Age of Discovery

Explore the voyage a group of pilgrims from Europe underwent in the 17th century – the Pilgrims, settlers of the new world.

Travel back to the Stuart Age and investigate the rich English history of its time.

Discover the history and culture of the Incans, a powerful ancient civilization in Peru during the 15 century.

Elizabeth's Pirates details the story of the British Empire's hired pirates who plundered English monarchy in the 16th century.

Join historian Sam Willis as he travels the open roads, the high seas and urban alleyways to explore Britain's 17th- and 18th-century underworld of highwaymen, pirates and rogues.

In Guge: The Lost Kingdom of Tibet, we'll follow a Tibetan historian and an American archaeologist as they unravel the history of the Guge kingdom.

Versailles is a three-part historical documentary series chronicling the rise and fall of the French monarchy living in of Europe's most splendid palaces: Versailles.

Travel to Colombia, Bolivia and Peru in South America with archaeologist Jago Cooper as we embark on an ancient civilization documentary series. Here we'll uncover the rich history, deep culture and archaeology of ancient South American civilizations.

This documentary sets out to discover the history behind the pirate "Black Sam" Bellamy, his lover (said to be a witch) and his ship called the Whydah. A ship which sank with a booty worth $400 million dollars.

The Pirates' Lost City explores hidden treasure salvaged from the sunken pirate city Port Royal and views how pirates lived in the 17th century.

What did America look like before being discovered by Christopher Columbus? Find out as we go back in time to witness an old world, with already established ancient civilizations, rich in culture and huge cities.

Historian Michael Wood unravels the stories of the Spanish expeditions in the early sixteenth century which conquered America.

Take a historical journey with Jeremy Paxman as he traces the story of one the greatest empire the world has ever known: the British Empire.

How powerful can the fear of evil be? This documentary takes a look at a trial set in 1612 where the fear of witchcraft let to devastating result - that of an entire family sentenced to death due to one small child.

Britain's Slave Trade is a historical documentary taking a look at Britain's slave trade. It shows the business of slavery and how slave-trading was between complicit Africans, fuelled by the greed of African kings, and Great Britain.