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The world's most incredible engineering projects are revisited to uncover why places full of mysteries and untold secrets are now abandoned ruins.

Structures of steel and iron eerily stand unfinished after they were abandoned midway in construction, covered in weeds, moss and rust, the show explores what they could have been.

Scattered across the United States are abandoned structures, forgotten ruins of the past and monuments to a bygone era that reveal the secrets of a hidden America.

Jamie Theakston attempts to uncover the truth about historical mysteries, ancient relics, hidden treasures, conspiracy theories and lost civilizations. Have these stories been omitted from the history books?

Explore the intense and sometimes deadly relationship between twins. How does a closeness generally seen as positive thing turn into something much darker?

A look though the private lives of the Tudor monorachs

The series traces and sifts through the remains of the Medieval Dead. Specially assembled experts Tim Sutherland, Malin Holst and Simon Richardson travel battlegrounds and battlefields, towns and villages, churches and burial grounds to search for clues hidden in the bones of the dead from medieval time.

Royal Murder Mysteries is a hard-hitting upcoming series investigates all of these extraordinary stories, sifting through the evidence, the facts as it seeks to reach final conclusions and numerous theories surrounding royal deaths.

The KKK, The Priory of Sion, The Order Of Assassins - the names might be familiar but - Who were they? What were they? What were their beliefs and aims? This six episode series explores some of the most secretive and dangerous global underworld societies from history. It's a murky, mysterious mixture of sectarian cults, fanatical religious groups, esoteric societies and political militants - all of them seeking to shape and influence the world we know today.

Meet the architects behind the Nazi war machine. The Führer's most prominent planners, designers, architects, and builders tried to downplay their role in the Holocaust, but the truth is now exposed.

For centuries, explorers have searched for the Bible's most sacred religious artefacts. One of the most mysterious of these objects is the famed Ark of the Covenant. The gold-plated wooden chest - one of the most instrumental symbols of faith and God's presence - was believed to house the two tablets bearing the Ten Commandments. The Ark's exact whereabouts has long puzzled scholars. Where did it go? And why has it remained such a mystery? Secrets of the Lost Ark follows a team of experts using the latest science and research in search of answers.

In this six-part series, battlefield historians and military experts utilise cutting edge, drone mounted technology to re-examine some of the second world war's most iconic sites.

Join host Dr. Tracy Borman as she examines Henry VIII's life from birth to death and those of the men around him.

Dr Tracy Borman goes behind closed doors to reveal the private lives of six historical figures

Documentary going behind the scenes of the German and Allied negotiations to end the war in Europe, counting down the final 24 hours of the struggle to agree a lasting ceasefire. After nearly six years of global conflict, Hitler is dead, the Soviets and Western Allies are closing in on Berlin, and the race is on to secure a peace agreement. The decisions made would shape the future of Europe and the world as we know it today.

It looks at some of the most common everyday items around us and the surprising ways they got their start. How we make and use many items reveals fascinating stories.

Documentary series examining the Industrial revolution, the age of smoke and steel, a time when history's great engineers pioneered solutions that would forever change the way people live, think, and build.

Sir Tony Robinson presents this documentary series in which he travels the world to explore the most unusual and innovative machines and vehicles in this series which is packed with exciting stunts and epic challenges.

A fascinating series looking at some of the most shocking and unusual cases connected with the Nazi reign. From the suspicious death of Hitler's niece to the corrupt murder investigation that linked a former King to Nazi money.

Profiles of some of the companies who have received the exclusive Royal Warrant for supplying the British Royal Family with quality goods.

One of 4 documentaries in the series "Fight Club: A History of Violence", focusing in 18th century social conditions in London, that led to drinking, and violence even among women who fought bare~knuckle matches or all-in catfights.

Many of the world's most spectacular railways are surrounded by mysterious stories, tales and sagas. But these back stories have been lost to the passing years and are now unknown even to those using the railways daily.

It's probably the greatest historical "what if?" of all time. A question that fascinates and horrifies in equal measures: what if Nazi Germany had won the Second World War? In this brand-new and exclusive six-part series, author and historian Guy Walters reveals how Hitler had already started to implement plans of world domination long before the war had started and explores how the Fuhrer intended to carry them out, regardless of the human cost.