Cursed Histories

3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Monday 30 December

Barnum Museum

Season 1 Episode 4 of 6

How showman, politician and businessman PT Barnum made millions off the backs of the defenseless while, one by one, his properties went up in flames. Plus, the string of eager prospectors who tried their luck in uncharted territory, and the 200 men and women who sacrificed themselves to a massive pyre

Cursed Histories airs on Sky History at 3:00 PM, Monday 30 December. (Subtitles.)

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