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The story of Mary Magdalene, who traveled with Jesus as one of his followers, witnessed Christ's crucifixion and the first witness to the Resurrection. She is known in some Christian traditions as the 'apostle to the apostles'.

Lifting curses apparently linked to the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun claimed to cause bad luck, illness or death.

In 1532, Spanish conquistadors encountered the advanced Inca Empire, known for its vast road network, suspension bridges and Machu Picchu.

Explorers claim to have found Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat, but is it myth or historical truth?

The life and times of King Ramses II, who oversaw the construction of more monuments and sired more children than any other Egyptian king.

The 10 plagues of Egypt, which saw water turning to blood, frogs, lice, flies, livestock pestilence, boils, hail, locusts, darkness and the killing of firstborn children. As detailed in the Bible, they were sent by God to convince Pharaoh to free the Israelites.

Dr. Fern Riddell and Dr. Karen Bellinger examine the historic belief by some Europeans in the 16th and 17th centuries, that somewhere in the New World is a place of immense wealth known as El Dorado. Many explorers were led on fruitless treks into the rainforests and mountains of South America, in search of this lost city of gold.

Dr. Fern Riddell and Dr. Karen Bellinger examine the reasons for the apparent rapid collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century, specifically from 476AD. Did it fall, or was it pushed?