Episodes
Watch the full episode of Secrets of the Dead: Bugging Hitler’s Soldiers
Find out how and why 57 Irish immigrants to the U.S. died in 1832.
THIRTEEN Recounts Walter Cronkite’s Iconic News Coverage of the JFK Assassination
Examine new forensic techniques being used to study the famed explorer’s lost diary.
Learn why Franklin held human skeletal remains in the basement of his British residence.
Uncover evidence that could explain how ancient Greeks got inside the walls of Troy
Discover the truth about the first permanent English colony in the New World.
Take a look at the life of Nero and find out what history may have gotten wrong about him.
Where did Hannibal and his army cross the Alps to launch a surprise attack on Rome?
New evidence suggests the legend of King Arthur began in a Dark Ages trading village.
Archaeologists discover a mass grave with the bones of nearly 60 people near Luxor, Egypt.
Extras
Facial recognition software suggests the portrait may depict William Shakespeare.
X-ray scans of the Wadlow Shakespeare portrait reveal details beneath several areas of overpaint.
The Black Death may have killed nearly 50 percent of the Europe's population.
In 1347, ships reached Sicily with the Black Death. In a year, it spread across Europe to England.
The haunting journal of Agnolo di Tura reveals the horrors of the Black Plague.
Ancient gravestones in Kyrgyzstan hint the Black Death began long before it reached Europe.
To smuggle her encrypted messages beyond the prison walls, Mary must rely on unconventional methods.
Moments before her execution, Mary had one last message to send to the world.
As a child Mary loved writing in code. As a captive queen, it became essential to her survival.
Mary weds Darnley to secure her crown, but her perfect match soon becomes a dangerous mistake.