Bloody Tales

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Bloody Tales

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Bloody Tales

Synopsis

From ancient times to the Second World War, Europe has been soaked in blood and intrigue. In this fascinating new series, Bloody Tales goes beyond the British Isles to seek out the Europe's most grisly history to discover the mysterious true stories behind some of history's most infamous tales.From East to West, from the UK to Istanbul, join historian Dr Suzannah Lipscomb and presenter Joe Crowley to investigate subjects that include Rome's famously cruel emperor Caligula and the notoriously violent Vikings.However, proving that nobody does horrible history like the Brits, explore Richard III's alleged murder of the Princes in The Tower and the gruesome execution of Scottish hero William Wallace. Using re-enactments, revisiting iconic locations and relying upon world-leading experts, can Suzannah and Joe sort fact from myth and rewrite some of history's greatest stories?

Episodes

Season 2

  • Murder

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    Murder: The team looks at three of history's most mysterious murders, including the Princes in the Tower, the death of Attila the Hun and the mafia-style hit on Juan Borgia. (2 of 6)

  • Monsters

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    Monsters: Joe and Suzannah investigate some of history's greatest characters, including how a Hungarian widow who bathed in blood came to be known as the Countess of Dracula. (3 of 6)

  • Dark Arts

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    Dark Arts: Joe and Suzannah delve into Europe's creepy cases of witch hunts and devil worshippers, also asking whether gravediggers started the plague with powders made from corpses.

  • Executions

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    Executions: Historian Dr Suzannah Lipscomb and presenter Joe Crowley challenge what we know about Europe's blood-soaked history, beginning with some of its most infamous executions.

  • Avengers

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    Avengers: Joe and Susannah delve into some of history's greatest acts of revenge, asking who killed Mussolini and how an attack on Napoleon helped to shape his political career.

  • Tyrants

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    Tyrants: Historian Dr Suzannah Lipscomb and presenter Joe Crowley investigate the terrible deeds of history's most infamous tyrants, including Emperor Nero and Vlad the Impaler.