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An Iron Age Pit Is Stuffed With 25 Victims of Human Sacrifice (02:50)
The 1930s Were Not a Good Time for the British Royal Family (03:05)
Why the British Royal Family Made a Last Name Change During WWI (03:40)
The Stunningly Clear Features on the Lindow Man Mummy (02:53)
A 500-Year-Old Cold Case in the Village of Wharram Percy (03:20)
This London Blacksmith Forges Replicas of Medieval Swords (03:34)
Why Henry VIII Blamed His Impotence on His Wife’s Looks (02:08)
The Astonishing Spying Capabilities of This U.S. Satellite (01:56)
Investigating Evidence of Nazi Atrocities on British Soil (02:55)
Surreal Footage of British Life Under Nazi Occupation (03:17)
The Stinky Reputation of 17th-Century Versailles (01:49)
Why the U.S. Was Distracted From Tackling the Spanish Flu (03:41)
How Archaeologists Are Digging Into the Lives of Jamestown's Enslaved People (03:19)
How a Commoner Became the De Facto Ruler of Jamestown (03:34)
Why the Titanic Was Seen as a Symbol of Luxury (01:46)
These Atomic Bomb Tests Used U.S. Troops as Guinea Pigs (03:29)
Why Plague Doctors Wore Strange Masks (03:05)
Why Roman Soldiers Were Pretty Scared of Britain (03:39)
People Believe in Witchcraft in This Corner of England (03:31)
The Design of the Lunar Rover Was Mostly Guesswork (02:37)
Was Ice Cream First Served in Britain in 1671? (02:23)
Capturing a Photograph of an Atomic Bomb Blast (02:54)
Was Ethel Rosenberg Wrongly Convicted as a Russian Spy? (03:10)
Why Prohibition Was Set Up to Fail Right From the Start (01:55)
This Man Became the First Openly Gay Bishop in America (04:05)
This Unpleasant Royal Job Came With a Fancy Title (01:59)
How Trains Gave Americans a Path to National Parks (01:33)
Did This Beloved Queen of Britain Use Drugs? (02:12)
Why Wales Is the Place to See Amazing Roman Forts (01:49)
This Horse Was the Gold Standard for Roman Chariot Racers (02:43)
Why Was This Valley of the Kings Tomb Undecorated? (02:37)
Rebuilding an Ancient Egyptian Statue Is a Huge Challenge (04:00)