Tony Robinson's History of Britain

Season 1

The actor and history enthusiast explores the history of Britain through the everyday lives of ordinary people during four periods of British history.

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4 Episodes

The Tudors
E1
The Tudors1485 to 1603 We find out how clothes were made and food prepared, a look at life during the reign of Tudor king Henry VIII.
Victorians
E2
VictoriansTony explores the lives of people from the Victorian era, including a 13-year-old girl who worked 14-hour shifts in a Bryant and May factory in London's East End, a woman who worked down a mine at Knowles Pitt near Bolton and a navvy who blasted tons of rock from the Highlands to help construct an ambitious water channel. Tony also hears the story of one of the first employees of Marks and Spencer.
The Georgians
E3
The Georgians1714 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.
Second World War
E4
Second World WarBethnal Green station was hit during the Blitz. Grocer's daughter Eileen worked with Princess Elizabeth in the ATS. Maisie's father was punished for his resistance in Guernsey. Joy married an American GI.