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.

In 1798, a feral boy is discovered outside the town of Aveyron, France. Diagnosed as mentally impair...

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the...

Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French docto...

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless po...

The era of palace coups in Russia ended with the coronation of a prominent historical figure: Cather...

A native of Sennwald, Anna Göldi arrived in Glarus in 1765. For seventeen years, she worked as a mai...

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

With a reputation for seducing members of the opposite sex, regardless of their marital status, a no...

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

When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of conv...

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

In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, ...

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

Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French docto...

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

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

Salem, Massachusetts. A small town—with no clear governing body—became embroiled in a scandal that f...

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

In the 18th century, Robert's beloved Helena is forced to marry the cruel Henrik Brest. Robert becom...

French Basque Country, year 1609. The men of a small fishing village have gone to sea. Judge Rostegu...