Pillage, rape, and plunder–these are the acts we most readily associate with the Vikings. But now, new evidence suggests that some lesser-known endeavors, including building, navigating, and colonizing, may have been what really helped them [...]
Relive the triumphs and the tragedies, alongside the heroes and the villains, of the most influential empires in history as HISTORY™ explores the spectacular glory – and gory spectacles – of the past in this [...]
Go inside the cultures of the most famous warriors of all time as host Terry Schappert, a Green Beret, explores the weaponry, tactics, training, and psyches of history’s greatest fighting men. Every episode of WARRIORS [...]
Scandinavian sagas tell the tales of Leif the Lucky and the Land of Grapes, but are these merely boastful yarns of magical heroes or historical facts? VIKING EXPLORERS investigates the oft-repeated claim that the Vikings [...]
The exploits of Eric the Red. The legend of Leif Ericson. The struggle for power, the bond of a family, and the courage to sail beyond a dark and dangerous ocean. Guided by their hopes, [...]
He was determined to find a western route to Asia, but wound up discovering the New World. But despite his accomplishments, he died a broken, largely forgotten man. Christopher Columbus wanted to find a new [...]