S3E1: The Return of the King | Monarchy By David Starkey

0: Learning Zone | Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

Lucy Worsley presents six films about the mental and physical health of our past monarchs, covering Henry V...

1: The Making of Britain | Union with David Olusoga

David Olusoga tells the story of attempts to form a united Britain in the 17th and early 18th centuries, a period defined...

2: A Nation Divided | Charles I: Downfall of a King

Charles's predicament worsens. With the Queen implicated in the Irish rebellion, the King tries to buy off Pym by offerin...

3: The Cromwell: New Model Englishman | Plague, Fire, War and Treason

How did this non-descript East Anglian gentleman emerge from the Fens to prove himself a military geniu...

3: The Final Showdown | Charles I: Downfall of a King

Having failed to bring round Pym, Charles accuses the 'Five Members' of high treason and marches on Westminster.

4: Age of Revolution | Seven Ages of Britain

In the 17th century the people of Britain learned to question everything, resulting in the Civil War.

4: Cromwell | Great Britons (2002)

Monarchist and military historian Richard Holmes proposes Oliver Cromwell, the reluctant republican and revolutionary who helped establish...

4: Gunpowder, Treason and Plot | Plague, Fire, War and Treason

In 1605 conspirators plotted to blow up Parliament and kill King James I. This film seeks out the truth behind...

4: Rebllion at St.Giles's | Cathedral

Documentary drama series looking at momentous events in the lives of British cathedrals. Today, Edinburgh, 1633-what happened when King...

5: The Battle of Naseby | Battlefield Britain

Peter and Dan Snow take an in-depth look at the battles that shaped our nation using state-of-the-art graphics. They go back to...

6: Castles and the English Civil War | Castle

Marc Morris reveals how during the civil war the castle re-emerged for one last stand, as an important instrument of policy and...

Artistic Propaganda | Charles I's Treasure Reunited

Brenda Emmanus investigates the ceiling that Charles I comissioned Peter Paul Reubens to paint, which was an important pi...

Battle of Naseby | War Walks

Richard Holmes visits Britain's historical sites. He travels to Naseby, where, in 1645, King Charles I lost the decisive battle of the English C...

Charles I: Downfall of a King

Following a Catholic uprising in Ireland, in which thousands of Protestants are killed, Parliament passes a vote of no confidence in Charles I'...

Charles I's Treasure Reunited

Brenda Emmanus explores the art collection of Charles I, much of which is being reunited for a unique exhibition for the first time since his e...

Charles is crowned King | Charles I's Treasure Reunited

Brenda Emmanus investigates Charles I's art collection.

Charles is Executed | Charles I's Treasure Reunited

Brenda Emmanus discusses the execution of Charles I.

Charles' Defeat | Charles I: Downfall of a King

Liza Hilton investigates the defeat of Charles I.

Charles' image in paint | Charles I's Treasure Reunited

Brenda Emmanus discusses the work of Anthony van Dyck and the portrait he painted of Charles I.

Charles's Royal Collection together | Charles I's Treasure Reunited

In 1660 when Charles II became king, he attempted to reunite Charles I's art collection. A recent exhibit...