Tony Robinson's History of Britain
3.5
January 4, 2020
2 Seasons • 8 Episodes
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Taking a 'bottom-up' view of history by exploring everyday lives of the nations ordinary people.
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Taking a 'bottom-up' view of history by exploring everyday lives of the nations ordinary people.
January 4, 2020 • 44m
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.
January 11, 2020 • 44m
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.
January 18, 2020 • 44m
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.
January 25, 2020 • 44m
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.
