I get regular emails from History International Channel to inform me of upcoming programs.

I've listed the ones that stood out for me as possible DVR-worthy shows.Please note, I've not yet seen these programs myself. Check your local listings for times.

• July 4:  8-8:30pm -- Almanac - Historyonics, Part 1.
  A mixture of historical interview and costume drama with a comic twist, this series, written and presented by Nick Knowles, examines various characters and events in British history. In this episode, we take a tongue-in-cheek look at the Norman invasion of Britain in 1066 AD. William the Conqueror met King Harold at the famous Battle of Hastings in 1066--historical fact! What is not so clear-cut is why these two men, who had no obvious claim to the throne of England, found themselves in a life and death struggle for power. Nick Knowles travels back in time to talk to both protagonists to find out just why and how they came to meet and, in a riotous romp, discovers that history is more than a dry list of dates and names. There's intrigue, misunderstanding, and plotting aplenty.
• July 4:  8:30-9pm -- Almanac - Historyonics, Part 2.
  In this episode, writer and presenter Nick Knowles examines evidence to prove that Robin Hood existed. In this mixture of drama and historical interview, Knowles travels back in time, as a 21st-century observer, to talk to all the true characters involved in the Robin Hood story. It's history with a sense of humor, but it's packed with facts from expert historians.
• July 5: 10-11pm -- History Traveler - Lost Treasures of the Ancient World: Ancient Rome.
  Rome was the center of one of the most remarkable and influential of all ancient civilizations; where the Forum played host to great affairs of state, while the people flocked to the Colosseum to see gladiators fight to the death in mortal combat. This episode provides a colorful, entertaining, and informative guide to the treasures left us by these extraordinary people. Computer-animated sequences and 3D graphics, vivid and authentic filmed recreations, period imagery, new location footage of Rome today, and
  concise comment and analysis all combine to provide viewers with a recreated Rome in all its glory.
• July 7:  7-8pm -- Military History Channel - Arms in Action: Knights.
  Gallop back in time to the brutal and chivalrous age of knighthood, when mounted warriors clad in shining armor fought valiantly in war and sharpened their skills during peacetime in tournaments. See why the ancient warrior code developed and how knights, as we know them, emerged in 12th-century Europe, along with specialized weapons.
• July 11: 8-8:30pm -- Almanac - Historyonics, Part 3.
  "A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!" Thus spoke England's King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth--according to William Shakespeare. It's true that Richard would never win any popularity or beauty contests, and thanks to Shakespeare, he's one of history's most famous and malformed villains. He was ruthless and ambitious, but was he really the monster responsible for the deaths of the two Princes in the Tower? Nick Knowles takes us on a riotous trip back to the 16th century to talk to the man himself and discover whether he was as dastardly and deformed as history records, or if he was really a touchy-feely "new" man, grievously maligned for centuries. It's a fast-moving, action-packed tale of death and intrigue--but this time straight from the horse's mouth...while the king still sits on one!

All blurbs about the shows are excerpted from the History Channel International TV Listings
Programming Schedule.