Trixie and Daddy Olly go on a journey of discovery to find out what life was like for a ship's boy nearly 500 years ago. Trixie and Olly dress u...
London, 1665: during the long, hot summer, tens of thousands died of a dreadful disease. The Barnwell family are one of many to suffer.
This edition looks at the English Civil War and how much it was a war of conflicting religious beliefs.
Documentary drama series looking at momentous events in the lives of British cathedrals. Today, Edinburgh, 1633-what happened whe...
Monarchist and military historian Richard Holmes proposes Oliver Cromwell, the reluctant republican and revolutionary who helped establish...
On 5 November 1605, a group of conspirators planned to blow up parliament. Lucy Worsley investigates the Gunpowder Plot,...
Lucy Worsley presents six films about the mental and physical health of our past monarchs, covering Henry V...
Brenda Emmanus explores the art collection of Charles I, much of which is being reunited for a unique exhibition for the first time since...
A gatehouse riddled with Civil War bullets, a unique Iron Age shield made from bark and Roman burials with ...
Having failed to bring round Pym, Charles accuses the 'Five Members' of high treason and marches on Westminster.
Following a Catholic uprising in Ireland, in which thousands of Protestants are killed, Parliament passes a vote of no confidence in Charles I'...
Charles's predicament worsens. With the Queen implicated in the Irish rebellion, the King tries to buy off Pym by offerin...
In the 17th century the people of Britain learned to question everything, resulting in the Civil War.
Featuring the revolutionary period in Britain after the execution of Charles I, from Cromwell's iron rule to Charles...
Simon Schama looks beyond the romantic stories of Cavaliers and Roundheads to the real story of the English Civ...
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...
Documentary account, drawn from court records and testimonies, of how Matthew Hopkins and John Stern convicted hundreds of men, w...
The remarkable story of King Charles II, who secured the restoration of the English monarchy in 1660.
Marc Morris reveals how during the civil war the castle re-emerged for one last stand, as an important instrument of policy and...
In 1605 conspirators plotted to blow up Parliament and kill King James I. This film seeks out the truth behind...
How did this non-descript East Anglian gentleman emerge from the Fens to prove himself a military geniu...
David Olusoga tells the story of attempts to form a united Britain in the 17th and early 18th centuries, a period defined...
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...
Oliver Cromwell was not a man to be messed with as you'll find out by listening to this song.
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.
Brenda Emmanus investigates art that was created in response to the Civil War.
Brenda Emmanus discusses the execution of Charles I.
Brenda Emmanus explores the collection of Queen Henrietta Maria and the
Brenda Emmanus discusses the work of Anthony van Dyck and the portrait he painted of Charles I.
Brenda Emmanus investigates the ceiling that Charles I comissioned Peter Paul Reubens to paint, which was an import...
Brenda Emmanus discusses Peter Paul Reubens and the art the paintings he did for Charles I.
Brenda Emmanus discusses the nine paintings in the Gonzaga collection.
Brenda Emmanus investigates Charles I's art collection.
Liza Hilton investigates the defeat of Charles I.
The legacy of Charles I arriving at Parliament in 1642.
Liza Hilton investigates the official record that documents how Charles I breached parliamentary protocol.
Liza Hilton investigates the allegations that Henrietta Maria had an affair.
Liza Hilton investigates the circumstances by which Charles I attempts to have John Pym arrested.
Liza Hilton investigates the political importance of Leveller John Lilburne, also known as Freedom John.
Liza Hilton investigates George Digby's failure to denounce John Pym in parliament.
Liza Hilton explains how Charles I lost the power to dissolve the Commons.
In December 1641, the John Pym succeeds in removing the Bishops from the House of Lords, leaving Charles I with very little power.
Liza Hilton discusses the circumstances that produced the Christmas protest of 1641.
Liza Hilton investigates the character of Henrietta Maria, exploring how she influenced the fun and elaborate, but contra...
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.
Liza Hilton investigates the 1961 Grand Remonstrance.
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