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Dresden, A View of the Moat of the Zwinger (1752) by Bernardo Bellotto

10 masterpieces stolen by the Nazis finally returned
A man holding a Burma Star medal in a case

What is the Burma Star?
A rendering of an orange atomic bomb explosion with a red cross over the top of it. An old coin that depicts Nostradamus is in the bottom right corner

Predictions Nostradamus got wrong: from Y2K to WWIII
Monarchist Tessa Dunlop and republican Graham Smith talk while sitting either side of a yellow and blue background

Two Sides of History: Is the British monarchy ‘magical’ or ‘corrupt’?
Bryant 'Dragon' Arnold

Curse of Skinwalker Ranch: Who is Bryant ‘Dragon’ Arnold?
A plaque on the side of a brick building that reads, 'the Cage mediaeval prison St. Osyth Resident Ursula Kemp was imprisoned here before being hanged as a witch in 1582. It was last used in 1908.'

St Osyth witches: The witch trial that shook a quiet Essex village
(From L-R) Bryant ‘Dragon’ Arnold, Kaleb Bench, Dr Travis Taylor and Erik Bard sitting around a large table looking at something on the wall

Curse of Skinwalker Ranch: Season five recap and highlights
The exterior of the historic Shire Hall in the city of Chelmsford in Essex, UK

Chelmsford witch trials: The tragic case of Agnes Waterhouse
A man and a woman sitting either side of a divided background which is yellow on the left and blue on the right

Two Sides of History: Are UFOs really as extraordinary as they seem?
Donald Trump with his wife and son walking across grass with a fire truck in the background

Ingersoll Lockwood: The author who predicted Trump's presidency
Black and white photograph of Geronimo in 1898

The clashes between Christian settlers and Native Americans
A photograph of Princess Diana surrounded by flowers and notes from mourners following her death

5 British royals who died in tragic circumstances
Ruins from Kobe Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995 preserved at Port of Kobe Earthquake Memorial Park

'Japan's Baba Vanga': Ryo Tatsuki's 'The Future I Saw' prophecies
The Korean War Memorial outside the UK Ministry of Defence in London

The Forgotten War: Remembering Britain's involvement in Korea
Police officers standing over packages of seized drugs

Andrew Chambers: The informant who changed the drug war
Ronnie and Reggie Kray lock hands as they celebrate being acquitted

The Good Samaritan Kray Twins: Myth or Masterstroke?
Bodie, California lies abandoned in rural America

The 400-year march: How the West was won
Anita Bhagwandas

History's most painful fashion and beauty trends
Kevin Costner overlayed on cowboys chasing after horses

‘It was wilder than wild’: Kevin Costner on The West
A display of vintage cigarette boxes

When cigarette adverts were banned: a look back 60 years on
Black and white photograph of Billy Hill onboard a cruise ship

Billy Hill: The forgotten Don
Black and white tintype of Cynthia Ann Parker in a golden frame

Cynthia Ann Parker and the brave women of the Wild West
Colourised image of William Shakespeare talking to his family. His wife and daughters sit listening to him while his son, Hamnet, stands over his shoulder

Hamnet: Who is William Shakespeare's lost son?
Black and white photograph of British troops in Burma celebrating after hearing the news of the Japanese surrender

WWII: Britain’s forgotten role in VJ Day
Troy Landry wearing a blue polo shirt while standing on a boat in the middle of the swamp

King of the Swamp: Who is Troy Landry?
Black and white photograph of the moment of impact between the two trains during the 'Crash at Crush'

When railway chaos became thrilling live entertainment

(L - R) Travis Taylor, Bryant ‘Dragon’ Arnold, Erik Bard, Kaleb Bench and Thomas Winterton look to the sky. Bryant is pointing at something in the sky while Brandon, Erik and Kaleb shield their eyes from the sun

Curse of Skinwalker Ranch cast: Meet the team
High angle view of Nagasaki Peace Park in Japan. Scenery consist of statues, many buildings, blue sky with cloud and green trees.

Nagasaki: Remembering 80 years since the second bomb
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial in the 21st century with cherry blossoms in the foreground

Hiroshima: 80 years since a devastating dawn
Black and white photograph showing poster in a German train station appealing for help in the capture of the Baader-Meinhog gang members

Have you heard of the Baader-Meinhof gang?
People raise their hands as they ride the Cyclone rollercoaster in Coney Island

History's most dangerous fairground rides
Black and white portrait photograph of Charles Goodyear

4 forgotten inventors who changed the world
Painting showing French sailors firing a cannon while a 'powder monkey' - a young boy holding a container of gunpowder - stands next to them

Powder monkeys and horse divers: The strangest jobs from history
Kevin Costner

6 facts you didn’t know about Kevin Costner
Monument with the inscription in Russian "To participants of liquidation of consequences of radiation accident Kyshtym-57"

The Kyshtym disaster: Russia’s hidden nuclear crisis

Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands and Princess Elisabeth of Belgium dressed in ball gowns

7 Gen Z royals you need to know about