There are a handful of people in history who seem to have had an uncanny ability to escape death. Whether evading a lone assassin, dodging friendly fire during the heat of battle, or simply defying the laws of nature by smoking over 200 cigarettes a day, these four historical figures featured in Episode 34 proved they were all Hard to Kill.
Books:
The Reign of Elizabeth by J.B. Black
Washington: The Indispensable Man by James Thomas Flexner
King Zog: Self-Made Monarch of Albania by James Tomes
The Double Life of Fidel Castro by Juan Reinaldo Sanchez & Alex Gyldén
Film:
Elizabeth I and Her Enemies (2017) Documentary
Washington (2020) Documentary
The Fidel Castro Tapes (2014) Documentary
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