Tudor treasure stolen in England
Gold rosary beads owned by Mary Queen of Scots stolen from Arundel Castle in a senseless theft of Tudor treasure as Tony McMahon reports
2021
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The Unexpected Link: Ancient Greeks and Buddhism
How a kingdom of Ancient Greeks became Buddhist in modern Afghanistan and Pakistan as Tony McMahon discovers
Inside a British lunatic asylum
Tony McMahon shares his memories of a British lunatic asylum called Claybury hospital where both his parents worked in the 1960s
Most power crazed rulers in history!
History has seen one power crazed ruler after another from Caligula to Henry VIII and Tony McMahon finds out what made them tick
AIDS and the Soviet disinformation campaign
In the 1980s, the Soviet Union mounted a disinformation campaign around the causes of the AIDS virus as Tony McMahon discovers
Infant saints with magical powers
Infant saints have been venerated by the Catholic church since its earliest days with one three year old baby that it was claimed could recite scripture
The Historicity of Jesus: Debate Between Mythicists and Historicists
Jesus Christ is often assumed to be a real historical figure but many academics question this assumption with some believing he wasn’t a man but a myth. This especially divides agnostics into historicists and mythicists. Both sides don’t believe he was the Son of God or a supernatural being. But they are bitterly divided over…
Lisbon’s 1755 Disaster: Earthquake, Tsunami, and Fire
The year 1755 saw the city of Lisbon destroyed by a massive earthquake followed by a tsunami and widespread fires as Tony McMahon discovers
Matthew Hopkins – the Essex witch hunter
Matthew Hopkins wrote a book titled The Discovery of Witches and spread terror as the Witchfinder General in 17th century England
Exploring Marian Apparitions: Fatima and Beyond
Holy apparitions of the Virgin Mary and saints creates pilgrimage sites visited by millions of people every year as Tony McMahon reports