The Best Renaissance Documentaries

History - 36 free documentaries about the renaissance.

Start with The Renaissance - The Age of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci (1/2) (42 min, DW Documentary), then The Renaissance - The Age of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci (2/2) (42 min, DW Documentary). All 36 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on the renaissance is Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson.

• The Renaissance - The Age of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci (1/2) (42 min, DW Documentary)
• The Renaissance - The Age of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci (2/2) (42 min, DW Documentary)
• An Hour With Martin Luther King Jr. | David Susskind Meets MLK (102 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• How Vienna Became The Largest Kingdom Of The Renaissance | Curious Traveler (24 min, Absolute History)
• The Science Behind A Renaissance Feast (48 min, Absolute History)
• Who Really Killed Martin Luther King Jr? (55 min, Real Stories)
• Florence Foster Jenkins: The Extraordinary Story Of The Worst Opera Singer (88 min, Absolute History)
• Medicine Practices Throughout History | Mysteries of Ancient Medicine (44 min, National Geographic)
• Is It Safe To Buy Cheap Medicine From Malaysia - Without A Prescription? | Talking Point (22 min, CNA Insider)
• 3D Scanners Reveal The Dark Secrets Hidden Under Florence's 600-Year-Old Streets (59 min, Odyssey)
• The Pharmaceutical Companies Behind Cough Medicine Deaths In Children | Undercover Asia (47 min, CNA Insider)
• Renaissance art - The Cranachs (43 min, DW Documentary)
• The Lost Art Of The Sword: The Story Of A Legendary Weapon (78 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Catherine de Medici: The Orphaned Italian Girl That Seized The French Throne (67 min, Absolute History)
• The Gruesome World Of Ancient Medicine | Living In The Time Of Jesus (51 min, Odyssey)
• Is Expired Medicine Still Safe To Consume? | Talking Point (22 min, CNA Insider)
• HISTORY OF IDEAS - The Renaissance (18 min, The School of Life)
• The Worst Popes in History? How Corruption Sparked the Renaissance (48 min, Our History)
• Three Michelangelos in Florence: Great Art Cities (15 min, Great Art Explained)
• Turning my own pee into medicine (12 min, NileRed)
• Casanova: Son of The Renaissance (48 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Machiavelli - The Rulers vs The Ruled and the Struggle for Power (11 min, Academy of Ideas)
• Raiders of the Lost Art | Season 2: Episode 5 | The Lessons of Leonardo (22 min, Free Documentary - History)
• Food History: The Renaissance Meal | Let's Cook History (48 min, Free Documentary - History)
• Welcome to the Skybridge Renaissance (8 min, The B1M)
• Racism In Medicine (109 min, Moconomy)
• Luther code - 500 years of the Reformation (42 min, DW Documentary)
• Mummy Medicine, Maya Sweat Baths, and More | Mysteries of Ancient Medicine (42 min, National Geographic)
• Sandro Botticelli: Venus and Mars in Renaissance Florence | National Gallery (28 min, The National Gallery)
• Waldy & Bendy | Season 5 | Episode 01: Michelangelo Balls (45 min, ZCZ Films)
• Church and revolution - Martin Luther reinventing the world (1/6) (42 min, DW Documentary)
• The Greatest Art Heist In History: Michelangelo’s Forbidden Heresy (43 min, Odyssey)
• Martin Luther King's Incredible Legacy | People Who Made The 20th Century (50 min, Absolute History)
• Curator’s Introduction to ‘Leonardo: Experience a Masterpiece’ | National Gallery (43 min, The National Gallery)
• Curator’s Introduction | The Credit Suisse Exhibition: Michelangelo & Sebastiano | National Gallery (51 min, The National Gallery)
• The altarpiece in Italy in the age of Leonardo | National Gallery (49 min, The National Gallery)

Top-Rated Books About The Renaissance

1. Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson (4/5) - View on Amazon
2. The Swerve by Stephen Greenblatt - View on Amazon
3. Brunelleschi's Dome by Ross King (3.7/5) - View on Amazon
4. Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling by Ross King - View on Amazon
5. A World Lit Only by Fire by William Manchester (3.6/5) - View on Amazon
6. Symbolic images by E. H. Gombrich - View on Amazon
7. Immodest Acts by Judith C. Brown - View on Amazon
8. The Portable Harlem Renaissance reader by Lewis, David L. - View on Amazon