Filter by Source

Rent or Buy Subscription

Apple TV Channels Amazon Prime Google Play Apple TV

Do you have Prime Video?

What are you waiting for?

Nice! Browse Prime Video with Yidio.

Ad Info

Seasons

2 1

13. Lawrence of Arabia

June 14, 2011

The 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia won seven Oscars, including one for Best Picture. Its subject, English soldier T.E. Lawrence, was just as celebrated in real life, seen by many as a military genius and a romantic war hero. Yet some believe he is one of the greatest liars of the 20th Century. Join

12. Zorro

June 13, 2011

Zorro is one of the most recognizable heroes in popular legend. Tales of his double-life, romancing, and swordsmanship in defense of the helpless have made him the stuff of great novels, films, and TV. But scholars have debated which figure from history, if any, inspired the character. Recently, 17t

11. The Virgin Queen

June 13, 2011

In 1560, an English nobleman's wife is found mysteriously dead. But she is no ordinary woman. She is the wife of Robert Dudley, reputed lover of Elizabeth I, the most powerful woman in Europe. Did Dudley murder his wife to marry "The Virgin Queen" and become king? Did Elizabeth I, like her father He

10. Sitting Bull

June 10, 2011

The U.S. Army suffered one their most humiliating defeats at the Battle of Little Bighorn. They needed a villain and Lakota tribal chief Sitting Bull became their man. More than 130 years later, he is still credited with masterminding the largest massacre of U.S. soldiers in the fight for the West.

9. Pope Joan

June 10, 2011

In the 9th Century, Pope Joan wore the Holy robes for more than two years before her deception was dramatically revealed. At least that's what legend and hundreds of medieval records claim. The story of her papal rise and fall - when she gave birth in public on a street in Rome - has plagued the Cat

8. Captain Kidd

June 9, 2011

Legend has painted him as a cunning, murderous pirate, with treasures buried on both sides of the Atlantic. He stands alongside Blackbeard as one of history's most notorious sea bandits, but does he deserve the title? New evidence suggests that Kidd's trial and execution may have been a sham. Was he

7. Saladin

June 8, 2011

Saladin and Richard the Lionheart's legendary conflicts in Jerusalem have come to represent The Crusades. However, Saladin's philosophies, tactics, and actions would live on for centuries after this Holy War ended. The Muslim warrior's legacy of mercy and honor inspired the medieval code of European

6. Isaac Newton

June 8, 2011

Isaac Newton burned boxes full of manuscripts just before his death.

5. Taj Mahal

June 8, 2011

The Taj Mahal in Agra, India is a World Wonder, famed for its near perfect symmetry. It is the world's greatest tourist attraction, and arguably the greatest public declaration of lost love ever created. Over the last 350 years, it has spawned numerous tall tales, perhaps the most famous myth of all

4. Alexander the Great

June 7, 2011

He conquered the known world and created one of the largest empires in history. After Alexander the Great's death, pilgrims visited and knelt before his remains until, in the space of a generation, all trace of his tomb vanished. With no archaeological evidence indicating the location of the lost to

3. Marco Polo

June 7, 2011

Famous Italian explorer Marco Polo is credited with being the first Westerner to travel to China and for bringing spaghetti back to Europe. But growing doubt among scholars suggests that his real-life adventure may be a mythological legend. The famous account of his travels wasn't even written by Ma

2. Hitler

June 6, 2011

Adolf Hitler's traumatic experiences in WWI may have influenced his actions in WWII.

1. Birth of Christ

January 15, 2012

It is perhaps the world's most recognized and celebrated of birthdays, so how is the birth of Christ so full of inaccuracies? There is no mention in the New Testament that the visitors from the east were kings. The presence of angels, shepherds, even Joseph himself have also been brought into question. Even the month and exact year are widely disputed among leading academics and theologians. Is there one true story? Join us as we strip away more than 2,000 years of storytelling and separate the fact from the fiction.

Description

Where to Watch Mystery Files

Mystery Files is available for streaming on the Investigation Discovery website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch Mystery Files on demand at Apple TV Channels, Amazon Prime, Google Play and Apple TV.