7.7/1048 votes#1 - Magellan’s Crossing
Season 19 Episode 1 - Aired 10/20/2021
500 years ago, Ferdinand Magellan and his crew set sail to gain control of the global spice trade. What resulted was the first circumnavigation of the earth, laying the groundwork for colonization and globalization still felt today.
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7.2/1047 votes#2 - Lady Sapiens
Season 19 Episode 2 - Aired 10/27/2021
Incredible scientific investigations from across the globe are helping piece together the untold story of prehistoric women. The latest research separates fact from fiction and sheds new light on our ancient foremothers.
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7.7/1042 votes#3 - The First Circle of Stonehenge
Season 19 Episode 3 - Aired 11/3/2021
A decade-long archaeological quest reveals that the oldest stones of Stonehenge originally belonged to a much earlier sacred site – a stone circle built on a rugged, remote hillside in west Wales.
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7.0/1035 votes#4 - Hindenburg’s Fatal Flaws
Season 19 Episode 4 - Aired 11/10/2021
A fresh look at the science and conditions surrounding the Hindenburg explosion reveals ten particular flaws that directly led to the infamous disaster in 1937.
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7.4/1032 votes#5 - A Samurai in the Vatican
Season 19 Episode 5 - Aired 11/17/2021
In 1613, feudal lord Date Masamune sent a Japanese diplomatic mission to Europe to negotiate with the Pope and the King of Spain in hopes opening a new trade route. Led by samurai Hasekura Tsunenaga and Franciscan monk Luis Sotelo, the expedition spent seven years traveling one-third of the globe.
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7.4/1032 votes#6 - The Caravaggio Heist
Season 19 Episode 6 - Aired 11/24/2021
Father Marius Zerafa, director of museums in Malta, risks his life to recover a Caravaggio masterpiece stolen from a cathedral in 1984.
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The Best Episodes of Secrets of the Dead Season 19
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Genres:DocumentaryMystery
Network:PBS
Season 19 Ratings Summary
"Magellan’s Crossing" is the best rated episode of "Secrets of the Dead" season 19. It scored 7.7/10 based on 48 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/20/2021. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Lady Sapiens".