S01E13: Burke & Hare (Song) | Horrible Histories

S01E13: Burke & Hare (Song) | Horrible Histories

Conflict and Warfare | CBBC | 2009 | 2'42''

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

S01E13: Florence Nightingale in the Crimean War | Horrible Histories

S01E13: Florence Nightingale in the Crimean War | Horrible Histories

Conflict and Warfare | CBBC | 2009 | 2'37''

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

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

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

Conflict and Warfare | BBC Four | 2017 | 58'48''

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

05: Nelson | Great Britons (2002)

05: Nelson | Great Britons (2002)

Conflict and Warfare | BBC Two | 2002 | 58'32''

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

02: Horatio Nelson | Great Britons (1990)

02: Horatio Nelson | Great Britons (1990)

Conflict and Warfare | BBC Two | 1990 | 59'19''

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

01: Napoleon | Heroes and Villains

01: Napoleon | Heroes and Villains

Conflict and Warfare | BBC One | 2007 | 59'05''

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

Episode 3 | Napoleon

Episode 3 | Napoleon

Conflict and Warfare | BBC Two | 2015 | 59'07''

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

Episode 1 | Napoleon

Conflict and Warfare | BBC Two | 2015 | 59'00''

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...

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

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

Conflict and Warfare | BBC Two | 2020 | 59'09''

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

Nelson’s Trafalgar

Nelson’s Trafalgar

Conflict and Warfare | Channel 4 | 2002 | 1'16'52''

The real story of the battle of Trafalgar and its flawed hero Nelson. How did the British win it? What did it achieve? Why has Nelson become a natio...

S03E05: Survival | Monarchy By David Starkey

S03E05: Survival | Monarchy By David Starkey

Conflict and Warfare | Channel 4 | 2006 | 48'03''

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

S01E02: Waterloo | War Walks

S01E02: Waterloo | War Walks

Conflict and Warfare | BBC Two | 1996 | 29'18''

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