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Albert Einstein
Season 1 Episode 11
Albert Einstein overhauled our understanding of the universe—from the sub-atomic level to beyond the edges of the cosmos.
Today his ideas are in evide…
2 months, 1 week ago
Cleopatra
Season 1 Episode 10
The last of the Ptolemaic Pharoahs, Cleopatra has captivated our imaginations for centuries.
Though some write her off as a manipulative femme fatale,…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Amelia Earhart
Season 1 Episode 9
As one of the great pioneers of air travel, Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.
She pushed aviation technology to its …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Queen Elizabeth the Second, Part 2 of 2
Season 1 Episode 8
As the Queen’s family life grew more complex, the relationship between palace and press intensified.
But balancing the need for security and privacy a…
3 months ago
Queen Elizabeth the Second, Part 1 of 2
Season 1 Episode 7
Spanning seventy years, Queen Elizabeth II’s reign saw the world change beyond recognition.
From her earliest public appearances, representing her fat…
3 months, 1 week ago
Henry VIII
Season 1 Episode 6
In 1509, at just seventeen years old, Henry VIII was crowned King of England. Over the next four decades, he would burn through six marriages, bankru…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Bonnie and Clyde
Season 1 Episode 5
Forged by the Great Depression, Bonnie and Clyde became icons of lawlessness, thrilling and shocking America with their crime sprees and doomed roman…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
William Wallace
Season 1 Episode 4
Despised by the English, mistrusted by the Scottish nobles, and revered by his countrymen, William Wallace is synonymous with the battle for Scottish…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Rosa Parks
Season 1 Episode 3
By the time she died in 2005, Rosa Parks was known around the world as an icon of activism. Her act of defiance one ordinary Thursday afternoon in Mo…
4 months ago
Blackbeard
Season 1 Episode 2
In the early eighteenth century, one man made his name as the most notorious pirate of all time.
The legend of Edward Thatch, aka "Blackbeard", has sp…
4 months, 1 week ago