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The Best Episodes of Secrets of the Dead Season 21

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Secrets of the Dead Season 21 Episode 1 - Eiffel's Race to the Top
    8.0/10(53 votes)

    S21:E1

    Find out about the race to build Paris’ most famous landmark when two men vied to be the first to build a monument 1,000 feet tall. See how one man’s vision transformed the Paris skyline, making the Eiffel Tower a global icon. Dramatic recreations, official renderings and personal correspondence tell the story.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Secrets of the Dead Season 21 Episode 2 - Death in Britannia
    8.0/10(52 votes)

    S21:E2

    Uncover what happens when archaeologists study a skeleton found with an iron nail through its heel bone, suggesting the person was the victim of crucifixion in Roman-occupied Britain. Only one other skeleton with evidence of crucifixion has ever been found in the world. Who was he? What was life in Roman Britain like? And why did he receive such a gruesome punishment?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Secrets of the Dead Season 21 Episode 6 - The Herculaneum Scrolls
    8.0/10(48 votes)

    S21:E6

    Making headlines around the world, Brent Seales and his team of computer scientists set out on a mission to read the 2,000-year-old carbonized scrolls found in the remains of a villa in Herculaneum. Mt. Vesuvius’s eruption in 79 AD transformed the papyri, fusing together the layers of the scrolls and making them impossible to read. Can particle physics and AI finally reveal what the scrolls say?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Secrets of the Dead Season 21 Episode 4 - Returning to Babylon
    7.9/10(37 votes)

    S21:E4

    A moving story of a people reclaiming their cultural heritage after an occupying force tried to erase it. Priceless artifacts from the Assyrian Empire were destroyed during the Isis occupation of Mosul. Now, a team of archaeologists is dedicated to finding pieces that survived. One possible discovery: the location of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Secrets of the Dead Season 21 Episode 5 - Mozart's Sister
    7.6/10(45 votes)

    S21:E5

    Maria Anna Mozart was a musical prodigy just like her younger brother Wolfgang. Although the children toured Europe together, once Maria Anna came of age, she was left behind while her brother became a star. But controversial new evidence suggests she may have contributed to her brother’s earliest works while a global search for her compositions continues.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Secrets of the Dead Season 21 Episode 3 - The Princes in the Tower
    6.9/10(55 votes)

    S21:E3

    Find out if one of history’s greatest cold cases—the imprisonment of two princes in the Tower of London—can finally be solved. Their disappearance led to centuries of mystery and speculation. Were the boys murdered by their uncle, the notorious King Richard III? Or was it a massive conspiracy to hide the truth?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 21 Ratings Summary

"Eiffel's Race to the Top" is the best rated episode of Secrets of the Dead season 21. It scored 8.0/10 from 53 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on October 25, 2023.