334K views · 3.2K reactions | "In the series, the attack is led by the semi-legendary figure of Ragnar Lothbrok, which definitely isn't what really happened." Watch the full video on Youtube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm3o7iz-PVY&t=115s Join medieval historian Matt Lewis as he retraces the steps of those early Viking raiders on Holy Island and separates fact from fiction. | History Hit | Facebook

117K views · 551 reactions | #DYK that Grant and Longstreet were not only at West Point at the same time, but that they both fought in the Mexican-American War and that their families were friends? During the Civil War, they fought on opposing sides, but their paths intersected again at Appomattox. Hear more from historian Elizabeth Varon, this Saturday at 2pm ET on C-SPAN 2, part of our "The Civil War" series. https://www.c-span.org/video/?531808-1/longstreet | American History TV | Facebook

752K views · 2.7K reactions | "Think of the people buried here... it's like a who's who of French history and beyond." Dan Snow takes you on a tour of the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris - the most visited cemetery in the world. Laid out by Napoleon in 1804, the cemetery is the final resting place of the poet Oscar Wilde, who died #OTD in 1900. | History Hit | Facebook