History's Mysteries - Season 13

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The Children's Crusade

1 - The Children's Crusade

The Inquisition

2 - The Inquisition

Air Date: November 10, 1999

This program is part of the popular series from the History Channel that investigates some of civilization's unsolved mysteries and controversies. This episode investigates the black chapter in world religious history known as the Inquisition. In search of truth, it told lies; preaching redemption, it brought torture and death. Recently opened archives of the Catholic Church are used to present new evidence about the church hierarchy's abuse of power. The documentary introduces the viewer to some of the Inquisition's most notorious characters, including Grand InquisitorTomas Torquemad, who was responsible for the death of thousands of people branded as heretics and witches. Galileo and the Knights Templar were among their number. Art work, journals, reenactments, and scholarly commentary tell the true story of the Inquisition.

Samurai Warrior

3 - Samurai Warrior

The True Story of Rob Roy

4 - The True Story of Rob Roy

Immortalized by Sir Walter Scott, the romantic figure of Rob Roy MacGregor looms large in Scottish history. but who was the real Rob Roy? Regarded by many as a hero, others say he was little more than a cattle rustler, blackmailer and coward! The third son of a clan chieftain, he embarked on a outlaw's life after the Duke of Montrose seized his lands in 1712. We examine his daring escapes, belief in his clan's code of honor, and questions surrounding the true loyalties of Scotland's most famous rogue.

A Secret Story

5 - A Secret Story

Lost Worlds

6 - Lost Worlds

Mysteries on the High Seas

7 - Mysteries on the High Seas

Monsters

8 - Monsters

Miracles, Mystics, and Prophecies

9 - Miracles, Mystics, and Prophecies

Mysteries of the Bible

10 - Mysteries of the Bible

Death Cult of the Incas

11 - Death Cult of the Incas

America's Psychic Past

12 - America's Psychic Past

Air Date: June 13, 2000

Trace prominent paranormal events in America from the 1800s to the present day, from Nancy Reagan's dependence on astrology, to Thomas Edison's experiments to prove there is an afterlife, from psychic CIA warfare experiments, to ESP tests conducted by an Apollo astronaut.