Follow this team of explorers as they reveal several new facts about the man credited with discovering America. Was he really born in Genoa, Italy? Was he a spy for King John II of Portugal? Who really funded his voyage?

With the help of DNA science, university scholars, and even Columbus's own living family, the mysteries can be unravelled. This ground-breaking documentary follows a trail of evidence to show Columbus might have been much more, or less, than we once thought.

Welcome to Chronicle; your home for all things medieval history! With documentaries covering everything from the collapse of the Roman Empire to the beginnings of the Renaissance, from Hastings to Charlemagne, we'll be exploring everything the Middle Ages have to offer.

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