Cursed Treasures

From Ancient Egypt, when the pharaohs ruled, to Anglo-Saxon England, uncovers the origins of the curses surrounding the Bust of Nefertiti, the Staffordshire Hoard and more.

The hunt leads to Anglo-Saxon England, medieval Europe, China under its first emperor and Egypt when the pharaohs still ruled, where the origins of the curses surrounding the Staffordshire Hoard, Black Prince's Ruby and more are uncovered.

Dives into the roots of the curses surrounding Sutton Hoo, Lyuba and more, from a burial place used by the Anglo-Saxons to caverns in the Judean Desert and Siberia during the Ice Age.

Experts discuss the origin of curses surrounding the Turin Shroud, the Cave of Altamira and a moving statue in the Manchester Museum.

Explores the roots of the curses surrounding Goya's Black Paintings, the Amber Room and more, from rural Spain in the 1800s to Russia during World War II.

Explores India at the time of the Mughal Empire, the Assyrian city of Nineveh and the origins of the curses surrounding the Koh-i-Noor.