03: The Goode Lyfe | What The Tudors Did For Us

04: The Battle Against the Spanish Armada | Battlefield Britain

Peter and Dan Snow take a look at the battles that shaped our nation. Drake's unlikely sea victory against th...

01: Elizabeth I | Queens that Changed the World

Elizabeth I pacified a divided nation, and foiled multiple plots against her. English culture flourished under her reign, and...

S02E04: Bloody Mary | Lucy Worsley Investigates

Does 'Bloody Mary', England’s first crowned queen, deserve her reputation? Lucy Worsley investigates, asking whether Mary sho...

Episode 1 | Elizabeth I's Secret Agents

A look at the world's first secret service. When the pope declares Queen Elizabeth I a heretic, spymaster William Cecil must stop the...

06: Mary, Queen of Scots | Historyonics

Nick Knowles asks whether Mary, Queen of Scots, one of history's most famous monarchs, was a manipulator or a martyr.

Religious reform under Edward VI | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

Simon Schama discusses the religious reform under Edward VI.

Fireships | Armada: 12 Days to Save England

Dan Snow explores the English use of fireships against the Spanish Armada.

Episode 1 | Edward and Mary: The Unknown Tudors

The story of two of Henry VIII's most extraordinary children, Mary 1st and Edward VI - England's fundamentalists.

What Caused the Spanish Armada? | Armada: 12 Days to Save England

Dan Snow discusses the foundations of what caused the Spanish Armada.

02: The Battle for England | Armada: 12 Days to Save England

Dan Snow relives fierce sea battles and looks behind the scenes in the court of Elizabeth I as the Spanish fleet...

Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary

Drama revealing the intimate and ultimately deadly relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots, using the words of the ...

English Naval Tactics | Armada: 12 Days to Save England

Dan Snow demonstrates the English naval tactics against the Spanish Armada.

S02E02: Bosworth | War Walks

Professor Richard Holmes travels to historic British sites. He visits the scene of Henry Tudor's victory over King Richard III, which changed th...

02: Henry VIII | Landmarks

This programme looks at the life of Henry VIII. A history series for 9-11 year olds.

01: Day One | Armada: 12 Days to Save England

Anita Dobson stars as Elizabeth I, and Dan Snow tells the story of how England came within a whisker of disaster in summer 1588.

07: Elizabeth I | Great Britons (2002)

Michael Portillo champions Elizabeth I, arguing that she fought religious fanaticism, established Britain's tradition of tolerance, an...

The Tudors: The Beggars are Coming | History 11-13

What is a parish? How was it organized as the centre of local government during the Tudor period?

Episode 2 | Elizabeth I's Secret Agents

A look at the secret network behind Queen Elizabeth I's 40-year reign and the world's first secret service. An ambitious aristocrat t...

Mary is sentenced to death | Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary

An exploration of the circumstances around the execution of Mary Queen of Scots.

S01E06: Burning Convictions | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

Simon Schama tells the story of the Reformation, from Henry VIII's love for Anne Boleyn to Bloody Mary's u...