Between the end of the Middle Ages and the late 18th century, over 50,000 Europeans were persecuted, tortured and executed on charges of witchcraft. The pogrom was triggered by the book 'Malleus Maleficarum', published in 1486. Its detailed instructions for persecuting and annihilating alleged witches triggered a mass hysteria.

Will Plunkett and Captain James Macleane, two men from different ends of the social spectrum in 18th...

After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants not...

Grace Dalrymple Elliot is a British aristocrat trapped in Paris during the French Revolution. Determ...

Isolated bell-ringer Quasimodo wishes to leave Notre Dame tower against the wishes of Judge Claude F...

Well known for its exploration of seduction and revenge, the “Dangerous Liaisons” by Choderlos de La...

From Jane Austen’s novella, the beautiful and cunning Lady Susan Vernon visits the estate of her in-...

A parable about honor and true character, inspired by the reality of the 18th century. Constantin Br...

During the 18th century, German noblewoman Sophia Frederica, who would later become Catherine the Gr...

Oscar François de Jarjayes was born female, but her father insisted she be raised as a boy as he had...

Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty....

The Count of Maravillas receives an unusual proposal from a masked woman: to kidnap the valido of Ki...

Patrick Bourgeois dives into the history of one of the worst naval tragedies that ever occurred in Q...

London, 1761. St. Mary's of Bethlehem, a sinister madhouse, is visited by wealthy people who enjoy w...

In a poor district of Edo lives a young samurai named Soza. He has been sent by his clan to avenge t...

18th century English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life. He appears to be merely the ...

During the French Revolution, a mysterious English nobleman known only as The Scarlet Pimpernel (a h...

The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. Capta...

Painter Francisco Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition after his muse, Inés, is arrest...

In 1609, Henry IV sent Inquisition judge Pierre de Lancre to the French Basque Country to investigat...

Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788...