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In June 1832, 57 young Irishmen arrive in Pennsylvania to seek their American Dream and set out to work on the railways. But in just eight weeks, all 57 men are dead, their bodies thrown into an unmarked mass grave. Death on the Railroad is an epic 10 year detective story and murder mystery revealing the dark side of the emigrant story.
Tile Films
The 18th Amendment is unique: it was the first amendment to restrict the rights of citizens rather than expand them, and the only amendment ever to be repealed. It marks the beginning of the Prohibition era, an enormous national experiment of morality. As the centenary of its passage approaches, we look back on this iconic period in American history, peeling away the romantic myths and exploring the complex historical realities.
JWM Productions/Smithsonian Networks
Summer 1586, one of England’s darkest hour. Catholic extremists are planning to kill Elizabeth and install the Queen of Scots on her throne. One man stands in the way: Sir Francis Walsingham, Elizabeth’s spymaster and security chief. So why was this dangerous prince of spies so dedicated to his Queen and country? In this tense documentary we’ll explore new visual evidence that will transform our understanding of Walsingham’s dark world.
A gripping story of the heroic lives of the convict rebels exiled to Australia, a prison without walls, as punishment for their crimes. From the UK and Canada they are transported in shackles and their acts of protest and rebellion helped build one of the most robust democracies of the modern age. Revered in their homelands as martyrs, their convict lives are an untold story – until now.
Tile Films/Roar Films
A real-life Elizabethan murder mystery that has lain unsolved for 450 years. Did one of the most controversial royal love affairs in history, that of Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley lead to savage murder? New evidence shines a spotlight on one of British history’s most fascinating and darkest secrets.
Quickfire Media
In 1405, 87 years before Christopher Columbus landed in America, a Muslim eunuch, Admiral Zheng He, led a fleet of 30,000 sailors on a voyage half way around the world. Known as a marauding conqueror that brought sultans to their knees, he opened up major trade routes. This is the story of Zheng He, history’s greatest forgotten explorer.
Death On The Railroad
1 x 60’, 2013, HD
Drinks, Crime And Prohibition
2 x 60’, 2018, 4K
Death Or Liberty
2 x 60’, 2014, HD
Elizabeth I:
Killer Queen
1 x 60’, 2010, HD
Elizabeth I:
War On Terror
1 x 60’, 2013, HD
Quickfire Media
Bang Productions
Emperor Of The Seas
1 x 60’, 2006, HD
History