History's Greatest Mysteries

2020
3.5
10 reviews
TV-14
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Season 5 episodes (8)

1 Montezuma's Lost Treasure
1/29/24
An Aztec king's glittering treasure vanishes into thin air, inspiring a 500-year search that spans continents. What really happened to Montezuma's lost treasure?
2 The Garden of Eden
2/5/24
Most people know it as the biblical birthplace of man--The Garden of Eden. But is the Garden of Eden really just a story to explain human creation? Or could it be a real place?
3 The Lost Fortune of the Knights Templar
2/12/24
Over seven hundred years ago, a medieval religious order protected a vast treasure of gold silver, precious gems, and religious relics... and then it all mysteriously vanished. What happened to the secret hoard of the Knights Templar?
4 The Shroud of Turin
2/19/24
The haunting image of the Shroud of Turin has captivated millions around the world. But what exactly is it that we are seeing, and how did it come to be?
5 Captain Kidd's Treasure
3/4/24
It's a mystery from the golden age of piracy. In 1698, Captain William Kidd raids a ship on the high seas and seizes its vast treasure... but Kidd is hanged before revealing where he stashed the loot.
6 Escape from Alcatraz
3/11/24
A perfectly masterminded plot leads to the most brazen prison break in American history. With only a handful of clues left behind, the search for the infamous Alcatraz escapees continues to this day.
7 The Battle of Los Angeles
3/18/24
On February 24, 1942, less than three months after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, military radar picks up what appears to be enemy aircraft over Los Angeles.
8 The Mystery of Machu Picchu
3/25/24
With 500-year-old secrets, hidden in skeletons and stone, Machu Picchu is one of the most puzzling archaeological sites on earth. It's among the ancient world's most enduring riddles: Who built this astonishing complex, and why?

About this show

History's Greatest Mysteries is a series of investigative specials that take the world's most well-known mysteries, and challenges everything we know about them. Narrated and hosted by Laurence Fishburne.

Ratings and reviews

3.5
10 reviews
Pete Small
March 28, 2022
A very disappointing, half hearted and unfortunate waste of time. The protracted runtime culminates with no actual footage of the wreck. Just a computer rendering. They should have just told the story of the ill fated expedition and the extraordinary will to survive of all involved.
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deborah elliott
September 14, 2021
I would not trust the History Channel for anything except canned, conservative, Pentagon-approved pablum. They are Pentagon lapdogs. The Gaia network has better information.
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Jay Gramling
October 2, 2021
Very Good! With a very good host! Some episodes are a little dry but overall it's a very good show. The 2 hour run time is perfect. It gives the opportunity to provide more information then what would be available in a 1 hour format.
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