Besieged Fortresses, Legendary Battles
French forces defend Orléans from the English army in the Hundred Years' War's brutal siege of 1428–29.
2026-01-28 14:00:13 +0000 UTC→2026-01-28 15:05:12 +0000 UTC(1h4m)
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Besieged Fortresses, Legendary Battles
France turns a corner toward absolute monarchy after 1627–28's Siege of La Rochelle, with Louis XIII in power.
2026-01-28 12:55:20 +0000 UTC→2026-01-28 14:00:13 +0000 UTC(1h4m)
Salme: Ancient Viking Burial Ships
Viking Age researcher Neil Price takes us to Sweden, the likely origin of the Vikings found in Saaremaa.
2026-01-28 11:47:46 +0000 UTC→2026-01-28 12:55:20 +0000 UTC(1h7m)
Salme: Ancient Viking Burial Ships
We travel back to the Europe of over a thousand years ago to discover what it meant to be a Viking.
2026-01-28 10:38:41 +0000 UTC→2026-01-28 11:47:46 +0000 UTC(1h9m)
Stalin's Executioners: The Katyn Massacre
The Katyn massacre of Polish soldiers, long attributed to the Nazis, was the work of the Soviet secret police.
2026-01-28 09:29:02 +0000 UTC→2026-01-28 10:38:41 +0000 UTC(1h9m)
Besieged Fortresses, Legendary Battles
France turns a corner toward absolute monarchy after 1627–28's Siege of La Rochelle, with Louis XIII in power.
2026-01-28 03:56:13 +0000 UTC→2026-01-28 05:01:06 +0000 UTC(1h4m)
Salme: Ancient Viking Burial Ships
Viking Age researcher Neil Price takes us to Sweden, the likely origin of the Vikings found in Saaremaa.
2026-01-28 02:48:39 +0000 UTC→2026-01-28 03:56:13 +0000 UTC(1h7m)
Salme: Ancient Viking Burial Ships
We travel back to the Europe of over a thousand years ago to discover what it meant to be a Viking.
2026-01-28 01:39:34 +0000 UTC→2026-01-28 02:48:39 +0000 UTC(1h9m)
Stalin's Executioners: The Katyn Massacre
The Katyn massacre of Polish soldiers, long attributed to the Nazis, was the work of the Soviet secret police.
2026-01-28 00:29:55 +0000 UTC→2026-01-28 01:39:34 +0000 UTC(1h9m)
The Goering Catalog
Learn how the high-ranking Nazi, Hermann Goering, amass a collection of more than 5,000 stolen art works.
2026-01-27 23:18:50 +0000 UTC→2026-01-28 00:29:55 +0000 UTC(1h11m)
Battlefields
There is no equal on the battlefield to the indomitable presence of the tank.
2026-01-27 21:16:07 +0000 UTC→2026-01-27 23:18:50 +0000 UTC(2h2m)
Battlefields
The town of Verdun, in Northeast France, was the scene of World War I's most emblematic battle.
2026-01-27 15:29:56 +0000 UTC→2026-01-27 16:52:01 +0000 UTC(1h22m)
Tombs of Egypt: Imhotep, The Pyramid Creator
Zahi Hawass digs at Egypt's Gisr El-Mudir in search of the tomb of Imhotep near Djoser's Step Pyramid.
2026-01-27 14:23:41 +0000 UTC→2026-01-27 15:29:56 +0000 UTC(1h6m)
Tombs of Egypt: Imhotep, The Pyramid Creator
At Saqqara, Egyptologist Zahi Hawass hunts for Imhotep's tomb, uncovering ancient secrets and mummies.
2026-01-27 13:16:50 +0000 UTC→2026-01-27 14:23:41 +0000 UTC(1h6m)
Real Life of a Roman Soldier
In Roman legions, camaraderie sustained soldiers. Excavations in Lyon reveal the piety that guided their life.
2026-01-27 12:21:00 +0000 UTC→2026-01-27 13:16:50 +0000 UTC(55m)
Real Life of a Roman Soldier
Roman legion recruits sought adventure, but in peace, their attention shifted to defending their own cities.
2026-01-27 11:14:30 +0000 UTC→2026-01-27 12:21:00 +0000 UTC(1h6m)
Empire Builders: Mexico
The Mexican Revolution achieved the foundations of a modern Mexican state and its diverse culture.
2026-01-27 10:07:19 +0000 UTC→2026-01-27 11:14:30 +0000 UTC(1h7m)
Battlefields
June 5th, 1944, over 13,000 men from two American parachute divisions flew a nearly impossible mission.
2026-01-27 03:06:25 +0000 UTC→2026-01-27 04:53:31 +0000 UTC(1h47m)
Battlefields
June 6, 1944. 156,000 Allied soldiers pushed toward the French Normandy coast in Operation Overlord.
2026-01-27 01:54:12 +0000 UTC→2026-01-27 03:06:25 +0000 UTC(1h12m)
Battlefields
French soldiers were sure the Great War was about to end. Yet, the Germans easily repelled the attack.
2026-01-27 00:29:25 +0000 UTC→2026-01-27 01:54:12 +0000 UTC(1h24m)