History's Mysteries

Some of the world's most powerful individuals belong to secret organizations. The Skull & Bones, the Bilderbergs, and the Tri-Lateral Commission are just a few of the groups.

How did a peasant reach the heights of power in Czarist Russia, making his way into the inner sanctums of the Royal Palace?

The great flood that destroyed the world, except for Noah, his family, and herd, would probably be dismissed as legend.

They began as slaves, prisoners of war, the damned of ancient Roman society. Yet a few would become wealthy and famous--the sports stars of their day.

The exciting story of the search for mummies of an obscure Andean culture in Peru called the Chachapoya, who thrived between 700 and 1500 A.D.

In 1943, less than 50 handpicked U.S. Army volunteers endured a top-secret training program that turned them into some of WWII's most specialized troops.

Immortalized by Sir Walter Scott, the romantic figure of Rob Roy MacGregor looms large in Scottish history. But who was the real Rob Roy?

Bodies preserved in time by the environment, by the cold of a glacier, acid of a peat bog, dryness of desert sand. Join us as we travel the globe to unravel the secrets.