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
Excerpts
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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 Strange Wrecking of the Gloucester
'Ship Detective' Nigel Pickford unravels a naval disaster during the Restoration
Thebes' West Bank
Garry J. Shaw introduces us to the elaborate temples of the Ancient Egyptians, and their close association with myth and legend
