The Centuries-Long Search For The Ark Of The Covenant

A child of the Panthers. A prodigy with a pen. A target in Times Square. This episode traces Tupac Shakur’s extraordinary climb and the forces that shaped him long before the fame. From Afeni Shakur’s radical roots to Mutulu’s influence, we follow Pac through Harlem stages, Baltimore School for the Arts, and Digital Underground — toward the breakthrough of 2Pacalypse Now and the tenderness of Dear Mama. Then the night at Quad Recording Studios changes everything. Why did the room upstairs feel so wrong? What did Pac see that made him check himself out of the hospital within hours? Inside Rikers, his reading list, a marriage, and a vow to come out different — before All Eyez on Me rewrites chart history and the East West feud hits boiling point. Finally, Las Vegas, unanswered questions, and the legacy Afeni fought to protect. Watch to uncover the overlooked family history, the courtrooms, the studio sessions, and the clues that still provoke debate. The story is bigger — and more human — than the headlines ever showed.

From the omen of 1066's long-haired star to Hastings and the Harrowing of the North, this episode charts William the Conqueror's brutal rise. In History Makers, we trace the Norman story from Viking roots to the making of a king. We meet Rolf the Ganger and the birth of Normandy under Charles the Simple, then enter William's perilous childhood: assassination plots, the murder of his guardian Osborne Crepon, and years of anarchy. We see the young duke's iron resolve at Alençon, where taunts of "hides for the tanner" triggered a ruthless reprisal, and his strategic marriage to Matilda of Flanders. With Edward the Confessor's death, rival claims ignite. We examine Harold Godwinson's disputed oath in Normandy, William's papal-backed invasion force, and the contrasting battle doctrines of Norman combined arms of archers, spearmen and cavalry, as shown on the Bayeux Tapestry, versus the Anglo-Saxon shield wall and Dane axes. After Harold's dash north to defeat Harald Hardrada and Tostig at Stamford Bridge, the stage is set at Senlac Hill. At Hastings, arrows, infantry and cavalry grind at the Saxon line. When

Infamous pirate Captain Kidd was the most famous pirate in the world in the mid to late 17th Century. After his death by hanging in 1701, rumours began to swirl about what happened to the large treasure hoard he had acquired. Years later, one man would make it his mission to hunt down and find this legendary treasure.

The battlefields of WW2 were defined by the new style of mechanised warfare that was unleashed by Germany in 1939. Their tactics and machines were years ahead of the Allies and would lead to Nazi Germany conquering most of Europe in just a few years. War Stories is your one stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can find more from us on

1066 - one of the most famous years in English history. In a succession crisis like no other three warlords separated by hundreds of miles and savage seas vied for control of the English throne in a series of bloody battle. From Harald Hardrada's crowning victory at Fulford to the renowned Battle of Hastings Dan Snow travels across England to visit the places where history was made. With the help of experts, including Marc Morris, Emily Ward and Michael Lewis, he discovers the story behind the battles and the tales from inside the walls of power. This is the story of 1066.

The First special Service Force was the first combined American/Canadian unit of WW2. They earned the nicknames "The Black Devils" and "The Devil's Brigade" from their elite skillsets and high kill rates. This film follows veterans of this infamous unit as they retrace their steps around the battlefields of Europe. War Stories is your one stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can find more from us on