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 a French forest circa 1798, a child–who cannot walk, speak, read or write–is found. A doctor beco...

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

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

An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century Englan...

Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 ...

A history of the French Revolution beginning from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Gene...

Salem 1692. The young Abigail, seduced and abandoned by John Proctor, accuses John's wife of being a...

A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a ge...

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

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

Set against the backdrop of 18th century England, a massive pox outbreak, and Jacobite uprising – th...

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

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

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

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

A biography of Charles Wesley, father of the Weselyan Church, hymn writer, and preacher.

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...

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

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