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La Rochelle was the largest Protestant base in France and for Catholic King, Louis XIII, it was the last stronghold needing to be abolished before he could reign fully over the country. But conquering La Rochelle wasn't so simple. Part 2 of 4.
It is the most striking event in the Hundred Year War. How did the city of Orleans manage to resist for 7 months before being delivered from the English in just a few days by Joan of Arc, the liberator of Orleans? Part 3 of 4.
Summer, 52 BC. The Gallic wars were coming to an end beneath the fortifications of Alesia. After six years of fighting, almost 200 000 warriors came together on the plain. One of the greatest battles in Antiquity was about to commence. Part 4 of 4.
A great architectural adventure and gripping account of war, The Daunting Fortress of Richard the Lionheart is the story of an amazing feat of medieval military construction. Part 1 of 4.
Despite a volatile temper and a love of show business Sam Giancana rose to be the richest and most powerful mafia boss of his day. Boss of the infamous Chicago Outfit. Part 1 of 13.
Charles 'Lucky' Luciano was the number one gangster of all time. He put the 'Organised' into organised crime and invented the modern Mafia. Part 2 of 13.
In 1964 Joe Colombo became the youngest Mafia Godfather ever. However, Colombo quickly got carried away with his status and wealth. He became increasingly extravagant and his flamboyant lifestyle led to trouble with the law. Part 3 of 13.
In the 1980s, just as the sun was setting on the criminal empires of the American Mafia, the Mob produced one of the biggest characters in its history. America’s only celebrity gangster; John Gotti. Part 4 of 13.
Crossroads explores Sicily’s ancient past when it was the breadbasket of the ancient and then medieval world and as such, occupied by Greeks, Romans, Carthaginians, Arabs and Normans. Part 1 of 2.
Borderlands examines the island’s role on the frontlines of a clash of civilisations during the Spanish era, when its glorious baroque buildings were also created. Then Sicily’s role in the unification of Italy led to the coming of the mafia. Part 2 of 2.
There are seventy islands in the Orkney archipelago but just how much of a challenge is it to keep all these islands connected? To explore what keeps all these remote places together, Paul is island hopping. Part 5 of 6.
