National geographic mystery files

National Geographic. Silverfox Networks View all photos. Built by a heartbroken ruler, the Taj Mahal is both a tomb and one of the greatest monuments to love. Much of what we think we know of the Nativity — when Mary gave birth to Jesus in a stable — is more the result of misinterpretation, historical confusion, folklore and tradition.

Take a fresh look at the great phsyicist, as this in-depth study of his writings and work argues he wasn't as logical as his image suggests. Mystery Files: The Virgin Queen. Elizabeth I's rumoured romance with Robert Dudley led to suspicions about his wife's strange death. Modern CSI techniques shed light on the case.

Military analysis and new oral history attempt to clear the name of the great American Indian chief, who many blame for an massacre. On-the-ground analysis of surviving defences begins to reveal the style of warfare played out in this military arena. Mystery Files: Alexander The Great. After his death, his body became one of the most sacred objects in history. Pilgrims, from the common man to the most powerful emperors, visited and knelt before the remains of their god-King.

And then in the space of a generation, all trace of his tomb simply disappeared. Was it destroyed by a tsunami? Did Christians intent on stamping out all trace of other religions destroy it?

Or, as one historian believes, does it still exist, renamed and venerated as a saint in one of the most glorious Christian basilicas in the world? With no archaeological evidence indicating the location of the lost tomb we are forced to examine ancient eyewitness accounts of people who visited the tomb and place it in Alexandria.

His conviction may not be unjust but it is perhaps unfair and certainly unlucky. We reveal that despite the book suggesting he spent 20 years in the court of the Chinese emperor, there is no mention of Marco in Chinese records. Our experts examine all the best evidence. Did Marco Polo, or any European, travel so far into China so long ago? And did a man named Marco Polo even exist?

The story caught the attention of Douglas Fairbanks who brought the character to the screen. Due to the success a further 65 stories were publish by McCulley. McCulley's stories were horrendously inconsistent. The first magazine serial ended with the villain dead and Diego publicly exposed as Zorro however, in the sequel the antagonist was alive, and the next entry had the double identity still secret!

On Christmas night in Lamport escaped in a manner so brilliant that it was rumored he had been assisted by demons. The pamphlets he posted throughout the city as he fled made him a local legend and inspired the works of several Mexican novelists and playwrights, one of which appears to have played a part in the creation of Johnston McCully's Zorro. In that avenue is an alcove in which it is said an image of Joan once stood, in memory of the spot where she gave birth.

No contemporary 9th century accounts of a female pope exist, but with no conclusive proof to the contrary, the possibility remains that a talented woman could have risen to become Bishop of Rome? Debunking many of the myths of the Crusades, and showing how the war changed both Saladin and Richard the Lionheart, leading them both to question the massive death toll of the conflict. More than years after his execution, we give Captain Kidd another hearing, and the evidence of his innocence is compelling.

S2, Ep9. Investigate the gender-bending mystery the Catholic Church can't seem to quell. Was Pope John actually Pope Joan? S2, Ep Did Elizabeth I commit a crime of passion? Did her lover kill to become king? A medieval cold case is reopened. Historian's efforts to trace the true story of Zorro lead to intriguing discoveries of daring real-life adventures.

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