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For a thousand years, from Emperor Claudius to William the Conqueror, the British Isles were defined by invasion, each successive wave bringing...

In the Middle Ages, Britain was caught in a power struggle between the Crown and the Church. The two were reconciled in the code of chivalry which...

From the Henry VIII's accession in 1509 to the last play of Shakespeare's Henry VIII, the Tudors dynasty used reformation, art, seamanship, and...

In the 17th century, the people of Britain learnt to question everything. The result was Civil War, in which everyone, including artists, had to take...

In the 1700's, the age of Commerce produced a new 'middle' class with new ant-puritan pleasure and novelty, a Golden Age in painting, and hero burial...

British Empire from 1750 to 1900 from America and India traces the descent from adventure and inspiration into moral bankruptcy as the Empire became...

Modern Britain from WWI to the 21st century, the empire gone, but ambition/pride of new scientific age stills make Great Britain one of the greatest...

Jonathan Meades gives a personal perspective of British history.

This 2-part documentary series reveals the truth about King Edward VIII's affair with American divorcée Wallis Simpson, and the espionage...

Artist Helen Dealtry gives a glimpse into the creative process of painting.

Michael Wood argues that the most important and influential British kings were a father, son and grandson who lived over a thousand years ago during...

The British Empire in Colour is a major three part series that examines the history and experience of the British Empire, form the perspectives of...

Meet The Makers brings us across the globe as we meet artisans of some age-old crafts. In a time where consumerism fuels the machines of mass...