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