S3E1: The Return of the King | Monarchy By David Starkey

5: The Battle of Naseby | Battlefield Britain

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...

Charles I: Downfall of a King

Following a Catholic uprising in Ireland, in which thousands of Protestants are killed, Parliament passes a vote of no confidence in Charles I'...

S2E1: The British Wars | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

Simon Schama looks beyond the romantic stories of Cavaliers and Roundheads to the real story of the English Civ...

S2E2: The Gunpowder Plot | Lucy Worsley Investigates

On 5 November 1605, a group of conspirators planned to blow up parliament. Lucy Worsley investigates the Gunpowder Plot,...

3: The Cromwell: New Model Englishman | Plague, Fire, War and Treason

How did this non-descript East Anglian gentleman emerge from the Fens to prove himself a military geniu...

S2E2: Revolutions | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

Featuring the revolutionary period in Britain after the execution of Charles I, from Cromwell's iron rule to Charles...

Charles is Executed | Charles I's Treasure Reunited

Brenda Emmanus discusses the execution of Charles I.

S10E3: Witchfinder General | Secret History

Documentary account, drawn from court records and testimonies, of how Matthew Hopkins and John Stern convicted hundreds of men, w...

4: Cromwell | Great Britons (2002)

Monarchist and military historian Richard Holmes proposes Oliver Cromwell, the reluctant republican and revolutionary who helped establish...

Battle of Naseby | War Walks

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...

1: The Making of Britain | Union with David Olusoga

David Olusoga tells the story of attempts to form a united Britain in the 17th and early 18th centuries, a period defined...

2: A Nation Divided | Charles I: Downfall of a King

Charles's predicament worsens. With the Queen implicated in the Irish rebellion, the King tries to buy off Pym by offerin...

4: Age of Revolution | Seven Ages of Britain

In the 17th century the people of Britain learned to question everything, resulting in the Civil War.

6: Castles and the English Civil War | Castle

Marc Morris reveals how during the civil war the castle re-emerged for one last stand, as an important instrument of policy and...

4: Gunpowder, Treason and Plot | Plague, Fire, War and Treason

In 1605 conspirators plotted to blow up Parliament and kill King James I. This film seeks out the truth behind...

John Pym | Charles I: Downfall of a King

Liza Hilton investigates the character and actions of John Pym.

Puritans | Charles I: Downfall of a King

An introduction to the character of Charles I and the threat of the sinister government faction, the Puritans.

The Grand Remonstrance | Charles I: Downfall of a King

Liza Hilton investigates the 1961 Grand Remonstrance.

Charles I's Treasure Reunited

Brenda Emmanus explores the art collection of Charles I, much of which is being reunited for a unique exhibition for the first time since his e...

S1E4: War | The Battle for Britain's Soul

This edition looks at the English Civil War and how much it was a war of conflicting religious beliefs.