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The relationship between writers Ingeborg Bachmann and Max Frisch

Kidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate a revolution in New York, isolation in Nova Scotia, and the treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, in an attempt to secure her freedom in the eighte

In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legally

A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to finally bring a white racist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader

1183 A D King Henry IIs three sons all want to inherit the throne, but he wont commit to a choice They and his wife variously plot to force him

In the waning days of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with his sweetheart

The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II

During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers

In 1912 London, a young working mother is galvanized into radical political activism supporting the right for women to vote, and is willing to meet violence with violence to achieve this end

In 33 AD, a Roman Tribune in Judea is tasked to find the missing body of Jesus Christ, who rose from the dead

A dramatization of the British Expeditionary Forces 1940 retreat to the beaches of France and the extraordinary seaborne evacuation that saved it from utter destruction by Nazi Germany

A prophet who has the ability to interpret dreams is sold into slavery in Egypt, where people learn of his gifts

The shocking story of the Ashley Madison hacking scandal

An artist falls for a young married woman while hes commissioned to paint her portrait during the Tulip mania of seventeenth century Amsterdam

German death camp in Sobibor, Poland, killed two hundred fifty thousand Jews It had the most successful prisoner escape in World War II on October 14, 1943

During the 1980s, Soviet authorities hunt for a serial killer who picks his victims in railway stations and commuter trains and lures them into the woods

The tragic life of Marie Antoinette, who became queen of France in her late teens

A trapper and his two partners work as scouts for a remote army fort where they witness an incompetent colonels decision to throw his small unprepared garrison against Red Clouds sizable Sioux force

In 35 A D , a Roman tribune is sent to Palestine to investigate the death and possible resurrection of a certain Jesus from Nasareth

Story of an ancient Assyrian queen that supposedly took place around 810 B C

A slave and a Viking prince fight for the love of a captive princess

The story of a young journalist who fell from grace when it was discovered he fabricated over half of his articles from the publication The New Republic magazine

U S fighter pilots are recruited to test experimental aircraft and rockets to become first Mercury astronauts TV adaptation of Tom Wolfes book, The Right Stuff

France, 1719 Four years after Louis XIVs death, Philippe dOrleans is the regent for the nine year old Louis XV Philippe is a liberal and a libertine His right hand man, Dubois, an atheistic and cupid priest, as libertine as Phil

Suicide, murder or something else This docuseries examines chilling truths and theories around the deaths of 11 members of a Delhi family

Sex, torture and betrayal in Biblical Sodom and Gomorrah Lot, leader of the Hebrews, believes his people can co exist with the Sodomites, a disastrous decision

After the destruction of the Second Temple, nine hundred Jewish zealots hold out against a five thousand man Roman legion on the mountaintop fortress of Masada

Dae gil is the leader of a group of slave hunters that are hired to find a runaway slave named Tae ha, who was once a great warrior

The story of RMS Titanic has been told in grand style many times the monumental unsinkable ship, the scarcely believable hubris of its owners and the dreadful events of 1912 Waking the Titanic is something new a living history t

In the wake of King Edwards death, Uhtred of Bebbanburg and his comrades adventure across a fractured kingdom in the hopes of uniting England at last

A five part series that tells the true story of how Nixons own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E Howard Hunt and G Gordon Liddy, accidentally toppled the presidency they were trying to protect

Jay Shivaray In Subhedar, one will experience the thrilling feat of a mighty warrior who sacrifices his life to build the victory pylon of Swarajya on the summit of the fort, setting aside the marriage of his son

A unique slant, profiling the life of Adolf Hitler as a child and his rise through the ranks of the National Socialist German Workers Party prior to World War II

Anne and Freja seek revenge on the men who murdered their family They end up in Stockholm, where they are drawn into a political power struggle between Sweden and Denmark which culminates in a mass execution

In the early 20th century in Hokkaido, Japan, a treasure hunt between various parties takes place for a hidden stash of gold

In a story drawn from Chinas legendary Warring States Period, the King of Yue, Goujian, is defeated and imprisoned by the King of Wu, Fucha