America’s Hidden Stories (2019): S01E08 – Mystery at Jamestown

Introduction Modern historians, equipped with state-of-the-art technology and newly discovered evidence, rewrite the nation’s most iconic stories. Outline Follows the forensic detective work as scientists excavate and analyse the burials, hoping to match clues with historical records of Yeardley’s life. Dramatic reconstructions transport viewers back to the precarious first years of the colony, when rivalries…

Andrew Marshall

01/12/2021

1–2 minutes

History, Military Documentary, War

Introduction

Modern historians, equipped with state-of-the-art technology and newly discovered evidence, rewrite the nation’s most iconic stories.

Outline

Follows the forensic detective work as scientists excavate and analyse the burials, hoping to match clues with historical records of Yeardley’s life. Dramatic reconstructions transport viewers back to the precarious first years of the colony, when rivalries between leaders, disease and starvation, and conflict with the Powhatan confederation.

America’s Hidden Stories Series

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Production & Filming Details

Release Date: 29 April 2019.
Rating: TV-PG.
Running Time: 51 minutes.
Country: US.
Language: English.