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The Balkan Nostradamus who predicted Chernobyl and 9/11

Mysteries

A colourful Maypole in front of a blue sky

A-May-zing May Day celebrations from around the world

Popular Culture

A Phoenician ship carved on a sarcophagus, 2nd century AD

The oldest shipwrecks in history

Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter

Vladimir Putin standing behind a teal green curtain

Putin's Gamble: Russia's 2014 invasion of Crimea - a short history

Russia

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Ross Kemp in scuba diving gear

Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter

Ross Kemp dives for British history

Alice Roberts in front of an exploding volcano

Curse Of The Ancients with Alice Roberts

From wars to earthquakes and floods to famines – these are the events that have helped shape our modern world

Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman

Great Escapes delivers an in-depth look into eight cases of renowned breakouts from some of history’s toughest prisons

Modern History

Cernunnos, 'the Horned One'

The most important Celtic gods and goddesses

Oliver Cromwell: Dictator or democrat?

British History

Henry VIII and Henry VIII

The lives of Henry VII and Henry VIII: Never the twain shall meet

Peasants enjoying a simple meal

The weirdest food in history: From fish bladder jam to beaver tails

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Purple Crocus Flowers in Spring

From Ides of March to Mayday: Five ways to welcome spring

Ancient History

Traditional Easter Eggs

The pagan roots of Easter

Ancient History

A Beltane bonfire

The Wheel of the Year: the calendar of pagan festivals explained

Ancient History

Person dressed as a golden court jester posing between pillars

No joke! The weird and wonderful origins of April Fool's Day

Popular Culture

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A rusty abandoned shipwreck in the sea

There are 40,000 shipwrecks around the UK, here are the most fascinating

Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter

Here are some of the most famous shipwrecks.

Top 10 Most Famous Shipwrecks

Billion Dollar Wreck

10 Things You May Not Know About the Titanic

Billion Dollar Wreck

The ship of gold: The '£1 billion' lost treasure of the Merchant Royal

Treasure Hunting

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New lease of life: 7 people who claimed that they were reincarnated

Mysteries

The magical life of John Dee: Queen Elizabeth I's royal astrologer

The magical life of John Dee

Mysteries

Aviatrix Amelia Earhart disappeared on On 21 May 1937 never to be seen again

Vanishing act: 6 of history's most mysterious disappearances

A Yeti strides across a snowy plain

Monster myths debunked: From Bigfoot to the Loch Ness monster

Mysteries

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The SS James Eagan Layne dive

Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter

Morgan Freeman in front of a tunnel with helicopters circling

Watch Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman Trailer

Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman

Craig Charles and Sarah Cruddas who star in Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies

Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies: Official Trailer

Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies

Ross Kemp dives underwater

Ross battles strong currents on dive - Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter

Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter

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A stylised photo of Chichén Itzá in Mérida, Mexico

5 legendary lost cities of gold from Akakor to El Dorado

Curse of Lost Amazon Gold

The first and last President of the Confederate lost the war along with his loot

The Lost Confederate Gold of Jefferson Davis, the Outlaw President

Curse of Civil War Gold

An 11th century gold coated bronze statue in n Malayu-Srivijayan style

Srivijaya: A fabled 'island of gold' lost since the 1300s is finally revealing its treasures

Treasure Hunting

The Viking Cuerdale Hoard was discovered in the river Ribble

Britain's most amazing river treasures

River Hunters

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Ross Kemp wearing a wetsuit on a boat

Ross Kemp on filming Shipwreck Treasure Hunter: 'I am as soft as it gets!'

Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter

Former NBA player and historian Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 'History is often far more complex, multi-layered, and diverse'

Black Patriots

Craig Charles and Sarah Cruddas star stars of Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies

Craig Charles on investigating UFOs: 'I now know that these things exist'

Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies

'I never imagined myself doing something like this': Lance Reddick on 'Book of Secrets'

Book of Secrets With Lance Reddick

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Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II visits Liverpool Albert Dock during her Diamond Jubilee tour of Great Britain

The life of Queen Elizabeth II: The world's longest-serving monarch

Kings and Queens

The death of William II, killed by an arrow in the New Forest.

3 British monarchs whose deaths were more than a little bit mysterious

Medieval History

King Henry VIII

Henry VIII and the 'spare heirs' who were never meant to be king

Kings and Queens

King Edward VIII and Mrs Simpson on holiday in Yugoslavia, 1936.

Heirs behaving badly: Playboy princes and other royal bad boys

Kings and Queens

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