Plot: Historian Lisa Hilton discovers how in just fifty tempestuous days Charles I's rule collapsed, laying the foundations for civil war, the loss of Royal power and ultimately, the King's head.
Plot: An exploration of the Bush family's internal dynamics, including the influential matriarchs, sibling ambitions and competitive spirit that drove them to power.
Plot: The lives of the Queen's four children, Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward, and chronicling their attempts to embrace a modern world whilst maintaining reputations. Jeremy discovers how they have shaped the nation's relationship with the monarchy.
Plot: This documentary miniseries explores the military and political history that influenced the creation of medieval castles across Europe. The programme focuses on the labour required to build the colossal structures, from the towering walls to the rolling turrets. The innovative architecture required...
Plot: `The Secret History of My Family' is a documentary created from a two-year research project, exploring social mobility over a 200-year period. The miniseries explores Britain's history using particular case studies, tracing family ancestry throughout the years and examining whether social ranks have...
Plot: Earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes and firestorms are some of the natural disasters that have ravaged Earth throughout its history. `Perfect Storms' takes a look at how some of the most significant disasters in history have decimated civilisations and changed the planet forever. Among the what-if sit...
Plot: In 1715, the Old Pretender James Francis Stuart launched one of British history's most audacious and longest running rebellions to reclaim his throne from the Hanoverian king George I. In this two-part 300th anniversary special, Dr Clare Jackson tells the story of `The Stuarts in Exile' and sheds new...