Mystery Files

- Season 2

(2011)

Our image of the Nativity is based upon two Gospels, some Old Testament prophecies, and a whole lot of assumptions.

Mystery Files investigates why Adolf Hitler decided to go into politics. In World War I, Hitler as a young army private is injured during a poison gas and is taken to a psychiatric military hospital where he makes his fateful decision. Scholars argue that his traumatic experiences may have inspired his political outlook.

Marco Polo is famous for being the first Westerner in China, but experts question not only his explorations but also his sheer existence.

What happened to Alexander's body? Was his tomb destroyed? Hijacked? Or was it something more sinister?

Join us as we ask the questions: Who built the Taj Mahal? How did they do it? And was the job only half complete?

Just before his death, Isaac Newton burned boxfuls of his manuscripts. What secrets was he so desperate to destroy?

Saladin's legend as a great fighter spanned Europe. His reputation as an honorable leader spanned centuries.

More than 300 years after his execution, we give Captain Kidd another hearing, and the evidence of his innocence is compelling.

Investigate the gender-bending mystery the Catholic Church can't seem to quell. Was Pope John actually Pope Joan?

The Battle of Little Bighorn turned Sitting Bull into Public Enemy #1, even though he never set foot on the battlefield.

Did Elizabeth I commit a crime of passion? Did her lover kill to become king? A medieval cold case is reopened.

Historian's efforts to trace the true story of Zorro lead to intriguing discoveries of daring real-life adventures.

Immortalized by the Oscar-winning film, the real T.E. Lawrence is a polarizing individual who many believe was a fraud.