Viasat History

The legend of the Mongols in popular imagination of being bloodthirsty marauders has been obliterated by a more nuanced reality of Mongol life where people were rewarded for talent and not status.

In July 1192, Richard the Lionheart was poised for a strike on Jerusalem; Saladin, meanwhile, readied his troops for an attack. Dr Thomas Asbridge looks beyond the legends of these medieval titans.

Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Cleopatra the Great and Mark Antony, was taken to Rome as a prisoner; she eventually married the African king Juba II and became one of that continent's greatest queens.

Did she die at her own hands, or was she a tragic victim of Hitler's overbearing affections?

Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Cleopatra the Great and Mark Antony, was taken to Rome as a prisoner; she eventually married the African king Juba II and became one of that continent's greatest queens.

The legend of the Mongols in popular imagination of being bloodthirsty marauders has been obliterated by a more nuanced reality of Mongol life where people were rewarded for talent and not status.

A hidden history of gold exploration on Pitt Lake points to Spanish exploration in the search for Slumach's gold.

The Devil's Bible has long intrigued experts; who wrote it? In search of the truth, we visit a castle said to house a gate to Hell, huge rock-carved demons, and the palaces of heretical monarchs.

Experts look to uncover the truth behind the mystery of Mary Magdalene's life after witnessing the resurrection.

The crucifixion of Jesus changed the world; how much of our understanding of this event is true, and what answers can be found in the Holy Land to back up the Bible's story?

We follow a world-renowned team excavating the sunken remains of a 4th-century A.D. / C.E. Byzantine basilica in Lake Iznik in Turkey; how and why was it destroyed, and what happened to its community?

The Aztec empire developed sophisticated writing systems, calendars, and a religion that required human sacrifices, but they would soon be decimated by their encounters with European colonisers.

The Moche flourished in the Andes mountains of Peru for 650 years (100-750 AD); through conquest and expansion, the "Greeks of the Andes" quickly became the most important pre-Incan culture.

The Allies plan how to break through Hitler's Atlantic Wall for years. The D-Day fleet is the biggest assembled in history, responsible for one of the bloodiest and most extraordinary battles of WW2.

Hitler's audacious plan to turn the tide of the war; colourised archive depicts the Germans' opening salvo artillery barrage and George Patton's arrival in Bastogne to break the German siege.

Churchill turns to his formidable bomber force to break the deadlock.

Hitler offers a scapegoat: the Jews.

The question now is how to force capitulation.

Did she die at her own hands, or was she a tragic victim of Hitler's overbearing affections?

We discover that both the remains and police files have vanished from the archives.

In 1946, Hermann Goering cheated the hangman by deciding his own fate; how did he manage to get hold of a cyanide capsule in a maximum-security prison? We explore the theories surrounding his death.

This documentary tells the story of a typical day in 1944 at the concentration camp of Auschwitz; it is based on a unique document which is kept in the Israeli memorial site of Yad Vashem.

This documentary shows a different side of D-Day: not just the famous shots of the beaches at Normandy, but the troops, sailors and civilians on the South Coast of England preparing for battle too.

Architecture mattered a great deal to Adolf Hitler; his grandiose visions were not merely buildings, but symbols of a tyrannical vision intended to impose a sense of domination upon the the world.

History documentary - Ep. 2. Even though they attempted to orchestrate the trial for the arson in Reichstag, the Nazis cannot control the verdict. So, in 1934, they decide to circumvent this obstacle by introducing the Volksgerichtshof: the People's Court.

A look at some of the most shocking Nazi murder cases. Incorporating expert interviews and dramatic reconstruction, each episode tells another side to a time in history that you thought you knew.

As a witness to some of the darkest chapters of human history, Polish officer Witold Pilecki was the first man to inform the Allies about the reality of the Holocaust from inside Auschwitz.

The legend of the Mongols in popular imagination of being bloodthirsty marauders has been obliterated by a more nuanced reality of Mongol life where people were rewarded for talent and not status.

Viasat History. In an exciting archaeological and scientific investigation, we meet the most eminent specialists in the Bible to try to answer one fundamental question: who wrote the Holy Book?

We follow a world-renowned team excavating the sunken remains of a 4th-century A.D. / C.E. Byzantine basilica in Lake Iznik in Turkey; how and why was it destroyed, and what happened to its community?

The Aztec empire developed sophisticated writing systems, calendars, and a religion that required human sacrifices, but they would soon be decimated by their encounters with European colonisers.

The Moche flourished in the Andes mountains of Peru for 650 years (100-750 AD); through conquest and expansion, the "Greeks of the Andes" quickly became the most important pre-Incan culture.

The Habsburgs were the most powerful family in Europe for centuries; why was their destiny so fatal, and were all their tribulations connected to some kind of curse?

We discover an intriguing new theory about Göbekli Tepe in southern Turkey; one of the world's oldest mysteries dating back over 12,000 years, we still don't understand who built it or why.

Architecture mattered a great deal to Adolf Hitler; his grandiose visions were not merely buildings, but symbols of a tyrannical vision intended to impose a sense of domination upon the the world.

Nazism and fascism shared a hatred for the Freemasons, the most powerful society of their times; we investigate the reasons for fascism's obsession with Freemasonry and uncover its consequences.

We discover that both the remains and police files have vanished from the archives.

Cleopatra VII, the last queen of ancient Egypt, embodied the fall of Egypt to Rome; this episode explores the truth behind her death, one that has sparked debate among historians.

Viasat History. About 4000 years ago, strong kings ruled for over 1500 years in the land of Kush (now northern Sudan and southern Egypt) - who were these African kings and what happened to them?

The famous Cleopatra is only one in a long line of Egyptian queens spanning 3,000 years of history; we explore the lives of three of ancient Egypt's fascinating and charismatic female monarchs.

Cleopatra II, namesake of the great Cleopatra VII, had an even more shocking reign; she saw her dynasty torn apart by hatred but also saved it from destruction.

Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Cleopatra the Great and Mark Antony, was taken to Rome as a prisoner; she eventually married the African king Juba II and became one of that continent's greatest queens.

The first empress of Rome, the ruthless Livia Drusilla, carved a corpse-strewn path to putting her own son on the emperor's throne before her golden dynasty descended into an age of terror.

Livia, the first empress of Rome, came to regret the scheming that put her son Tiberius on the throne as he and his heir Caligula dragged the empire into an age of tyranny and shocking depravity.

Claudius rose to the throne but was poisoned by his wife; after his successor Nero alienated Rome, Livia Drusilla's dynasty ended with brutal power struggles but having changed the course of history.

Julius Caesar wanted to bring all of Gaul under his control, triggering a series of events that would bring his army to the brink of defeat - now archaeologists are uncovering what really happened.

We explore the events triggered by the uniting of Gaul tribes under freedom fighter Vercingetorix, and archaeologists find evidence of the defences that the Gauls built to fight off Caesar's legions.

For decades most experts have been convinced that Africa is the cradle of mankind, but researchers have come across more finds in recent years that cast doubt on this well-established theory.

The Vikings from Scandinavia establish two successful outposts along the fjords of Southern Greenland and thrive for more than four hundred years before suddenly and mysteriously disappearing.

The Khmer empire had been one of the most powerful states in Southeast Asia, but its strengths soon came to be fatal weaknesses contributing to the fall of its magnificent temple cities.

History documentary - Ep. 2. Even though they attempted to orchestrate the trial for the arson in Reichstag, the Nazis cannot control the verdict. So, in 1934, they decide to circumvent this obstacle by introducing the Volksgerichtshof: the People's Court.

Architecture mattered a great deal to Adolf Hitler; his grandiose visions were not merely buildings, but symbols of a tyrannical vision intended to impose a sense of domination upon the the world.

A look at some of the most shocking Nazi murder cases. Incorporating expert interviews and dramatic reconstruction, each episode tells another side to a time in history that you thought you knew.

Viasat History. In an exciting archaeological and scientific investigation, we meet the most eminent specialists in the Bible to try to answer one fundamental question: who wrote the Holy Book?

The legend of the Mongols in popular imagination of being bloodthirsty marauders has been obliterated by a more nuanced reality of Mongol life where people were rewarded for talent and not status.

We discover an intriguing new theory about Göbekli Tepe in southern Turkey; one of the world's oldest mysteries dating back over 12,000 years, we still don't understand who built it or why.

The Grimaldi family has held their posts as sovereigns of Monaco with the utmost grace, but one thing they have missed time and again is good luck in the love department.

Millennia-old stone monuments - the so-called megaliths - are scattered across Europe; they come with no written sources and how and why these structures were built remains a mystery to this day.

The legend of the Mongols in popular imagination of being bloodthirsty marauders has been obliterated by a more nuanced reality of Mongol life where people were rewarded for talent and not status.

The team follows the failed route of a 1982 news team into the Valley of the Rocks, and Don and Taylor inspect possible Spanish mining artefacts.

Discover how, for the past few thousand years, this mighty ruler has remained a caricature of his own propaganda.

As the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe strike in force, the French seem trapped.

New and previously published documents identified and analysed by a team of experts show that the plans of Pius XII and and his closest collaborators saved over 700,000 Jews during World War II.

Japan's escalation of the War in the East is devastatingly effective, but despite their success it is possible to see their inevitable defeat, and they have roused the military might of the USA.

The legend of the Mongols in popular imagination of being bloodthirsty marauders has been obliterated by a more nuanced reality of Mongol life where people were rewarded for talent and not status.

Millennia-old stone monuments - the so-called megaliths - are scattered across Europe; they come with no written sources and how and why these structures were built remains a mystery to this day.

The team follows the failed route of a 1982 news team into the Valley of the Rocks, and Don and Taylor inspect possible Spanish mining artefacts.

Discover how, for the past few thousand years, this mighty ruler has remained a caricature of his own propaganda.

As the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe strike in force, the French seem trapped.

Japan's escalation of the War in the East is devastatingly effective, but despite their success it is possible to see their inevitable defeat, and they have roused the military might of the USA.

Discover how, for the past few thousand years, this mighty ruler has remained a caricature of his own propaganda.

January 28th, 1945: the war reaches its climax on German soil. It is the beginning of a hundred days of horror and death, claiming more lives than in all the years of war.

In decoding Adolf Hitler's dictatorship, the question of why the all-powerful Führer needed a close and constantly available circle at his beck and call is one deserving of examination.

Discover how, for the past few thousand years, this mighty ruler has remained a caricature of his own propaganda.

Japan's escalation of the War in the East is devastatingly effective, but despite their success it is possible to see their inevitable defeat, and they have roused the military might of the USA.

New and previously published documents identified and analysed by a team of experts show that the plans of Pius XII and and his closest collaborators saved over 700,000 Jews during World War II.

Discover how, for the past few thousand years, this mighty ruler has remained a caricature of his own propaganda.

January 28th, 1945: the war reaches its climax on German soil. It is the beginning of a hundred days of horror and death, claiming more lives than in all the years of war.

The team follows the failed route of a 1982 news team into the Valley of the Rocks, and Don and Taylor inspect possible Spanish mining artefacts.

Experts look to uncover the truth behind the mystery of Mary Magdalene's life after witnessing the resurrection.

We discover an intriguing new theory about Göbekli Tepe in southern Turkey; one of the world's oldest mysteries dating back over 12,000 years, we still don't understand who built it or why.

The future of the Romanov dynasty was in danger.

El Dorado is the city of gold; evidence of it can be found all over South America from Peru to Guyana and Colombia, but only one of these leads traces back to the origins of the legend.

January 28th, 1945: the war reaches its climax on German soil. It is the beginning of a hundred days of horror and death, claiming more lives than in all the years of war.

David Muise teams with Adam for a new adventure in the search for Slumach's lost gold mine.

Discover how, for the past few thousand years, this mighty ruler has remained a caricature of his own propaganda.

1940: France has fallen and Hitler orders Operation Sealion - the invasion of Great Britain - to commence, but first the Luftwaffe must defeat the RAF for seaborne landings to succeed.

Hitler unleashed war and Pius XII organised meetings to thwart him, but the Allies did not trust the Pope's words; meanwhile, Hitler had started sending Jews to their deaths in concentration camps.

The Allied leaders meet for their first conference to discuss the coordination of their efforts, a Japanese Division is destroyed at sea, and the Red Army begins its advance towards Berlin.

January 28th, 1945: the war reaches its climax on German soil. It is the beginning of a hundred days of horror and death, claiming more lives than in all the years of war.

El Dorado is the city of gold; evidence of it can be found all over South America from Peru to Guyana and Colombia, but only one of these leads traces back to the origins of the legend.

David Muise teams with Adam for a new adventure in the search for Slumach's lost gold mine.

Discover how, for the past few thousand years, this mighty ruler has remained a caricature of his own propaganda.

1940: France has fallen and Hitler orders Operation Sealion - the invasion of Great Britain - to commence, but first the Luftwaffe must defeat the RAF for seaborne landings to succeed.

The Allied leaders meet for their first conference to discuss the coordination of their efforts, a Japanese Division is destroyed at sea, and the Red Army begins its advance towards Berlin.

Discover how, for the past few thousand years, this mighty ruler has remained a caricature of his own propaganda.

Nestled in the Jordanian desert, Petra is regarded as the eighth wonder of the world; scientists are still fascinated by its facades carved into the rock, its temples, and its unique hydraulic system.

Ramses II launched the construction of two temples dedicated to the Pharaoh and to his wife Nefertari; how did the Egyptians organise and manage such a project 1,500 kilometres from the Nile delta?

Discover how, for the past few thousand years, this mighty ruler has remained a caricature of his own propaganda.

The Allied leaders meet for their first conference to discuss the coordination of their efforts, a Japanese Division is destroyed at sea, and the Red Army begins its advance towards Berlin.

Hitler unleashed war and Pius XII organised meetings to thwart him, but the Allies did not trust the Pope's words; meanwhile, Hitler had started sending Jews to their deaths in concentration camps.

Discover how, for the past few thousand years, this mighty ruler has remained a caricature of his own propaganda.

Nestled in the Jordanian desert, Petra is regarded as the eighth wonder of the world; scientists are still fascinated by its facades carved into the rock, its temples, and its unique hydraulic system.

David Muise teams with Adam for a new adventure in the search for Slumach's lost gold mine.

We discover an intriguing new theory about Göbekli Tepe in southern Turkey; one of the world's oldest mysteries dating back over 12,000 years, we still don't understand who built it or why.

The remains of 7,000 humans were discovered in the Hal Saflieni Hypogeum, Malta's Neolithic temple; could the temple reveal the mystery of who they belonged to and what happened to its owners?

How could their tragic destinies share so many similarities?

Countless stories have circulated about Cleopatra for over 2000 years; which ones are true, and will the latest archaeological discoveries give insight into the real life story of Egypt's final queen?

Nestled in the Jordanian desert, Petra is regarded as the eighth wonder of the world; scientists are still fascinated by its facades carved into the rock, its temples, and its unique hydraulic system.

Kru and Daryl move earth in search of Slumach's gold, and Adam discovers a cave rumoured to be Volcanic Brown's final resting place.

Discover how, for the past few thousand years, this mighty ruler has remained a caricature of his own propaganda.

When Japan's expansion in the Pacific reaches fever pitch, Roosevelt must act. Instead of having them back down by cutting off oil supplies, he pushes them to attack the US fleet in Pearl Harbor.

Hitler once said that the Pope was his personal enemy; he could finally carry out his revenge on Pius XII after the Nazi occupation of Italy, so he decided to invade the Vatican and kidnap the Pope.

The Germans continue their retreat from Russia, but the most significant event at this stage of the war is the second front in Europe with the D-Day landings on June 6th - Operation Overlord.

Nestled in the Jordanian desert, Petra is regarded as the eighth wonder of the world; scientists are still fascinated by its facades carved into the rock, its temples, and its unique hydraulic system.

Countless stories have circulated about Cleopatra for over 2000 years; which ones are true, and will the latest archaeological discoveries give insight into the real life story of Egypt's final queen?

Kru and Daryl move earth in search of Slumach's gold, and Adam discovers a cave rumoured to be Volcanic Brown's final resting place.

Discover how, for the past few thousand years, this mighty ruler has remained a caricature of his own propaganda.

When Japan's expansion in the Pacific reaches fever pitch, Roosevelt must act. Instead of having them back down by cutting off oil supplies, he pushes them to attack the US fleet in Pearl Harbor.

The Germans continue their retreat from Russia, but the most significant event at this stage of the war is the second front in Europe with the D-Day landings on June 6th - Operation Overlord.

Discover how, for the past few thousand years, this mighty ruler has remained a caricature of his own propaganda.

Lali and Gita Sokolov's story stands as a powerful tribute to human endurance; this documentary sheds light on their incredible love story while revisiting the horrors of Auschwitz and the Holocaust.

History documentary - Ep. 2. Even though they attempted to orchestrate the trial for the arson in Reichstag, the Nazis cannot control the verdict. So, in 1934, they decide to circumvent this obstacle by introducing the Volksgerichtshof: the People's Court.

Discover how, for the past few thousand years, this mighty ruler has remained a caricature of his own propaganda.

The Germans continue their retreat from Russia, but the most significant event at this stage of the war is the second front in Europe with the D-Day landings on June 6th - Operation Overlord.

Hitler once said that the Pope was his personal enemy; he could finally carry out his revenge on Pius XII after the Nazi occupation of Italy, so he decided to invade the Vatican and kidnap the Pope.

Discover how, for the past few thousand years, this mighty ruler has remained a caricature of his own propaganda.

Lali and Gita Sokolov's story stands as a powerful tribute to human endurance; this documentary sheds light on their incredible love story while revisiting the horrors of Auschwitz and the Holocaust.

Kru and Daryl move earth in search of Slumach's gold, and Adam discovers a cave rumoured to be Volcanic Brown's final resting place.

The remains of 7,000 humans were discovered in the Hal Saflieni Hypogeum, Malta's Neolithic temple; could the temple reveal the mystery of who they belonged to and what happened to its owners?

The Habsburgs were the most powerful family in Europe for centuries; why was their destiny so fatal, and were all their tribulations connected to some kind of curse?

Alexander the Great is the most famous commander of all time, but his grave was lost some 1,000 years ago and researchers around the world have been looking for it ever since.

This documentary shows a different side of D-Day: not just the famous shots of the beaches at Normandy, but the troops, sailors and civilians on the South Coast of England preparing for battle too.

Light is shed on the legend of Slumach, as an old map connects to an 1891 eyewitness account of his hanging.

Discover how, for the past few thousand years, this mighty ruler has remained a caricature of his own propaganda.

The Japanese were driven back across the ocean island by island in savage hand-to-hand fighting.

With the war over, thousands of Nazis were fleeing Europe with the help of members of the Vatican, but there was another man who declared himself an enemy of the Pope: Joseph Stalin.

Giles Milton visits key D-Day sites along the Normandy coastline - including Omaha Beach and Pegasus Bridge - and we hear the stories of the men and women on both the attacking and defensive lines.

This documentary shows a different side of D-Day: not just the famous shots of the beaches at Normandy, but the troops, sailors and civilians on the South Coast of England preparing for battle too.

Alexander the Great is the most famous commander of all time, but his grave was lost some 1,000 years ago and researchers around the world have been looking for it ever since.

Light is shed on the legend of Slumach, as an old map connects to an 1891 eyewitness account of his hanging.

Discover how, for the past few thousand years, this mighty ruler has remained a caricature of his own propaganda.

The Japanese were driven back across the ocean island by island in savage hand-to-hand fighting.

Giles Milton visits key D-Day sites along the Normandy coastline - including Omaha Beach and Pegasus Bridge - and we hear the stories of the men and women on both the attacking and defensive lines.

Discover how, for the past few thousand years, this mighty ruler has remained a caricature of his own propaganda.

When was the New Testament written and who wrote it? The greatest specialists in the study of the holy text are called upon to solve the mystery and to try to answer all of these questions.

The Aztec empire developed sophisticated writing systems, calendars, and a religion that required human sacrifices, but they would soon be decimated by their encounters with European colonisers.

Discover how, for the past few thousand years, this mighty ruler has remained a caricature of his own propaganda.

Giles Milton visits key D-Day sites along the Normandy coastline - including Omaha Beach and Pegasus Bridge - and we hear the stories of the men and women on both the attacking and defensive lines.

With the war over, thousands of Nazis were fleeing Europe with the help of members of the Vatican, but there was another man who declared himself an enemy of the Pope: Joseph Stalin.

Discover how, for the past few thousand years, this mighty ruler has remained a caricature of his own propaganda.

When was the New Testament written and who wrote it? The greatest specialists in the study of the holy text are called upon to solve the mystery and to try to answer all of these questions.

Light is shed on the legend of Slumach, as an old map connects to an 1891 eyewitness account of his hanging.

The crucifixion of Jesus changed the world; how much of our understanding of this event is true, and what answers can be found in the Holy Land to back up the Bible's story?

Thousands of people were dosed with LSD by the CIA; did the CIA murder its own people, poison a whole French town, experiment on New Yorkers and assassinate Bobby Kennedy?

The Grimaldi family has held their posts as sovereigns of Monaco with the utmost grace, but one thing they have missed time and again is good luck in the love department.

Zombies have been giving horror buffs the chills for nearly 100 years, but they are more than just monsters on film screens according to some sources; are zombies a myth or a reality?

When was the New Testament written and who wrote it? The greatest specialists in the study of the holy text are called upon to solve the mystery and to try to answer all of these questions.

A recurring marker points to a lost Spanish gold mine directly on Slumach's path to the gold.

Discover how, for the past few thousand years, this mighty ruler has remained a caricature of his own propaganda.

The Allies plan how to break through Hitler's Atlantic Wall for years. The D-Day fleet is the biggest assembled in history, responsible for one of the bloodiest and most extraordinary battles of WW2.

At the outbreak of World War II, the Nazis had the finest airforce in the entire world; James Holland learns how internecine squabbles led the Nazi High Command on the catastrophic road to defeat.

Giles Milton guides us round Normandy - the place where the D-Day invasion proved successful - from the gliders who went behind enemy lines to paratroopers who ambushed vital German generals.

When was the New Testament written and who wrote it? The greatest specialists in the study of the holy text are called upon to solve the mystery and to try to answer all of these questions.

Zombies have been giving horror buffs the chills for nearly 100 years, but they are more than just monsters on film screens according to some sources; are zombies a myth or a reality?

A recurring marker points to a lost Spanish gold mine directly on Slumach's path to the gold.

Discover how, for the past few thousand years, this mighty ruler has remained a caricature of his own propaganda.

The Allies plan how to break through Hitler's Atlantic Wall for years. The D-Day fleet is the biggest assembled in history, responsible for one of the bloodiest and most extraordinary battles of WW2.

Giles Milton guides us round Normandy - the place where the D-Day invasion proved successful - from the gliders who went behind enemy lines to paratroopers who ambushed vital German generals.

Discover how, for the past few thousand years, this mighty ruler has remained a caricature of his own propaganda.