With the mounting assassination attempts on Queen Elizabeth partly inspired by Cath...
Lucy Worsley presents six films about the mental and physical health of our past monarchs, covering Henry V...
Compilation of short films specially made for schools Dr. Ian MORTIMER presents a unique travel guide ...
Anita Dobson stars as Elizabeth I, and Dan Snow tells the story of how England came within a whisker of disaster in summer 1588.
Elizabeth I pacified a divided nation, and foiled multiple plots against her. English culture flourished under her reign, and ...
Dr. Ian Mortimer undertakes a present-tense journey through the world of Queen Elizabeth the First...
Lucy Worsley explores how the health of past monarchs has shaped the nation. She exam...
This edition visits Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire, one of the most mysterious country houses in Britain. Its great honey-colo...
Dan Snow relives fierce sea battles and looks behind the scenes in the court of Elizabeth I as the Spanish fleet ...
David Dimbleby goes on an architectural tour of Britain, exploring the great country houses of the reign of Eliz...
Dr Ian Mortimer navigates his way through the treacherous world of the Elizabethan upper classes, revealing...
David Dimbleby tells the story of Britain through its art and treasure, from Henry VIII's accession in 1509 to the premiere of Shakes...
Dr Ian Mortimer takes viewers on a journey through this golden age of English history. He explores a...
Sam Willis looks at how castles survived into the Tudor era. But these strategic seats of power had to b...
Newly discovered documents reveal a remarkable web of misunderstandings that stopped the Spanish from invading.
Helen Castor explores the lives of the Tudor queens Jane, Mary and Elizabeth, and how each struggled w...
Aboard a yacht on the seas of the battle, sailor and historian Dan Snow describes the key characters, weapons and stories ...
A portrait of one village through the whole of English history. Amazing finds in the school archi...
Peter and Dan Snow take a look at the battles that shaped our nation. Drake's unlikely sea victory against the...
Nick Knowles asks whether Mary, Queen of Scots, one of history's most famous monarchs, was a manipulator or a martyr.
Michael Portillo champions Elizabeth I, arguing that she fought religious fanaticism, established Britain's tradition of tolerance, and...
Recreating festivities from Henry VIII's era, Lucy Worsley dresses, eats, drinks, sings and parties like it is 500 years ago - disc...
Jewellery specialist Geoffrey Munn shares one of his favourite items from Elizabethan England.
Jonathan Foyle discusses the public resentment towards Henry VIII's marriage to Anne Boleyn.
Drama revealing the intimate and ultimately deadly relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots, using the words of the ...
Professor Richard Holmes travels to historic British sites. He visits the scene of Henry Tudor's victory over King Richard III, which changed the course...
Dan Snow discusses the new technology that produced the superior weapons used by the English against the Spanish Armada.
Jonathan Foyle investigates the deceiving portrait of Anne of Cleves and its aftermath, including Henry's marriage to Cath...
Simon Schama explains how Mary's presence in England inspired attempts at Catholic rebellions.
Simon Schama discusses Cromwell's dissolution of the monasteries.
Jonathan Foyle discusses Henry VIII's first actions as King of England.
An exploration of Mary and Elizabeth's early relationship.
The story of two of Henry VIII's most extraordinary children, Mary 1st and Edward VI - England's fundamentalists.
Simon Schama discusses the Spanish Armada and the intentions behind Elizabeth's speech at Tilbury.
A look at the world's first secret service. When the pope declares Queen Elizabeth I a heretic, spymaster William Cecil must stop the Catho...
Dan Snow discusses the difficulties with Elizabeth's finances.
A discussion of the the impact of Mary's execution on Elizabeth.
Dan Snow discusses the importance of Elizabeth's appearance during the Spanish Armada.
An exploration of Elizabeth's important speech at Tilbury.
Giles Coren and Sue Perkins experience the food of the Elizabethan era to see just how healthy the diet was.
Dan Snow investigates England's poor land defence at the time of the Spanish Armada.
Dan Snow demonstrates the English naval tactics against the Spanish Armada.
Presented by Antaine O' Donnaile, the first programme of three looks at the violent events which led to the Flight, in particular the Battle ...
Jonathan Foyle looks at the palaces, tapestries, music and paintings created in King Henry VIII's name and asks if they compensa...
Dr David Starkey reveals the stories behind Henry's third and fourth wives. Henry married Jane Seymour the day after Anne Boleyn's execut...
A look at the secret network behind Queen Elizabeth I's 40-year reign and the world's first secret service. An ambitious aristo...
Presented by Antaine O Donnaile, the second programme of three looks at the military defeat and eventual surrender of the Irish leader Hugh O...
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