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Secrets of the Dead

Preview | Building Notre Dame

Follow an investigation into the centuries-long construction of Notre Dame de Paris, uncovering the vast architectural, technical and human challenges experienced throughout the turbulent history of one of the world’s most celebrated buildings.

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King Arthur's Lost Kingdom
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55:41
New evidence suggests the legend of King Arthur began in a Dark Ages trading village.
Hannibal in the Alps
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55:10
Where did Hannibal and his army cross the Alps to launch a surprise attack on Rome?
The Woman in the Iron Coffin
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55:10
Uncover the story of early America’s free Black communities via 150-year-old remains.
Leonardo, The Man Who Saved Science
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55:11
Was Leonardo a copycat?
Nero’s Sunken City
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55:11
Follow archaeologists who map underwater ruins of ancient Rome’s version of Las Vegas
Van Gogh’s Ear
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55:09
What did Vincent Van Gogh really do on the night of December 23, 1888?
Graveyard of the Giant Beasts
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55:11
Follow scientists trying to determine which giant animal was the apex predator
Jamestown’s Dark Winter
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54:41
Discover the truth about the first permanent English colony in the New World.
Ben Franklin's Bones
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54:41
Learn why Franklin held human skeletal remains in the basement of his British residence.
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