
Forged in Fire
Competitors march into a dry moat where they resurrect old swords and forge them into a Viking Seax, using the time-tested coal forge the finalists return home to recreate a pair of deadly Viking War Axes.

Competitors march into a dry moat where they resurrect old swords and forge them into a Viking Seax, using the time-tested coal forge the finalists return home to recreate a pair of deadly Viking War Axes.

In a race against time, four bladesmiths have to salvage material from a car and forge a blade two will make it to the final round where they will have just five days to create a Viking sword.

Four smiths must recreate the billhook knife the remaining two must recreate the Sutton Hoo Sword.

In a race against time, four bladesmiths have to salvage material from a car and forge a blade two will make it to the final round where they will have just five days to create a Viking sword.

Body armor accuracy of a medieval crossbow how World War I pilots shot through their propellers.

Comprised of footage from the 130th anniversary reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1993.

The African American contribution to the Normandy invasion.

Exploring the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen, the legendary group of African American pilots, revealing how these warriors for change helped end segregation in the military and pave the way for the civil rights movement.

Stories about slave catchers and resistance, from the colonial era through the Civil War.

Stories about slave catchers and resistance, from the colonial era through the Civil War.

Body armor accuracy of a medieval crossbow how World War I pilots shot through their propellers.

Comprised of footage from the 130th anniversary reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1993.

The African American contribution to the Normandy invasion.

Exploring the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen, the legendary group of African American pilots, revealing how these warriors for change helped end segregation in the military and pave the way for the civil rights movement.

Stories about slave catchers and resistance, from the colonial era through the Civil War.

Stories about slave catchers and resistance, from the colonial era through the Civil War.

Lavish dining is the epitome of living it up, and these are the mega-moneyed gourmands who spent jaw-dropping sums in pursuit of the rarest, the richest, and the most forbidden food and drink money could buy.

Ten tyrants who ruled the ancient world, including Julius Caesar and Cleopatra.

An ancient computer, models that demonstrate flight, the transportation of massive stones and more mysteries from the ancient world.

The ancient Greeks invented an ancient death ray, automatic doors and even robotics.