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.
Open case fileThe archive / 4 case files
Manuscripts
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.
Open case file
Case file 014Forgotten Histories
Brotherhood of the Eye
Behind the Copiale cipher lay the Oculists, a secret society that staged eye operations on its recruits and set out to expose the Freemasons.
Open case file
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.
Open case file