Britain's Most Historic Towns

Season 3

2020 · 7 episodes · 5h 15m in all

Episodes

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   1. Medieval Lincoln

   7 Nov 2020 · 45 min

   Alice is in Lincoln, getting to grips with life in medieval England. She visits the magnificent cathedral that was once the tallest building in the world and re-lives the battle at Lincoln Castle.

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   2. Restoration London

   14 Nov 2020 · 45 min

   Alice is in London, as she attempts to make sense of the world-changing events during the short but eventful Restoration period. She learns the violent and vengeful truth behind Charles II's carefully crafted public image.

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   3. Naval Portsmouth

   21 Nov 2020 · 45 min

   Alice explores Nelson's dark side, the heat of the battle at Trafalgar, the role of the Navy in the British Empire, and the lives of Portsmouth's sex workers.

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   4. Elizabethan Plymouth

   28 Nov 2020 · 45 min

   Alice Roberts visits Elizabethan Plymouth, exploring the story of England's `Golden Age', from Sir Francis Drake to the Spanish Armada, piracy, theft, and the slave trade.

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   5. Glasgow's Age of Steam

   5 Dec 2020 · 45 min

   Alice Roberts explores Glasgow's age of steam, from lethal diseases and industrial injury to genteel tea rooms, football at Celtic Park, and the beautiful Loch Katrine.

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   6. Georgian Edinburgh

   12 Dec 2020 · 45 min

   Alice Roberts explores Georgian Edinburgh's finest architecture, the origins of `Auld Reekie', the roots of modern Scottishness, and some dark imperial controversies.

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   7. Industrial Revolution Manchester

   19 Dec 2020 · 45 min

   Professor Alice Roberts explores Manchester's history of protest and revolution during the Industrial Revolution, from Marx to the Suffragettes and the Peterloo massacre.