King John’s Lost Treasure
The loss of his treasure on the road to war was said to have brought about King John’s demise. What happened to it?
Alexander Lee
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
When a priceless altarpiece was stolen from a Belgian cathedral it sparked a 90-year hunt. The crime remains unsolved.
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
In the 17th century news spread that the Jewish messiah had finally arrived. Within a year he had converted to Islam. Who was he, and what had happened?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
A short telephone call between Joseph Stalin and Boris Pasternak sealed the fate of a fellow writer. What exactly transpired during that fateful discussion remains subject to debate.
The Lost Years of Jesus
Did Jesus have a difficult childhood? Was his youth spent in Egypt or England, India or Japan? The four canonical gospels are quiet on his early life, leading some to speculate.
The Bruneri-Canella Case
The curious case of an apparent amnesiac in Collegno paved the way for forensic science to become one of the pillars of Italian law.
The Lost Script of Rapa Nui
Attempts to decipher the lost script once used by the Rapa Nui of Easter Island leave more questions than answers.
Percy Fawcett and the Lost City
First Tenochtitlán, then Cuzco, then Machu Picchu – why shouldn’t cities paved with gold be discovered in South America? At least Percy Fawcett believed so.
Lost Movies
Almost three quarters of the golden age of Hollywood has been lost. Preservation only began when film came to be seen as art.
The ‘Lost’ Emperor?
Could a pair of ancient looking coins reveal the existence of a previously unknown Roman emperor?