Mystery Files

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Mystery Files

Synopsis

From the tales of King Arthur and Robin Hood to Cleopatra and Nostradamus, learn the truth behind legendary figures.

Episodes

  • Captain Kidd

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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?

  • Taj Mahal

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    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.

  • Isaac Newton

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    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

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    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

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    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?