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Series · 2020–Returning

Tony Robinson's History of Britain

5.0·2 seasons·8 episodes·44 min avg.·United Kingdom

Taking a 'bottom-up' view of history by exploring everyday lives of the nations ordinary people.

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The TudorsUp next
Jan 4, 2020·5.0

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.

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Victorians
Jan 11, 2020·5.0

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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The Georgians
Jan 18, 2020·5.0

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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Second World War
Jan 25, 2020·5.0

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.

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