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After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal Episodes

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    Henry VIII's Descent into Darkness

    Was he a monster, or fulfilling what was expected of a king?

  2. Harry Houdini was the Original Ghostbuster

    Harry Houdini's fascination with the afterlife and mythbusting.

  3. Hammersmith Ghost: How to Murder a Poltergeist

    In 1804, the London suburb of Hammersmith was being terrorised by a ghost.

  4. Guy Fawkes & the 1605 Gunpowder Plot

    Who was Guy Fawkes? And what was the Gunpowder Plot?

  5. Great Irish Famine: Coffin Ships & the Dark Truth (Part 2)

    1847 was the darkest year in the spiralling horror of the Great Irish Famine.

  6. Great Fire of London: Who started it?

    How the Great Fire of London began and grew out of control.

  7. Great Fire of London: Mobs, Firestorms, and Revenge

    The Great Fire of London continues. Fire rages & the mob starts to look for revenge.

  8. Great Fire of London As It Happened

    Reliving the disaster through first hand accounts.

  9. Glencoe Massacre: Hell in the Scottish Highlands

    Find out about the Glencoe Massacre.

  10. Glencoe Massacre: Haunted Highlands

    Who ordered the Massacre of Glencoe?

  11. Ghosts of Ancient Mesopotamia

    What is the earliest evidence of ghosts?

  12. Georgian England's Notorious Dumpling Poisoner

    An infamous poisoning case. But what really happened?

  13. Final Days of Thomas Cromwell

    Hear about the Final Days of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII's former right-hand man

  14. Final Days of the Romanovs (Part 2)

    Find out about the Final Days of the Romanovs, last imperial dynasty to rule Russia

  15. Final Days of the Romanovs (Part 1)

    The Romanovs fall from power.

  16. Final Days of Sir Walter Raleigh

    How Sir Walter Raleigh met his end.

  17. Final Days of Rasputin

    Who was Rasputin really? And how did he meet his end?

  18. Final Days of Napoleon

    Anthony and Maddy sweep aside the myths to find the truth of the final days of Napoleon.

  19. Final Days of Mary Queen of Scots

    The moment Mary set foot in England, she becomes Elizabeth's prisoner. What happens next?

  20. Final Days of Joan of Arc: Trial & Execution

    The trial and execution of Joan of Arc.

  21. Final Days of Joan of Arc (part 1)

    Joan of Arc's rise to power.

  22. Final Days of Henry VIII

    How did Henry VIII bow out?

  23. Final Days of George III

    Life and death of King George III

  24. Final Days of Anne Boleyn

    Follow Anne Boleyn during the final few days before her execution.

  25. Final Days of Abraham Lincoln

    What were President Lincoln's final days like? The nation's future hung in the balance.

  26. Execution of Charles I

    Ronald Hutton tells the story of Charles I's final days.

  27. Essex's Darkest Witch Hunt

    The history of the St Osyth witch hunts.

  28. English Village Sacrificed to the Plague (Part Two)

    In 1665 a whole village in Derbyshire sacrificed themselves to the plague

  29. English Village Sacrificed to the Plague (Part One)

    They could've run, but they stayed. In 1665 plague arrived in the village of Eyam.

  30. England's Darkest Folklore

    Dark folk tales from England: from misty peaks, to dark roads, and rough waters.

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