The Last Shogun's Buried Fortune: The Quest For Tokugawa's Treasure | Myth Hunters

In 1820 a man called Thomas Beale buried a fortune in treasure somewhere in Virginia. He wrote a set of 3 codes that contain details on the treasure's location, the treasure's contents and the owners of the treasure. To this day only the codes relating to the contents and owners have been solved. Meaning that this great treasure is still out there somewhere 200 years on.

The Veil of Veronica is a priceless relic from biblical times. It is said that this piece of cloth touched Jesus' face and afterwards an image of Christ himself had been printed onto it. The veil has a storied history since then with no one knowing if the copy held by The Vatican is the real deal or not.

Journey across Britain with leading archaeologists as they unearth ground-breaking discoveries that rewrite human history. In this documentary episode, we travel from Norwich Castle Museum into the heart of the Cambridgeshire Fens to explore Must Farm - Britain’s "Bronze Age Pompeii" - revealing industrial-scale fishing, pristine log boats, and combat-scarred weaponry. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 📺 You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more.

The British countryside is hiding a dark truth, having lost half of its native plant and animal species since the industrial revolution. For centuries, intensive human intervention, aggressive farming, and relentless drainage systems stripped the land of its natural identity. Now, an elite group of historic estates and aristocratic landowners are launching a radical operation to surrender control back to the wild. This documentary takes you behind the closed gates of Mapperton House, Elmore Court, and Castle Howard to witness the high-stakes battle for ecological restoration. From tracking dangerous biodiversity loss to deploying massive horned cattle and weaponized historical forestry tactics, these keepers of heritage are fighting to resurrect ecosystems that vanished thousands of years ago. You will see firsthand how broken landscapes are being forced to heal, why messy environments are superior to engineered order, and what happens when humans finally stop fighting against the natural world. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 📺 You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access

In this film, we walk the modern streets of London to uncover the scars of a night that should have broken the nation's morale. From the "grimy-faced heroes" of the Auxiliary Fire Service—many of whom were taxi drivers towing pumps with rope—to the frantic struggle to save St Paul’s Cathedral under direct orders from Winston Churchill, we explore the courage that kept the city standing. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 📺 You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more.

Jim Charlesworth is a professor convinced that a large number of the Dead Sea Scrolls have yet to come to light, and that he, like a modern-day Indiana Jones can track them down. He is not alone in his quest. Other scroll hunters, archaeologists, scholars and scientists, share his conviction. For those who deal in scrolls, or deal in the secrets that they hold, the story is far from over.