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The Trial of Maximilian I, the 'Last Emperor of Mexico'
Edward Shawcross explores ill-fated reign of Maximilian of Mexico who crossed the Atlantic to assume a faraway throne
The Ruin of All Witches
Before Salem there was Springfield. Malcolm Gaskill reveals the dark, real-life folktale of witch-hunting in a remote Massachusetts plantation
The Battle of Fredericksburg (Part 2) – Storming Marye's Heights
After the amphibious assault by the Union army two days prior, both armies, unknowing of the carnage to come, prepared for battle
The Battle of Fredericksburg (Part 1) – Crossing the Rappahannock
Illustrated eyewitness accounts of the Union's amphibious assault of Fredericksburg on Thursday, December 11th, 1862
The Strange Wrecking of the Gloucester
'Ship Detective' Nigel Pickford unravels a naval disaster during the Restoration
1899: A Slum in Amsterdam
Between 1830 and 1900, Amsterdam's population doubled in size, with the lower classes displaced and live in appalling conditions
Thebes' West Bank
Garry J. Shaw introduces us to the elaborate temples of the Ancient Egyptians, and their close association with myth and legend
1918: War's End on Wall Street
On November 7th, 1918, America prematurely celebrated the end of World War I, four days before the formal declaration of Armistice
1963: TWA Flight Center
An iconic, innovative 1960s airport terminal hailed as a critically-acclaimed architectural masterpiece