University of Virginia Audio & Video

Darden Leadership Ride - Chancellorsville and Gettysburg: Leadership Lessons From the Battlefields of the Civil War. University of Virginia Civil War historian Gary Gallagher lead a classroom session that offers lessons on strategy, communication and leadership inspired by two key battles of the Civil War.

Shakespeare's profound understanding of human nature was grounded in his profound understanding of politics.

In the first set of lectures, the organizing principle was history. In this second set of lectures, the organizing principle is genre.

Professor Julian Bond interviews leaders in the black community.

An introduction to physics in the context of everyday objects.

This is a survey of modern history from a global perspective. Part One begins with the political and economic revolutions of the late 1700s and tracks the transformation of the world during the 1800s.

This is a survey of modern history from a global perspective. Part Two begins early in the twentieth century, as older ways of doing things and habits of thought give way.

This course provides an overview of Thomas Jefferson's work and perspectives presented by the University of Virginia in partnership with Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. Together, UVA and Monticello are recognized internationally as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Patrick Henry was enormously popular during the American Revolution. Even Thomas Jefferson, who over time developed a deep loathing of Henry (some would say jealousy), had to admit that "it is not now easy to say what we should have done without Patrick Henry."

A unique and exciting introduction to the genre and craft of historical fiction, for curious students, aspiring authors--anyone with a passion for the past.