Tony Robinson's History of Britain

Season 1

2020 · 4 episodes · 2h 56m in all · 5.0/10

Episodes

1. 

   1. The Tudors

   4 Jan 2020 · 44 min · 5.0/10

   1485 to 1603 We find out how clothes were made and food prepared, a look at life during the reign of Tudor king Henry VIII.

2. 

   2. Victorians

   11 Jan 2020 · 44 min · 5.0/10

   1837 to 1901 We meet a 13 year old girl that worked in a factory making matches and follow the journey of a woman that worked down the mines.

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   3. The Georgians

   18 Jan 2020 · 44 min · 5.0/10

   1714 to 1837 We follow the tail of a sailor attempting to leave behind his scurvy existence for a Tahitian girl and a gin entrepreneur who fell foul of the law.

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   4. Second World War

   25 Jan 2020 · 44 min · 5.0/10

   1939 to 1945 We explore Bethnal Green's ordeal during the blitz and find out why Maisie's father was punished for his resistance in Guernsey.