Lucy Worsley presents six films about the mental and physical health of our past monarchs, covering Henry V...
David Olusoga tells the story of attempts to form a united Britain in the 17th and early 18th centuries, a period defined...
Charles's predicament worsens. With the Queen implicated in the Irish rebellion, the King tries to buy off Pym by offerin...
How did this non-descript East Anglian gentleman emerge from the Fens to prove himself a military geniu...
Having failed to bring round Pym, Charles accuses the 'Five Members' of high treason and marches on Westminster.
In the 17th century the people of Britain learned to question everything, resulting in the Civil War.
Monarchist and military historian Richard Holmes proposes Oliver Cromwell, the reluctant republican and revolutionary who helped establish...
In 1605 conspirators plotted to blow up Parliament and kill King James I. This film seeks out the truth behind...
Documentary drama series looking at momentous events in the lives of British cathedrals. Today, Edinburgh, 1633-what happened whe...
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...
Marc Morris reveals how during the civil war the castle re-emerged for one last stand, as an important instrument of policy and...
Brenda Emmanus investigates the ceiling that Charles I comissioned Peter Paul Reubens to paint, which was an import...
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...
Following a Catholic uprising in Ireland, in which thousands of Protestants are killed, Parliament passes a vote of no confidence in Charles I'...
Brenda Emmanus explores the art collection of Charles I, much of which is being reunited for a unique exhibition for the first time since...
Brenda Emmanus investigates Charles I's art collection.
Brenda Emmanus discusses the execution of Charles I.
Liza Hilton investigates the defeat of Charles I.
Brenda Emmanus discusses the work of Anthony van Dyck and the portrait he painted of Charles I.
In 1660 when Charles II became king, he attempted to reunite Charles I's art collection. A re...
Brenda Emmanus discusses the sale of Charles I's prolific art collection.
Liza Hilton discusses the circumstances that produced the Christmas protest of 1641.
Liza Hilton investigates George Digby's failure to denounce John Pym in parliament.
Brenda Emmanus discusses the nine paintings in the Gonzaga collection.
Liza Hilton investigates the allegations that Henrietta Maria had an affair.
Liza Hilton investigates the political importance of Leveller John Lilburne, also known as Freedom John.
Liza Hilton investigates the character and actions of John Pym.
Liza Hilton investigates the Militia Bill, which planned to take control of the army away from the King.
29th November 1641 marks the date of the first English political news sheet, which gave everyone access to political news.
Oliver Cromwell was not a man to be messed with as you'll find out by listening to this song.
Liza Hilton investigates the official record that documents how Charles I breached parliamentary protocol.
Brenda Emmanus discusses Peter Paul Reubens and the art the paintings he did for Charles I.
An introduction to the character of Charles I and the threat of the sinister government faction, the Puritans.
Liza Hilton investigates the circumstances by which Charles I attempts to have John Pym arrested.
Liza Hilton investigates the character of Henrietta Maria, exploring how she influenced the fun and elaborate, but contra...
A gatehouse riddled with Civil War bullets, a unique Iron Age shield made from bark and Roman burials with ...
Documentary account, drawn from court records and testimonies, of how Matthew Hopkins and John Stern convicted hundreds of men, w...
This edition looks at the English Civil War and how much it was a war of conflicting religious beliefs.
Simon Schama looks beyond the romantic stories of Cavaliers and Roundheads to the real story of the English Civ...
Featuring the revolutionary period in Britain after the execution of Charles I, from Cromwell's iron rule to Charles...
On 5 November 1605, a group of conspirators planned to blow up parliament. Lucy Worsley investigates the Gunpowder Plot,...
The remarkable story of King Charles II, who secured the restoration of the English monarchy in 1660.
Brenda Emmanus investigates art that was created in response to the Civil War.
Liza Hilton explains how Charles I lost the power to dissolve the Commons.
The legacy of Charles I arriving at Parliament in 1642.
Liza Hilton investigates the 1961 Grand Remonstrance.
Liza Hilton discusses the indulgences of the Court of Charles I, such as the Stuart Masque.
In December 1641, the John Pym succeeds in removing the Bishops from the House of Lords, leaving Charles I with very little power.
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