The Secrets of the Mary Rose | Timewatch

The Secrets of the Mary Rose | Timewatch

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 2007 | 48'46''

Over 20 years after the Tudor warship Mary Rose was lifted from Portsmouth harbour, maritime archaeologists return to the wreck site.

Christmas | Tudor Monastery Farm

Christmas | Tudor Monastery Farm

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 2013 | 59'09''

Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Tom Pinfold and Peter Ginn recreate how the farms of Tudor England celebrated the 12 days of Chris...

Episode 6 | Tudor Monastery Farm

Episode 6 | Tudor Monastery Farm

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 2013 | 58'58''

The team recreate the winter harvest and look at how Henry VIII's Dissolution changed farming life forever.

Episode 5 | Tudor Monastery Farm

Episode 5 | Tudor Monastery Farm

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 2013 | 58'57''

The team explores Tudor hospitality, learning how the monasteries courted wealthy benefactors.

Episode 4 | Tudor Monastery Farm

Episode 4 | Tudor Monastery Farm

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 2013 | 59'00''

The team learn how important lead was as a building material, and experiment with a camera obscura.

Episode 3 | Tudor Monastery Farm

Episode 3 | Tudor Monastery Farm

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 2013 | 59'07''

This episode focuses on the staple foods of everyday Tudor life - bread and ale.

Episode 2 | Tudor Monastery Farm

Episode 2 | Tudor Monastery Farm

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 2013 | 59'03''

This episode focuses on wool production - known as 'the jewel in the realm' of the English economy.

Episode 1 | Tudor Monastery Farm

Episode 1 | Tudor Monastery Farm

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 2013 | 59'03''

Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold turn the clock back over 500 years to run a farm in West Sussex exactly...

Thomas Cromwell’s fall | Henry VIII’s Enforcer: The Rise and Fall of Thomas Cromwell

Thomas Cromwell’s fall | Henry VIII’s Enforcer: The Rise and Fall of Thomas Cromwell

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 2013 | 14'01''

This clip describes the reasons for Thomas Cromwell's fall from power and ex...

S01E11: The Axe Factor | Horrible Histories

S01E11: The Axe Factor | Horrible Histories

Early Modern Britain | CBBC | 2009 | 2'23''

Imagine spot: Choosing the next royal executioner on ''The Axe Factor'' (parody of The X Factor).

S01E11: Oh Yea! Magazine: Royal Special | Horrible Histories

S01E11: Oh Yea! Magazine: Royal Special | Horrible Histories

Early Modern Britain | CBBC | 2009 | 40''

Tudor royal special.

S01E10: Historical Hairdressers: Tudors | Horrible Histories

S01E10: Historical Hairdressers: Tudors | Horrible Histories

Early Modern Britain | CBBC | 2009 | 2'38''

The latest Tudor skin treatments.

S01E10: Ready Steady Feast: Tudors | Horrible Histories

S01E10: Ready Steady Feast: Tudors | Horrible Histories

Early Modern Britain | CBBC | 2009 | 1'59''

Comparing the diets of rich and poor.

S01E09: Twisted Fairytales: Thumbelina | Horrible Histories

S01E09: Twisted Fairytales: Thumbelina | Horrible Histories

Early Modern Britain | CBBC | 2009 | 40''

Thumbelina drowns in poo left on the streets.

S01E09: Tudor weather forecast | Horrible Histories

S01E09: Tudor weather forecast | Horrible Histories

Early Modern Britain | CBBC | 2009 | 1'27''

Tudor weather forecast.

S01E07: Historical Hospital: Tudor medicine | Horrible Histories

S01E07: Historical Hospital: Tudor medicine | Horrible Histories

Early Modern Britain | CBBC | 2009 | 3'02''

Treating a blister rapidly turns fatal.

S01E07: Oh Yea! Magazine: Elizabeth I | Horrible Histories

S01E07: Oh Yea! Magazine: Elizabeth I | Horrible Histories

Early Modern Britain | CBBC | 2009 | 59''

Featuring Elizabeth I's portraits she didn't want you to see!

S01E04: We’re Tudors (Song) | Horrible Histories

S01E04: We’re Tudors (Song) | Horrible Histories

Early Modern Britain | CBBC | 2009 | 2'03''

In this song, Queen Elizabeth I and Henry VIII sing about the Terrible reign of the Tudors. A parody of ''One Step'' b...

S01E04: Oh Yea! Magazine: Execution Special | Horrible Histories

S01E04: Oh Yea! Magazine: Execution Special | Horrible Histories

Early Modern Britain | CBBC | 2009 | 44''

Tudor execution special.

S01E04: Elizabethan Nicknames | Horrible Histories

S01E04: Elizabethan Nicknames | Horrible Histories

Early Modern Britain | CBBC | 2009 | 2'06''

Elizabeth I's habit of nicknaming her courtiers.

S01E02: This is Your Reign: Henry VIII | Horrible Histories

S01E02: This is Your Reign: Henry VIII | Horrible Histories

Early Modern Britain | CBBC | 2009 | 3'31''

King Henry VIII reunites with his friends, advisors & wives-too bad he's had most of them executed.

06: Catherine Parr | The Six Wives of Henry VIII

06: Catherine Parr | The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 1970 | 1'28'08''

In this episode, Rosalie Crutchley stars as Catherine Parr.

05: Catherine Howard | The Six Wives of Henry VIII

05: Catherine Howard | The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 1970 | 1'29'53''

In this episode, Angela Pleasence stars as Catherine Howard.

04: Anne of Cleves | The Six Wives of Henry VIII

04: Anne of Cleves | The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 1970 | 1'30'09''

In this episode, Elvi Hale stars as Anne of Cleves.

03: Jane Seymour | The Six Wives of Henry VIII

03: Jane Seymour | The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 1970 | 1'30'25''

In this episode, Anne Stallybrass stars as Jane Seymour.

02: Anne Boleyn | The Six Wives of Henry VIII

02: Anne Boleyn | The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 1970 | 1'27'55''

In this episode, Dorothy Tutin stars as Anne Boleyn.

01: Catherine of Aragon | The Six Wives of Henry VIII

01: Catherine of Aragon | The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 1970 | 11'29'38''

Classic series of historical plays, first broadcast in 1970, each taking as its focus one of Henry VIII's six wives. In...

The Making of the United Kingdom: 01: Elizabeth and Her People | History File

The Making of the United Kingdom: 01: Elizabeth and Her People | History File

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 1994 | 19'17''

Documentary programme looking at the making of the United Kingdom, crowns, parliament.

A Renaissance Education: The Schooling of Thomas More’s Daughter

A Renaissance Education: The Schooling of Thomas More’s Daughter

Early Modern Britain | BBC Four | 2011 | 58'43''

Film about Thomas More's daughter Margaret, showing her revolutionary intellectual spirit and how the ...

03: A Queen Betrayed | Rise of the Clans

03: A Queen Betrayed | Rise of the Clans

Early Modern Britain | BBC One Scotland | 2018 | 59'05''

Neil Oliver tells the story of Scotland's ancient clans. He reveals how the clans plotted against the charismatic Mary Stewart, lead...

02: The Marriage Game | Elizabeth R

02: The Marriage Game | Elizabeth R

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 1971 | 1'30'25''

The unmarried young queen is encouraged to find a suitable husband so that she can produce an heir, but she finds that very few suitors i...

01: The Lion’s Cub | Elizabeth R

01: The Lion’s Cub | Elizabeth R

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 1971 | 1'25'33''

A young Elizabeth lives in dangerous times, leading the Protestant rebellion against her Catholic half-sister Mary and challenging her...

04: War Machyne | What The Tudors Did For Us

04: War Machyne | What The Tudors Did For Us

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 2002 | 29'07''

How did England become a military power? Adam Hart-Davis reveals how Henry VIII 's ascension to the throne necessitated inventio...

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

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

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 2002 | 29'08''

Adam Hart-Davis makes marmalade, takes on a champion in the sport of real tennis and learns how to use the first piece of dom...

02: The Thynkynge Revolution | What The Tudors Did For Us

02: The Thynkynge Revolution | What The Tudors Did For Us

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 2002 | 31'51''

How the invention of the printing press helped convert England to Protestantism, sparked a revolution in scientific...

01: Seeying the Worlde | What The Tudors Did For Us

01: Seeying the Worlde | What The Tudors Did For Us

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 2002 | 32'54''

The development of scientific instruments gave the Tudors new worlds to explore, both on land and on sea. And did the Eng...

00: The Tudors in Shropshire | Landmarks

00: The Tudors in Shropshire | Landmarks

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 1996 | 19'13''

Mark Evans and a team of children from Corvedale Primary School examine Tudor buildings in Much Wenlock. They visit Brook House Farm...

04: Elizabeth I | Landmarks

04: Elizabeth I | Landmarks

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 1993 | 18'58''

Programme looks at life of Elizabeth I, with visits to Penshurst Place and National Gallery.

03: The ‘Mary Rose’ | Landmarks

03: The ‘Mary Rose’ | Landmarks

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 1993 | 19'06''

This programme tells the story of the excavation and raising of Henry VIII's warship ''The Mary Rose''.

02: Henry VIII | Landmarks

02: Henry VIII | Landmarks

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 1993 | 19'01''

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

01: Henry VII | Landmarks

01: Henry VII | Landmarks

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 1993 | 18'53''

This programme looks at the life of Henry VII. First episode in history series for 9-11 year olds.

S01E03: Reformation | The Battle for Britain’s Soul

S01E03: Reformation | The Battle for Britain’s Soul

Christianity | BBC Two | 2004 | 59'16''

Rev Peter Owen-Jones discusses the chaotic 30 years that followed Henry VIII's purely political decision to break w...

S01E03: The Tudor Way | Walking Through History

S01E03: The Tudor Way | Walking Through History

Early Modern Britain | Channel 4 | 2013 | 46'09''

Tony Robinson sets off on a 45 mile hike through the beautiful countryside of the Weald in Kent and the Downs of East Sussex ...

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

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

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 1986 | 20'29''

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

Episode 3 | Flight of the Earls

Episode 3 | Flight of the Earls

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 2007 | 39'10''

Antaine O' Donnaile retraces the dangerous journey of the Earls through France, Belgium and Switzerland to Rome, a journey which caused a dip...

Episode 2 | Flight of the Earls

Episode 2 | Flight of the Earls

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 2007 | 28'24''

Presented by Antaine O Donnaile, the second programme of three looks at the military defeat and eventual surrender of the Irish leader Hugh O...

Episode 1 | Flight of the Earls

Episode 1 | Flight of the Earls

Early Modern Britain | BBC Two | 2007 | 39'24''

Presented by Antaine O' Donnaile, the first programme of three looks at the violent events which led to the Flight, in particular the Battle ...

02: The Heart of England: Living It Up | How We Built Britain

02: The Heart of England: Living It Up | How We Built Britain

Early Modern Britain | BBC One | 2007 | 58'19''

David Dimbleby goes on an architectural tour of Britain, exploring the great country houses of the reign of Eli...