Hired to care for the young son of the Duke of Thanet, Meriel is disturbed by her growing attraction to her charming but scandalous employer, unaware that Richard O'Neill has taken the place of his ailing half-brother, the real duke.
In 1817 a young woman of exotic appearance was found wandering near Bristol. She spoke in a language that no one could understand except, seemingly, a Portuguese sailor. He claimed that she was a Sumatran princess from the island of Javasu. Princess Caraboo, as she was known, be…
The truth of the enduring mystery of Anastasia's fate-and the life of her most convincing impostor The passage of more than ninety years and the publication of hundreds of books in dozens of languages has not extinguished an enduring interest in the mysteries surrounding the 191…
Explores the mysteries surrounding the execution of the Romanov family and the life of the woman who claimed to be Anastasia, the evidence debunking her claim, and the people who lent support to her fantasy.
Did a collector with a knack for making sensational discoveries really find the first document ever printed in America? Did Adolf Hitler actually pen a revealing multivolume set of diaries? Has Jesus of Nazareth's burial cloth survived the ages? Can the shocking true account of …
Investigates six of history's biggest frauds, looking at how the hoaxes were carried out and what continued belief in them reveals about society's understanding of history.