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Henry VIII

In 1509, at just seventeen years old, Henry VIII was crowned King of England.

• 53 mins

The Romanovs

The Romanovs turned Russia from a fractured land into one of history's largest empires

• 56 mins

Chernobyl

1986. The Chernobyl power plant becomes the site of the worst nuclear disaster in history.

• 54 mins

Alfred Hitchcock

How did an introverted working-class boy become Hollywood's ‘Master of Suspense’?

• 53 mins

The Terracotta Army

Discovered in 1974, the Terracotta Army became the unofficial eighth wonder of the world.

• 37 mins

Anne Frank

Anne Frank’s diary captured life in hiding during WWII, through which her story lives on.

• 48 mins

Queen Elizabeth the Second: Part 1 of 2

Queen Elizabeth II modernised her role while managing a family often thrown by scandal.

• 53 mins

First Emperor of China

How did a teenage king change the course of Chinese history forever?

• 53 mins

Queen Elizabeth the Second: Part 2 of 2

How will the era-spanning reign of Queen Elizabeth II be remembered?

• 50 mins

The Manhattan Project

The US Government race against Nazi Germany to harness the power of nuclear fission.

• 56 mins

Marco Polo

Why are Marco Polo's travels still remembered almost eight centuries later?

• 54 mins

The Spanish Flu

The influenza pandemic of 1918-20 killed at least 50 million people.

• 51 mins

Amelia Earhart

As one of the great pioneers, Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic

• 51 mins

Arthur Conan Doyle

How did a young medical student from Edinburgh transform crime fiction forever?

• 53 mins

The Spanish Armada

Why did the 16th-century confrontation between England and Spain take place?

• 47 mins

The Shroud of Turin

The Shroud of Turin is believed by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus of Nazareth.

• 50 mins

The War of the Roses, Part 1 of 3

Almost 600 years ago, two branches of the House of Plantagenet dragged England into war.

• 49 mins

The East India Company

In 1600, the East India Company sailed the world in search of spices, skills, and profit.

• 51 mins

The War of the Roses, Part 2 of 3

Edward’s determination to snatch the crown from Henry VI is stronger than ever.

• 49 mins

Captain Cook

How did a farmworker’s son rise to become one of the most celebrated explorers in history?

• 50 mins