Case file 032Ancient Mysteries
The Devil at the Door
A village priest’s sudden fortune inspired decades of treasure hunting, coded parchments and claims about a secret at the heart of Christianity.
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Forgery
Case file 027Forgotten Histories
Scripture Cast in Lead
Metal books unearthed outside Granada promised an ancient revelation, drawing a threatened minority, an ambitious archbishop and Rome into a struggle over Spain’s past.
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Case file 010Culture & Legends
The Play That Fooled London
Shakespeare’s supposed lost papers made a young law clerk the talk of literary London, until his newly discovered play faced an audience.
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Case file 002Ancient Mysteries
Mystery of the Crystal Skulls
A crystal skull was said to have come from a Maya temple, but a dealer’s catalogue, a Sotheby’s sale and a microscope told a different story.
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