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The naval forces of Ancient Rome played a crucial role in the conquest of the Mediterranean and beyond - but how did the Roman fleet operate? To find answers, experimental archaeologists from the University of Trier reconstructed a full-scale historical replica of a Roman ship, using ancient craftsmanship and based on excavation findings.
Sir Francis Drake – From his journeys as a slave trader to his vicious attacks on Spanish colonial towns. The circumnavigation is the pinnacle of his career, cementing him in history as the world’s most controversial pirate. Part 1 of 8.
Grace O’Malley - Born to a seafaring family, using marriage to wrangle her political position and securing lands through a meeting with Queen Elizabeth, her rise from wanted pirate to chieftain is won through a warrior’s sword and a woman’s grit. Part 2 of 8.
John Ward - tired of the drudgery and poverty of the English navy. At age 50 he starts a remarkable ascent from petty pirate to notorious menace on the Mediterranean Sea, converting to Islam and becoming a wealthy overlord in the Ottoman Empire. Part 3 of 8.
Henry Morgan - takes humans, treasure and Spanish colonial towns with no mercy. Sailing close to the edge of legalities, his time as a pirate is punished with a stint in the Tower of London followed by a promotion to Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica. Part 4 of 8.
A new perspective on the Holocaust reveals the role of the ghettos in the extermination of the Jewish community. This moving documentary is based on the recent exhumation and translation of diaries unveiling everyday life in the ghettos.
The incredible untold story of Witold Pilecki, a Polish officer who managed to infiltrate the Auschwitz death camp to smuggle information. Here is the story of one of the greatest resistance fighters of the Second World War.
A powerful documentary revealing the appalling violence meted out to the defeated in 1945. Using rare and unseen archive film, 1945: The Savage Peace tells a harrowing story of vengeance against German civilians, which mirrored some of the worst cruelty of the Nazi occupiers during the years of war.
Maiya May goes to Cheyenne to visit a supercomputer. In Michigan, she observes the explosive end of a coal plant. Returning to Atlanta, Maiya and Dr Marshall Shepard discuss climate challenges and vulnerabilities in the U.S. Part 5 of 6.
