Synopsis
From the tales of King Arthur and Robin Hood to Cleopatra and Nostradamus, learn the truth behind legendary figures.
From the tales of King Arthur and Robin Hood to Cleopatra and Nostradamus, learn the truth behind legendary figures.
Captain Kidd: Investigation into the fate of the famous swashbuckler. Captain Kidd was hung for piracy and murder in 1701 but what vital evidence was concealed at his trial?
Lawrence Of Arabia: A military genius or a charlatan? Archaeologists explore Lawrence of Arabia's role in the Great Arab Revolt, revealing how they think he should be remembered today.
Alexander The Great: For years, common men and powerful emperors knelt before the sacred remains of Alexander the Great. But then, where did the body of this military genius go?
Marco Polo: Marco Polo is allegedly one of history's greatest travellers, who returned from China with the secrets of pasta. But where is the evidence? Experts investigate.
Zorro: Could Mexico's answer to Robin Hood have really existed? The 1640 trials of an Irishman in Mexico and records from the Spanish Inquisition suggest the legend of Zorro is true.
Pope Joan: Investigation into the mystery of Pope Joan, a woman who allegedly wore the holy robes for two years in the Middle Ages before Rome discovered she wasn't a man.
Hitler: What turned Hitler from a drifter to a driven dictator? Experts look into his war years and his time on a psychiatric ward. Could he have had an extreme psychological disorder?
Saladin: Saladin rose through charisma and military prowess to unite the Muslim world and defeat the Crusaders. How did he achieve this ultimate victory? And how did his legend spread?
New. Taj Mahal: Experts investigate rumours that Shah Jahan planned to build a black marble twin of the Taj Mahal - a mausoleum for himself built within sight of his wife's great monument.
New. Isaac Newton: Experts investigate whether Isaac Newton's obsession with breaking Bible codes and hunting the Philosopher's Stone demonstrates a classic case of Asperger's syndrome.
Isaac Newton: Experts investigate whether Isaac Newton's obsession with breaking Bible codes and hunting the Philosopher's Stone demonstrates a classic case of Asperger's syndrome.
The Virgin Queen: Amid rumours her husband, the Earl of Leicester, was having an affair with Queen Elizabeth I, Amy Dudley fell down the stairs. Was it an accident? Suicide? Or murder?
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