Directed by The Great Courses

Dorsey Armstrong

Years That Changed History: 1215 offers you the chance to delve into one of the most interesting periods in world history. Over 24 wide-ranging episodes, Professor Dorsey Armstrong of Purdue University gives you the Big History of this singular year, introducing you to the people, events, and consequences of the world in 1215

Rated TVPG

Mode of access: World Wide Web

Episode 1

The World before 1215

Episode 2

The Magna Carta: Patching Up a Squabble

Episode 3

What's Really in the Magna Carta?

Episode 4

The Magna Carta's Legacy

Episode 5

What Inspired the Fourth Lateran Council?

Episode 6

Canons for Christian Practice and Belief

Episode 7

The Canons of Persecution

Episode 8

Civilizations in the Americas in 1215

Episode 9

Civilizations of Sub-Saharan Africa in 1215

Episode 10

The Crusading Impulse

Episode 11

The Fourth Crusade and the Crusader States

Episode 12

The Fourth Lateran Council and the Jews

Episode 13

The Jews in 1215 and Beyond

Episode 14

Francis of Assisi and the Mendicant Orders

Episode 15

The Crusade against the Cathars

Episode 16

Mongol Culture before Genghis Khan

Episode 17

The Mongols and the Rise of Genghis Khan

Episode 18

The Battle of Beijing

Episode 19

What Happened to the Mongols after 1215?

Episode 20

The Status of Women in 1215

Episode 21

Literary Trends in the Early 13th Century

Episode 22

The Islamic World in 1215

Episode 23

Japan and Samurai Culture

Episode 24

The World after 1215