The Path Unchosen: Helmut Walser Smith’s Germany, A Nation in its Time

A Slow but Meticulous Fuse: BBC’s Gunpowder

Daring to Hope: Netflix’s Vikings: Valhalla

Playing Through History: Bryan’s Picks

No Jubilation Here: Stephen Frears’ Victoria and Abdul

An Intriguing Introduction: Judith Giesberg’s Sex and the Civil War

A Muddled Message: Netflix’s The Ottoman Lieutenant

Untypically Typical: Rogers, Ward, Atkins, and Flynt’s Alabama

Missing the Trees for the Forest: History’s Vikings