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History's Heroes Episodes

    Charles Dickens and the Train Crash

    How did Charles Dickens rescue passengers from a railway disaster?

    History's Heroes Trailer

    Stories of bold voices, with brave ideas and the courage to stand alone.

    William Marshal: The Greatest Medieval KnightHistory's Toughest Heroes

    10/10 At the age of 70, can England’s greatest knight still save the realm from invasion?

    Ida B. Wells and the Red RecorderHistory's Toughest Heroes

    9/10 An intrepid reporter risks her life to expose lynchings in the American South.

    The Ballad of Crazy HorseHistory's Toughest Heroes

    8/10 A mysterious Lakota warrior vows to protect his people at any cost.

    Margery Kempe: Ministry of TearsHistory's Toughest Heroes

    7/10 A medieval woman finds superhuman strength in her tears.

    Henry Johnson: HellfighterHistory's Toughest Heroes

    6/10 How did one man from the American South fight off an entire German party in World War One?

    Hugh Glass: The Real Story of The RevenantHistory's Toughest Heroes

    5/10 Attacked by a bear and left for dead, can Hugh Glass crawl hundreds of miles to safety?

    Constance Bulwer-Lytton: Suffragette RebelHistory's Toughest Heroes

    4/10 A suffragette, hiding a secret, goes on hunger strike.

    Robert Smalls: Last Chance for FreedomHistory's Toughest Heroes

    3/10 Can an enslaved man commandeer a Confederate ship and escape to freedom?

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