The Best Age of Discovery Documentaries

History - 25 free documentaries about the age of discovery.

Start with The Columbus Enigma: Who Really Was The Legendary Explorer? (72 min, Timeline), then Where Pepper & Cinnamon Came From (58 min, Absolute History). All 25 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on the age of discovery is Over the Edge of the World by Laurence Bergreen.

• The Columbus Enigma: Who Really Was The Legendary Explorer? | Secrets & Lies Of Columbus (72 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Where Pepper & Cinnamon Came From | The Spice Trail (58 min, Absolute History)
• How Did Nutmeg Cause Wars In Indonesia? | The Spice Trail (58 min, Absolute History)
• What Is This The Most Expensive Spice In The World? | The Spice Trail (58 min, Absolute History)
• Majapahit: The Rise And Fall Of The Richest Trading Power Of The Ancient Spice Route (48 min, Odyssey)
• Elite Hawaiian Warriors: How Did The Koa Defeat Captain Cook? | Ancient Black Ops (49 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• How Singapore Navigated High-Stakes Politics After Split From Malaysia | Separation: Declassified (47 min, CNA Insider)
• Aldous Huxley and Brave New World: The Dark Side of Pleasure (9 min, Academy of Ideas)
• Planets: The Search for a New World | Space Science | Episode 4 (49 min, Free Documentary)
• The Dark And Twisted Psychology Of Christopher Columbus (46 min, Absolute History)
• Do We Live in a Brave New World? - Aldous Huxley's Warning to the World (16 min, Academy of Ideas)
• How We Solved the Greatest Riddle In Navigation (14 min, Be Smart)
• Why Columbus Didn't 'Discover' America | Before Columbus (49 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• 1984 vs Brave New World - How Freedom Dies (12 min, Academy of Ideas)
• A New World order (50 min, VPRO Documentary)
• Could These Artifacts Rewrite America's Pre-Columbus History? (43 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• American Dream - The History of Europeans in the New World (52 min, Free Documentary - History)
• The World Of The Indiginous American Indians | Before Columbus With Michael Wood (51 min, Our History)
• Navigating White Spaces: The Power and Resilience of Black Women | Past Forward (67 min, American Experience)
• The Dark Truth Behind The Spanish Conquest Of America (26 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Did The Chinese Find America Before Columbus? Unlocking The Secrets of The Past (25 min, Our History)
• A History Of War With The American Indians | Before Columbus With Michael Wood (50 min, Our History)
• How The Church Invaded America | Before Columbus With Michael Wood (50 min, Our History)
• This Is How Columbus' Discovery Changed EVERYTHING | How We Mapped The World (50 min, Our History)
• Art Trip: Columbus, Indiana | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios (13 min, The Art Assignment)

Top-Rated Books About The Age of Discovery

1. Over the Edge of the World by Laurence Bergreen - View on Amazon
2. 1493 by Charles C. Mann (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
3. The Discoverers by Daniel J. Boorstin (3.7/5) - View on Amazon
4. Longitude by Dava Sobel (4.2/5) - View on Amazon