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After weeks of relentless interrogation and Mata Hari faces a military tribunal and a trial for her life.
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Mata Hari makes a desperate gamble to set up a future for herself—only to discover her own handler, Captain Ladoux, has set the most devastating trap of all.
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Mata Hari captivates audiences with her exotic dance that fuses sensuality and spirituality. But as her fame rises, the shadows of her past and the looming spectre of World War I threaten to ensnare her in a perilous web of intrigue and betrayal.
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The tragic origins of a legend: a privileged childhood followed by devastating bankruptcy, family betrayal, and a life of scandal - and that's before she even took up dancing.
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Tapped on the shoulder on board a ship to England, Gabrielle Petit is thrust into the dangerous world of World War I espionage.
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From the orphanage to the streets of Brussels, Gabrielle Petit grew up with a healthy disdain for authority - perfect training for a budding spy.
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Facing a rigged trial and execution, Edith Cavell's defiance and iconic last words ignite global outrage, cementing her legacy as a true wartime hero.
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As the German occupation tightens its grip, Edith Cavell risks everything to save Allied soldiers, transforming her clinic into a clandestine lifeline under the constant threat of betrayal and arrest.
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A vicar's daughter became the founding mother of modern Belgian nursing, but the outbreak of the First World War would change her life forever.
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If you ever find yourself in need of someone to help you dig up a dead body - Elizabeth Van Lew is your woman. As the US Civil War reaches its bloody climax, Elizabeth rises to the occasion turning the Richmond Underground into an intelligence machine. She played a significant role in winning the war, but it would cost her dearly.
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Against an outpouring of support for the new Confederacy, Elizabeth begins her journey as a spy, establishes the Richmond Underground and helps enable one of the biggest prison breaks of the war.
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Wealthy, well-connected people rarely rebel - but Southern socialite Elizabeth van Lew would be an exception.
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Revolutionary heroes can come from anywhere - and Colombia found one in their seamstress spy, Policarpa Salavarietta
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With her beloved king in custody, Jane does everything in her power to break him out of captivity.
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Fleeing an unhappy marriage and filled with royalist fervour, a young Scottish courtier spies, smuggles and embezzled for her king during the English Civil War
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While the image of the spy is often a suave man in a tuxedo - the history of espionage is populated by a number of talented and courageous female spies.
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Cixi was on the sidelines, but a bungled attempt at reform and a disastrous war with Japan would bring her back once again.
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Cixi orchestrates a coup to firmly establish her as the chief power behind the throne.
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Born in relative poverty and obscurity, Cixi becomes an Imperial concubine, and rises through the ranks to become one of the most powerful voices at court.
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