Parents need to know that this documentary-style educational series has some battle dramatizations, including some minor bloody scenes. Stories of death and injury are common, though not dwelt upon. Experts try, and often succeed, at making history appealing to a broad range of viewers.
Positive messages:Teaches history. Historical characters are sometimes good and sometimes bad (William Wallace vs. Hitler, for example).
Violence & scariness:Brief depictions of war, with some blood. Discussion of violent historical events, like the Holocaust.