Crusading knights and Ottoman armies battle for control of four of the medieval world’s greatest fortresses.

Homicide detective Rod Demery and scientist Professor Turi King investigate history’s most intriguing murders to find long-lost killers.

The first woman who made history in Western civilization, who believed she had a divine mission and saved France during the dark days of the Hundred Years War, was a girl from a simple background who defied all the institutions of the day.

Fast forward to the Middle Ages, and a critical time in Europe’s history – the transition from paganism to Christianity.

In the Middle Ages, the technology of the castle evolved by leaps and bounds. Engineers constructed some of the most spectacular buildings of all time in a dramatic arms- race. At the same time, new weapons designed to attack castles came to the fore.

Built at strategic points, and fitted with impressive fortifications, fortresses are thought to be impenetrable.

Who and what were the knights? How did they live? We go back to the days of castles, armor, sword fights and jousts to find out.

The Freemasons are probably the secret brotherhood with the most members. Their fundamental ideals are, according to them, liberty, equality, fraternity, tolerance, and humanity. However, others say that this secret society has very different goals, namely political power.

A journey to the depths of the Black Sea yields the greatest series of ancient shipwrecks ever discovered.

When Martin Luther nailed his 95 ‘points for discussion’ to Wittenberg’s Castle Church, his quiet life exploded into international confrontation, an argument with the Pope, and ultimately, the Protestant Reformation.

In this 8 part series Tori Herridge attempts to piece together the lives behind the bones and how they came to be where they were found.

This time, Tony takes us back to the Middle Ages, a time of knights in shining armor, big-shot kings, and fabulous clothes, if you could afford them.

Dr. Amanda Foreman travels to Istanbul, Germany, Paris, and Delhi to explore the stories of women behind some of the most powerful empires of the Middle Ages.