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What appears to be a Templar cross carved into a rock

What's coming up in season 10 of The Curse of Oak Island
Genghis Khan at the coronation of his son

8 brutal acts of Genghis Khan and his successors
Painting depicting the Battle of Grunwald

The Battle of Grunwald: The biggest unknown medieval battle
A large map of the Operation Mincemeat strategy taking up a whole wall

Operation Mincemeat: Britain's campaign of deception in WWII
Image: (L) Wolf Messing, Polish psychic (colourised), (R) Joseph Stalin during the Tehran Conference

Stalin's Wizard: The mystical life of Wolf Messing
Double multiply exposure abstract portrait of a dreamer

The Premonitions Bureau: The British psychiatrist who tried to predict the future
A painted image of Edward I on a sedilla, a recessed seat in Westminster Abbey

5 fearsome warrior-kings of the Middle Ages
Rick and Marty Lagina holding a map

The Curse of Oak Island: Your questions answered
A knight in Knights Templar armour

5 most fearsome medieval armies
A portrait of Emperor Charlemagne the Great by Albrecht Albrecht Dürer

6 of the greatest medieval military leaders
A 15th century painting of the Battle of Sluys

5 most important medieval naval battles
Engraving of the view from the Knightsbridge Road of The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park

Inside the Great Exhibition: 10 things you would have seen
Sir David Attenborough

National Treasure: The life of Sir David Attenborough 
Medieval knights charging into battle

Debunking the biggest myths about medieval warfare
Pirate paraphernalia laid out on a wooden table including a hat, a pistol and two skulls

Dead men tell no tales: 9 painful pirate punishments from history
An abandoned shipwreck in the middle of the sea

4 wreckages lost and found in the Bermuda Triangle
A medieval battle re-enactment

A guide to medieval warfare and tactics
Mary and Joseph are registered in the census at Bethlehem

The 12 days of Tudor Christmas
Franklin D Roosevelt on Oak Island

9 historical figures connected to the Oak Island mystery
Birdseye shot of a Monopoly board

Monopoly: The game that starts Christmas arguments across the world

7 powerful medieval ranged weapons
Knights in armour clash

6 bloodiest battles in medieval history
A sword on a black background

The deadliest medieval weapons 
Medieval soldiers standing outside a castle

How to defend a medieval castle 
A red rose lying on JFK's grave

JFK and the US presidents who died in office 
Medieval armour

5 types of medieval armour
A selection of medieval melee weaponry

Exploring medieval melee weapons
18th drawing depicting a game of Questions and Commands

The 12 games of Christmas: History's forgotten festive pastimes
A medieval castle under attack by knights on horseback

The longest sieges in medieval history 
A medieval battle re-enactment

5 strangest medieval battles
A medieval knight holding a large sword

6 little known facts about medieval knights
A selection of medieval swords

The greatest swords of the medieval period
Baba Vanga next to a graphic of '2023' written inside a crystal ball

Baba Vanga's predictions for 2023
A shadowy puppeteer controls the planet

The biggest conspiracy theories in history 
A girl wearing a crown carries a candle while walking down a church aisle

Santa Lucia's Day: Lighting the way to Christmas
A siege tower with a medieval castle in the distance

6 of the most ingenious medieval siege weapons