The Battle of Hastings | A History of Britain by Simon Schama
Simon Schama discusses the 1066 Battle of Hastings.
The Domesday Book | A History of Britain by Simon Schama
Simon Schama discusses the Domesday Book, a survey of England that William the Conqueror ordered.
Design of the Book | Domesday
Dr Stephen Baxter explores the layout and design of the Doomsday Book.
The Reality of the First Crusade | The Crusades
Thomas Asbridge investigates the experiences of the crusaders and visits Constantinople.
The absent reign of Richard the Lionheart | A History of Britain by Simon Schama
Simon Schama investigates the reign and death of Richard the Lionheart.
Robert the Bruce becomes King at Scone | A History of Britain by Simon Schama
Simon Schama discusses Robert the Bruce and how he became King at Scone.
William Wallace at Stirling and Falkirk | A History of Britain by Simon Schama
Simon Schama investigates the battles of Stirling and Falkirk and William Wallace's subsequent...
The Battle of Bannockburn | A History of Britain by Simon Schama
Simon Schama investigates the The Battle of Bannockburn.
Chivalry | Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War
Dr Janina Ramirez examines 600-year-old manuscripts that set out the chivalric code for knights.
Harald Hardrada and the Battle of Stamford Bridge | A History of Britain by Simon Schama
Simon Schama investigates the character of Harald Hardrada and the circumstances of ...
Dissolution of the monasteries | A History of Britain by Simon Schama
Simon Schama discusses Cromwell's dissolution of the monasteries.
The Destruction of the Monasteries | Henry VIII: Patron or Plunderer
Jonathan Foyle investigates Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries.
Religious reform under Edward VI | A History of Britain by Simon Schama
Simon Schama discusses the religious reform under Edward VI.
Religious reform under Mary I | A History of Britain by Simon Schama
Simon Schama discusses the religious reform under Queen Mary I.
Early relationship of Mary and Elizabeth | Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary
An exploration of Mary and Elizabeth's early relationship.
The Character of the Two Queens | Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary
An introduction to the contrasting characters of Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots.
Religion under Elizabeth I | A History of Britain by Simon Schama
Simon Schama explains how Elizabeth developed a Protestant Englishness during her reign.
What Caused the Spanish Armada? | Armada: 12 Days to Save England
Dan Snow discusses the foundations of what caused the Spanish Armada.
The Stuarts and Parliament | The Stuarts
Parliament agreed to make William King, but tried to limit his power with the Declaration of Rights.
The End of the Stuarts | The Stuarts
Clare Jackson discusses the negotiations for the 1707 Act of Union, that united Scotland and England.
The Two Party System | Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History
Lucy Worsley investigates the beginnings of the two party system.
The Seven Years War begins | A History of Scotland
Neil Oliver explains the causes of the Seven Years War and the impact that it would have on British (especially Scottish) ...
The Irish Famine | Europe: A Natural History
The Spanish Armada introduced Ireland to potatoes, but later a fungus from America began the potato disease that caused the wors...
First English traders in West Africa | Black and British: A Forgotten History
David Olusoga investigates the first English traders in West Africa.
Where did the slavery compensation money end up? | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
David Olusoga explains how the profits of slavery shaped the world we know today.
West India Docks and the sugar economy | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
David Olusoga visits the West India Docks in London and discusses the impact of slavery on the Brit...
The Boston Tea Party | Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea
Victoria Wood tells the story of the Boston Tea Party.
Georgian Architecture | The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain
Lucy Worsley investigates Georgian neo-Palladian architecture.
Controversial argument for the benefits of the British Empire | A Timewatch Guide
David Olusoga discusses controversial argument in favour of British colonial rule in India...
Bill Richmond | Black and British: A Forgotten History
Davis Olusoga investigates the Bill Richmond black boxer who took Georgian Britain by storm.
The Day of the Wall Street Crash | 1929: The Great Crash
The beginning of the Wall Street Crash on the 24th October 1929.
The impact of the crash | 1929: The Great Crash
The immediate impact of the Wall Street Crash.
The Archduke is assassinated | Days that Shook the World
Gavrilo Princip assassinates the Archduke and triggers the First World War.
The SA and the appeal of the Nazis | Rise of the Nazis
Von Schleicher persuades Hindenburg to bring forward elections in order to harness the power of the SA, but underestim...
Adolf Hitler's rise to power | Andrew Marr's History of the World
Andrew Marr discusses Hitler's rise to power from the end of the first world war.
Typical accommodation for an immigrant black family in 1940s Britain | Back in Time for Brixton
The Irwins experience what accommodation was like for immigrant black familie...
Lincoln's racial views | American History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley
Lucy finds out about Frederick Douglass, an emancipated former slave-turned politician who spoke ...
Speeches - Martin Luther King's ''I have a dream'' speech | Speeches that Shook the World
Simon Armitage dissects what makes a perfect speech by examining famous speeches th...
Mississippi cotton | Black and British: A Forgotten History
David Olusoga discusses the cotton industry in Mississippi and how it fuelled Britain's industrial revolution.
Revolution of African-American slaves | Black and British: A Forgotten History
David Olusoga investigates American Independence and the revolution of the African slaves.
Martin Luther King and Malcolm X | Arena
A conversation between Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, exposing their different approaches to Civil Rights.
Stories of immigration to America | American Voices: A History of America 1917-1941
The experiences of people who immigrated to America in the early 20th century.
Concord and the 2nd Amendment | American History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley
Lucy examines the facts behind the mythologised tale of the Patriot militia who defeated th...
Truman and Hiroshima | American History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley
Lucy tells the story of a unextraordinary President who made one of the most historic decisions in t...
The American Dream | American History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley
Lucy highlights the problems with post-war suburbs like Levittown which pedalled the American Dream bu...
McCarthyism | American History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley
Lucy details the affect of McCarthyism, where liberal-leaning people were singled out and tried as ''communis...
The Cuban Missile Crisis | American History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley
Lucy unpicks Kennedy's lauded efforts in the Cuban Missile Crisis and considers whether his brav...
Share-cropping | American History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley
Upon the abolition of slavery, races were largely segregated. Former slaves had no money to buy land, so w...
Removal of the Cherokee | How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears
Ray explains about how the government rounded up and rid the Appalachian mountains of the Cherokee.
Pioneer routes | How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears
Ray maps out the common routes of the Pioneers as they met and left the Rocky Mountains.
The Gold Rush | How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears
Ray details the discovery of gold and why its influence drew so many West across America.
The Navajo | How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears
Ray meets some descendants of the Navajo who existed on the sparse and cruel terrain of Monument Valley and finds out w...
The Apache | How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears
Ray details the innovations of the Apache, including moccasins for footwear and use of the agave plant.
Segregation and violence | Face to Face
Martin Luther King speaks of his experiences of segregation and violence as a child.
Rosa Parks | Face to Face
Martin Luther King tells the story of Rosa Parks, the ''Bus Boycott'' and how this lead to his rise a civil rights leader.
Living in the USA | Face to Face
Martin Luther King explains why he doesn't move to a less discriminatory country and why it is important that he fights for equality in the US.
Spread Of The Communist Ideology | Genius of the Modern World
The Bolshevik Revolution kickstarted the shift towards communism, but Russia didn't have the predicted variable...
Animal Farm' and the Russian Revolution | English File
An exploration of the historical context of the Russian Revolution and how it influenced George Orwell's 'Animal Farm'.
Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin | Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution
An introduction to the lives and personalities of Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin.
April Crisis | Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution
An investigation of the April Crisis and Lenin's speech in Petrograd.
July Days | Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution
An investigation of the July Days and Lenin in Razliv.
Lenin's letters | Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution
Lenin's letters from hiding in Finland.
Lenin calls for insurrection | Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution
Lenin persuades the central committee of the Bolshevik Party to vote in favour of violent insurrection.
The October Revolution | Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution
The events of the October Revolution.
The Winter Palace | Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution
The assault on the Winter Palace.
After the revolution | Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution
The impact of the October Revolution on Russia to the present.
Stalingrad | The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler
The German defeat at the Battle of Stalingrad.
Stalin's 5 year plan | English File
An explanation of Stalin's 5 year plan, as context to the plot of George Orwell's 'Animal Farm'.
Soviet purges | English File
An exploration of Soviet terror and the purges that also appear in George Orwell's 'Animal Farm'.
Soviet Russia | World's Busiest Cities
The social and political history of Moscow.
Invading the Soviet Union | The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler
In June 1941 Germany launched it's largest invasion into the Soviet Union.
Russian winter | The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler
Hitler shows little compassion for German soldiers stuck in Russia during the winter.
Operation Barbarossa | Nazis: A Warning from History
In June 1941 the Nazi's began the invasion of the Soviet Union.
Tsar Nicholas II | Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley
Lucy describes Tsar Nicholas II's rise to power and how his faith and attention to detail distracted...
Lenin and Tsar Nicholas | Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley
Lenin was the antidote to the Romanov rule and in 1917, his Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Pal...
Bloody Sunday | Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley
In 1905, 150,000 workers protested at the winter palace and after a year of revolution, Nicholas II ins...
Rasputin | Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley
Nicolas II's son was a haemophiliac, and despite being on deaths door, Rasputin was able to heal him.
Rasputin's demise | Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley
Lucy explores how WWI influenced Nicolas II's leadership and encouraged Rasputin's fame to quickly ...
Nicholas' abdication | Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley
After the hardships of WWI, the people were hungry and poor, and the soldiers refused to carry o...
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