Virginia has five distinct regions: Coastal Plain (Tidewater), Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley and Ridge, and Appalachian Plateau. This video describes these five Regions of Virginia and highlights the historical and geographical significance of these areas.

This video describes the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack. On March 8, 1862, the world's first ironclad ship, CSS Virginia, destroyed two wooden-hulled U.S. warships at Hampton Roads. This battle revolutionized naval warfare by proving that wooden vessels were obsolete against ironclads. The next day the Union's first ironclad—the USS Monitor—arrived and fought the Virginia to a draw, ensuring the safety of the Union blockade fleet.

This video discusses the Civil War in Virginia. The video focuses on some of the major battles, generals, and themes of the Civil War in Virginia.

This video looks at the question "What caused the Civil War." The video specifically looks at differences between the North and South and the outbreak of the Civil War.

This video highlights some of the important events that took place during the Civil War in 1861.

This video highlights some of the important events that took place during the Civil War in 1862.

This video highlights some of the important events that took place during the Civil War in 1863.

This video highlights some of the important events that took place during the Civil War in 1864.

This video highlights some of the important events that took place during the Civil War in 1865.

In this video School Program Coordinator, Caroline Legros, looks at the life of Pocahontas in the Virginia Historical Society's long-term exhibition "The Story of Virginia, an American Experience."

In this video Program Coordinator, Caroline Legros discusses the abduction of Pocahontas in the Virginia Historical Society's long term exhibition, The Story of Virginia.

In this video Program Coordinator, Caroline Legros discusses the death of Pocahontas in the Virginia Historical Society's long term exhibition, The Story of Virginia.

May 9, 1926 Richard Evelyn Byrd, a Virginia native, becomes the first person to fly to the North Pole. Some scholars will later question the validity of Byrd's claim. Visit http://www.vahistorical.org/…/virginia-histo…/richard-e-byrd to learn more about Byrd and his polar expedition.

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson was a tap dance pioneer and actor from Richmond, Virginia. (Images Courtesy of Library of Congress and Virginia Historical Society)