History

Secrets of the Dead

Secrets of the Dead is part detective story, part true-life drama that unearths evidence from around the world, challenging prevailing ideas and throwing fresh light on unexplained events.

The Princes in the Tower

55m 16s

Find out if one of history’s greatest cold cases—the imprisonment of two princes in the Tower of London—can finally be solved. Their disappearance led to centuries of mystery and speculation. Were the boys murdered by their uncle, the notorious King Richard III? Or was it a massive conspiracy to hide the truth?

Episodes

  • The End of the Romans: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The End of the Romans

    S18 E6 - 54m 56s

    Is history repeating Itself? Follow an in-depth investigation into the real causes of the decline of the Roman Empire. Three deadly epidemics and climate change could have caused its collapse — drawing frightening parallels to today.

  • Gangster's Gold: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Gangster's Gold

    S18 E5 - 55m 23s

    Join three groups of treasure hunters, armed with modern technology and newly uncovered clues, as they set out to find the lost treasure of notorious Prohibition-era gangster Dutch Schultz and solve an 85-year-old mystery.

Extras + Features

  • Preview | The End of the Romans: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Preview | The End of the Romans

    S18 E6 - 32s

    Is history repeating Itself? Follow an in-depth investigation into the real causes of the decline of the Roman Empire. Three deadly epidemics and climate change could have caused its collapse — drawing frightening parallels to today.

  • Tooth Samples Reveal Scope of Justinianic Plague: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tooth Samples Reveal Scope of Justinianic Plague

    S18 E6 - 1m 43s

    Scientists analyze DNA from tooth samples collected from dig sites across Europe, dating to the Late Roman Empire, and identify <i>Yersinia pestis</i> – the bacteria that causes the Black Plague. Gradually they map where they’re finding plague, noting that, based on the succession of waves of illness, the epidemic lasted roughly a century.

  • Preview | Gangster's Gold: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Preview | Gangster's Gold

    S18 E5 - 30s

    Join three groups of treasure hunters, armed with modern technology and newly uncovered clues, as they set out to find the lost treasure of notorious Prohibition-era gangster Dutch Schultz and solve an 85-year-old mystery.

  • The Cultural Bias Behind This Warrior's Grave: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Cultural Bias Behind This Warrior's Grave

    S18 E4 - 1m 21s

    Nobody had an issue with the warrior interpretation of Bj 581 until it was argued that the remains belonged to a female. Archaeologist Neil Price breaks down the cultural bias behind this warrior's grave.

  • Preview | Viking Warrior Queen: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Preview | Viking Warrior Queen

    S18 E4 - 30s

    Join a team of archaeologists as they examine one of the most significant Viking graves ever found and test the DNA of the remains of the female warrior buried inside, rewriting our understanding of Viking society.

  • The Warrior Behind the Weapons: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Warrior Behind the Weapons

    S18 E4 - 2m 19s

    From axes to spears, a swordsmith shares what he's learned about the warrior behind the weapon after careful studies.

  • Preview | Building Notre Dame: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Preview | Building Notre Dame

    S18 E3 - 30s

    Follow an investigation into the centuries-long construction of Notre Dame de Paris, uncovering the vast architectural, technical and human challenges experienced throughout the turbulent history of one of the world’s most celebrated buildings.

  • Why Notre Dame's Gargoyles Are More Than Art: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why Notre Dame's Gargoyles Are More Than Art

    S18 E3 - 2m 48s

    People often assume they're simply decorative but the gargoyles are vital to the structure of Notre Dame, serving as part of the water drainage system. Still in use today, when the drainage system was built in the Middle Ages, it led to significant architectural advancements for the cathedral.

  • The "Dark Heart" of Auschwitz-Birkenau: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The "Dark Heart" of Auschwitz-Birkenau

    S18 E2 - 1m 55s

    In 1944, Rudolf Vrba and Alfred Wetzler escaped from Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Their harrowing testimonies and detailed sketches of the camp's mass extermination practices exposed the "dark heart" of Nazi-occupied Poland.

  • Preview | Bombing Auschwitz: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Preview | Bombing Auschwitz

    S18 E2 - 30s

    Join historians, survivors and experts as they consider one of the great moral dilemmas of the 20th century. Should the Allies have risked killing Auschwitz prisoners and bombed the camp to stop future atrocities?

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