A gruesome graveyard, filled with thousands of skeletons, unlocks the ferocious fighting skills and merciless killing techniques of the ancient Samurai.

Through forensic examination the bones of six fallen crusaders are brought back from the dead, providing a stunning insight into what really happened at the bloody battle of Jacob’s Ford in 1179.

Archaeological digs bring to life the shocking fate of 18th and 19th century sailors in the British Royal Navy who were literally the cannon fodder on which the British Empire was built.