Discusses theater in sixteenth-century England, describing playwrights, plays, the audience, and Queen Elizabeth's sponsorship.

Describes the daily life, in the Confederacy, of ladies and gentlemen, slaves, middle class whites, and marginal characters.

Describes daily life for Americans during the Great Depression, as well as some of the lasting changes that occurred such as the increased power of the federal government and technological and cultural innovations.

Describes the history, culture, and life of people living during the Renaissance.

Discusses facts and myths about pirates who sailed and plundered on the seas from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century.

Describes the people and conditions of life in England during the time of Charles Dickens and examines how those conditions are reflected in his work.

Discusses how people on the American frontier lived, including trailblazers, fur trappers, mountain men, Native Americans, miners, cowboys, and pioneers.

Describes the history, purpose, and construction of medieval castles and the life of their various inhabitants.

Discusses life on Ellis Island, including detainment and deportation of immigrants, daily activities, the development of the immigration station, its role in the formation of the great melting pot of America, and the later years.