Medieval Dead

Fascinating forensics reveal the secrets of our past. A Cumbrian knight's body is found in a near-perfect state of preservation, even though he died in 1368.

Witness exciting new historical discoveries as experts study the bones of our ancestors. The tombs of English knights who fought at Agincourt are explored.

Tim Sutherland makes numerous amazing discoveries as bones from the 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota - in which Portugal routed Castile - are forensically examined.

Carbon dating of a skeleton found in East Sussex suggests the bones are from the Norman era. Did this The Skeleton of Lewes. mysterious medieval man fight at the Battle of Hastings?

Incredible tales are told through bone analysis. A medieval warrior's skeleton is found in Finland. His swords suggest a link between Christians and Pagans.

Our crack team travel to France to investigate the massacre of hundreds of Cathars in 1244. History is brought alive through intricate skeletal analysis.