History (American TV network)

HISTORY Vault is a subscription video service that offers thousands of HISTORY's best documentaries and series. For a low price, explore the greatest stories in history, from ancient civilizations, to American history, to modern warfare and more. Stream anytime, anywhere - all commercial free.

To watch HISTORY programming, you can sign up for service with any of the following providers: Local Cable: Xfinity, Cox, Spectrum, Verizon Fios or your local cable provider. Satellite: Dish and DIRECTV. Streaming Live TV Services: DIRECTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, Philo, and Vidgo.

History Vault is a separate paid service that gives you access to much of the video content you don't see on the History Channel prime-time lineup anymore, including long-form documentaries and docu-series such as America: The Story of Us, Ancient Discoveries, and Mysteries of the Bible.

Part of the History Channel's mission is to raise awareness about the vitality of history, promote history education, and encourage the preservation of historic archives and sites.

The cable network quietly dropped "the" and "channel" from its name recently, claiming History for itself. "Our brand is, in the media landscape, synonymous with the genre of history, so I don't think it's presumptuous of us to call ourselves History," said Nancy Dubuc, the network's executive vice president.

The HISTORY® Channel brings you thousands of documentaries and series exploring the events and people that shaped our world, from ancient empires to modern warfare. Start a free trial to stream now anytime, anywhere, commercial free.

The HISTORY app is totally free to download and use. However, to access the entire catalog of programming, you will need to verify your cable TV or satellite TV subscription by logging in.

You can see the TV shows and movies that have been watched on each profile on your account. From a web browser, go to your Account page. Open the Profile & Parental Controls settings for the profile you want to see. Open Viewing activity.

That said, Disney+ (pronounced “Disney Plus”), which rolls out Tuesday, will be a game changer. The House of Mouse owns or has significant shares in ABC, ESPN, Fox, Marvel, Hulu, Lucasfilm, A&E, National Geographic, The History Channel and Lifetime. That's a heck of a catalog to tap into.

'The past' is completed and can never be changed, but 'history' is the ongoing discussion of trying to explain the past and is open to change and revision. 'History' relies upon what we know about 'the past', and this is dependent on the evidence available. You cannot write a history that is not based upon evidence.

History is not just what-really-happened-in-the-past, but a complex intersection of truths, bias and hopes. A glance at two very different historians, the Roman Tacitus and the Byzantine Procopius, shows the range and difficulty inherent in the study of the past.