Nelson’s Trafalgar

Episode 3 | Napoleon

Andrew Roberts charts the fall of Napoleon, a defining moment in global history. Grave military misjudgements led to his defeat at Waterloo and exile to...

Episode 1 | Napoleon

From lowly Corsican Army officer to first consul of France, this episode charts the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte to leader of the French nation in the lat...

01: Napoleon | Heroes and Villains

Drama-documentary starring Tom Burke and Rob Brydon telling how Napoleon Bonaparte rose from being a penniless soldier to create an empire...

02: Horatio Nelson | Great Britons (1990)

Historian David Howarth reviews the life of Admiral Nelson, concluding that Nelson was a legend among his sailors in his own lifeti...

03: Rapid Fire | Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History

In the final episode, Dr Sam Willis looks at the drive to develop ever more precise weapons on the batt...

05: Nelson | Great Britons (2002)

Historian Lucy Moore makes the case for Horatio Nelson, Britain's most successful naval leader, who died in 1805 while saving the country f...

S01E02: Waterloo | War Walks

Wellington's victory against Napoleon in 1815 ended the most powerful European empire since the Romans. Professor Holmes visits the farms and fi...

S02E02: George IV and the Regency | Royal History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley

Lucy Worsley finds the fibs behind the facade of Georgian elegance and discovers how the s...

S03E05: Survival | Monarchy By David Starkey

Weathering the anti-royalist storm breaking on the continent, Great Britain stands strong against the military might of Napoleon...

S01E13: Burke & Hare (Song) | Horrible Histories

This song explains the story of William Burke & William Hare, the two notorious murderers who sold their victims to Doctor R...

S01E13: Florence Nightingale in the Crimean War | Horrible Histories

Florence Nightingale arrives at a Crimean hospital clearly in need of her help.