Grave robbers through the centuries
Grave robbers have been desecrating tombs throughout history but as Tony McMahon discovers it’s often for very different reasons
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The Shroud of Turin – genuine or fake?
Tony McMahon investigates the Turin Shroud to see how science and faith have clashed over its authenticity and whether it really is the burial cloth of Jesus
Top five weird saints in the Catholic church
Many Catholic saints died in weird ways as Tony McMahon discovers on the Beardy History blog
Pompeii destroyed by a volcano!
Tony McMahon or Beardy History visits the ancient Roman city of Pompeii destroyed when the Vesuvius volcano erupted in 79 CE killing all inhabitants