Secrets of the Dead

Season 2 Episode 3: Death at Jamestown

21 Seasons Jul 10, 2001 NR 56m 6.6

Scientists investigate what led to the demise of the British colony of Jamestown, VA around 1610. Were the starvation and outbreaks they faced caused by a string of unfortunate events or did Spain have something to do with it as well?

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Season 2 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Witches Curse

1. The Witches Curse

Aired: Jun 26, 2001

Historical accounts of witchcraft are re-examined in the light of modern fore...

Episode 2 Murder at Stonehenge

2. Murder at Stonehenge

Aired: Jul 3, 2001

Archaeologist Mike Pitts investigates the cause of death of a person, whose 3...

Episode 3 Death at Jamestown

3. Death at Jamestown

Aired: Jul 10, 2001

Scientists investigate what led to the demise of the British colony of Jamest...

Episode 4 Day of the Zulu

4. Day of the Zulu

Aired: Jul 17, 2001

The battlefield and weapons of the famous Battle of Isandlwana are examined t...

Episode 5 Tomb of Christ

5. Tomb of Christ

Aired: Jul 24, 2001

Researchers Martin Biddle and his wife Birthe investigate whether or not the ...

Episode 6 The Syphilis Enigma

6. The Syphilis Enigma

Aired: Jul 31, 2001

Where did syphilis actually come from? An old theory suggests that indigenous...


Info about Secrets of the Dead

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Genres:War, Documentary, History