America's Hidden Stories - Season 1 - Eps 7: Mrs. Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold was a hero of the revolution. He was one of Washington's best generals. He had a new bride said to be the most beautiful woman in the colonies. And yet, just one month after marrying 18-year-old Peggy Shippen, Arnold reached out to the British and began to plot treason. What drove the celebrated general to betray his country? Investigators are now exposing a vast conspiracy to crush America's hopes for independence with Benedict Arnold's young wife at the center.
About America's Hidden Stories
Title: America's Hidden Stories
First Air Date: 2019-03-04
Last Air Date: 2023-07-03
Status: Ended
Rating: 3.5/10 (from 4 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 20
Network: Histoire TV Smithsonian Channel
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Lone Wolf Media
Synopsis
Modern historians, equipped with state-of-the-art technology and newly discovered evidence, rewrite the nation's most iconic stories.
