Lectures in History

C-SPAN

Go back to school with the country's top professors lecturing on a variety of topics in American history. New episodes posted every Saturday evening. From C-SPAN, the network that brings you "After Words" and "C-SPAN's The Weekly" podcasts.

Episodes

The American Revolution Era and the Rest of the World

Why Did America Declare Independence?

Was America Founded as a Secular or Christian Nation?

Appalachia's Role in America's Founding

Why Did America Declare Independence?

International Context of the American Revolution

Revolutionary War Leadership

Religion & The American Revolution

U.S. Court System in Revolutionary War

Revolutionary War Roots of the Civil War

When the Sea Came Alive - An Oral History Of D-Day

The Serial Killer H.H. Holmes

FEED DROP A250: Abraham Lincoln and Conditions Leading to the Civil War

FEED DROP: 2026 Commencement Speeches: Ron DeSantis, Muriel Bowser, Scott Bessent & James Patterson

FEED DROP: 2026 Commencement Speeches: Hilary Duff, Gretchen Whitmer, Hugh Jackman, Nancy Pelosi & Jalen Rose

The History of the Oil Business

Red Dead's History - A Video Game, An Obsession, and America's Violent Past

FEED DROP: BN+ - Bob Crawford, "America's Founding Son"

FEED DROP: America's Book Club with Beverly Gage

"Whiteness" & U.S. Citizenship