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A derelict building on Skinwalker Ranch

9 unknown and spooky facts about Skinwalker Ranch

Slobodan Milosevic

The trials of the world's worst war criminals

Statue of Ivan the Terrible on a horse

Russian roulette: 5 of the most ruthless Tsars in history

Serena Williams preparing to serve

The greatest individual sports stars of all time?

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Rick and Marty Lagina

The top 25 treasures discovered on Oak Island… So far

What treasures have been discovered on Oak Island so far? Here are the top 25....

The Curse of Oak Island

Cow Alien Abduction Road Sign, New Mexico

75 years on: The most popular Roswell UFO theories

Perhaps history's most famous UFO incident of all time took place in 1947 and different theories are still debated all these decades later.

Mysteries

Margaret Thatcher

How Thatcher broke the miners' strike but at what cost?

'In the '70s, the police treated the miners with kid gloves. This time around the gloves would be off'

Popular Culture

Lost Gold of the Aztecs

Secrets of The Lost Liners

Cracking The Code

The UnXplained

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Hitler and his nephew

How Hitler's nephew fought against him during WWII

The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

The Tulsa Massacre: The single worst moment of racial violence in US history

Burning at the stake, one of the most a brutal forms of capital punishment, has a long history as punishment for crimes such as treason, heresy, and witchcraft in Europe.

That takes guts: 7 gory execution methods from Tudor England

When Germans and Americans fought side by side in WW2

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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!'

Sarah Cruddas from Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracy

Sarah Cruddas: 'I hope the viewers will be left with a sense of wonder'

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

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

Former NBA player and historian Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

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Arthur Ashe: The tennis star who broke boundaries on and off the court

Lots of vibrant tennis balls, pattern of new tennis balls for background

History of Tennis

New balls please: The history of Wimbledon

A photograph showing Althea Gibson playing tennis

Althea Gibson: The woman who shattered the race barrier at Wimbledon

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Guilty or innocent?: The crimes of Anne Boleyn

Painting of Anne Boleyn

8 strange facts about Anne Boleyn

Anne Boleyn in the tower

Who was Henry VIII's most unfortunate wife?

Portrait of a Young Woman c. 1540–1545 from the Workshop of Hans Holbein the Younger

The cuckold king: Did Catherine Howard cheat on Henry VIII?

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Detail of the Bayeux Tapestry depicting the Norman invasion of England in the 11th Century

How a Viking laid the groundwork for the King of England

The history of the Viking Age

5 fiercest Viking warriors: From Harald Hardrada to Ivar the boneless

Viking warrior holding an ax and a shied on a foggy landscape

Seven of the most important gods and goddesses in Norse mythology

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A portrait of Michel de Nostredame (Nostradamus) shown within a crystal ball

Nostradamus: Which of his predictions came true?

A photograph of a crystal ball surrounded by smoke and purple light

Nostradamus predicts: What's in store for 2022?

Baba Vanga in 1994

The Balkan Nostradamus who predicted Chernobyl and 9/11

Crystal ball and fortune teller hands. Divination concept. The spiritual seance. Future reading.

Prophet Warnings: 9 intriguing predictions from history

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King James I and VI - Portrait attributed to John de Critz, c. 1605

Popery, puritans and witches: The reign of King James I and VI

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

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

Princess Elizabeth In Auxiliary Territorial Service uniform, April 1945

Four surprising ways that Queen Elizabeth II contributed to WW2

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