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
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Edward Shawcross explores ill-fated reign of Maximilian of Mexico who crossed the Atlantic to assume a faraway throne
Before Salem there was Springfield. Malcolm Gaskill reveals the dark, real-life folktale of witch-hunting in a remote Massachusetts plantation
'Ship Detective' Nigel Pickford unravels a naval disaster during the Restoration
Garry J. Shaw introduces us to the elaborate temples of the Ancient Egyptians, and their close association with myth and legend
Victoria Finlay reveals the hidden history of the material world
Susan Denham Wade charts the evolution of the camera