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Jealousy, betrayal and other dark emotions born out of romantic desire have inspired some of the most enduring stories known to humankind. In this episode we explore some of the most legendary love stories, including that of the Phoenician queen who founded Carthage.

War has been a constant in human history, and stories of conflict often lie at the root of a society's values, ideals and identity. We explore the violent story of Romulus and Remus, the brutal Vikings and the Valkyries, the Trojan War, the influence of Homer's Iliad on Alexander the Great, and 15th Century Romania with its bloodthirsty ruler, Vlad the Impaler.

With estimates numbering around 5,000, the US has more captive - privately owned - tigers than are currently left in the wild. This documentary explores America's captive tiger trade, speaking to advocates and activists alike. The World Behind 'Tiger King': Inside America's Captive Tiger Trade | American Tiger | Real Wild Content licensed by Hewitt Media to Little Dot Studios.

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.

This documentary unveils the monumental engineering and scandalous history behind the Château de Chambord, a structure so ambitious it was once deemed impossible. Commissioned by the young, visionary King Francis I and designed in collaboration with the legendary Leonardo da Vinci, this "stone giant" was built on a treacherous swamp using revolutionary 3D-like geometry, including its famous double-helix staircase. From hiding the Mona Lisa during WWII to bankrupting the French treasury, the video explores the construction secrets, the "coded messages" in its architecture, and the 500-year-old mystery of its missing floor plans. 💚 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.

In this episode, it's the end of the journey for the shopkeepers and their customers as they move into the 1970s. There are two new arrivals, the Sandher family take over the general store and David Lashmar has the challenge of selling vinyl to 21st century shoppers from his 1970s record shop. Amidst the explosion of popular culture the supermarket reminds everyone of the part the 1970s played in our quest for cheap food and convenient shopping. At the cornershop the Sandher kids find out just how hard their dad worked when his family left India to set up shop in Britain and they are shocked to hear his memories of the 1970s. The record shop treats the town to a Eurovision winning band performance and all the traders prepare for a Silver Jubilee street party. The town has experienced one hundred years of high street history, but will power cuts, the 1970s shopping experience and the Great British weather dampen the community spirit that has built up over the years?