Seven Ages of Britain
Seven Ages of Britain is a 2003 British documentary television series. The seven part series was shown by Channel 4 between 15 November and 20 December 2003.
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- Ep 1
1.The First Age 6000 BC - 2000 BC
15-11-2003Bettany Hughes provides an insight into how British inhabitants evolved over 8,000 years, beginning with the story of man's battle with the environment in 6,000 BC, when global war...
- Ep 2
2.The Second Age 1500 BC - 43 AD
22-11-2003Bettany Hughes explores the period from 1500 BC to 43 AD, comprising the Bronze and Iron Ages, which saw Britain engulfed by widespread flooding and the hunter-gatherers forced to...
- Ep 3
3.The Third Age 43 - 410 AD
29-11-2003Historian Bettany Hughes explores the third age of Britain, from 43 to 410 AD, when the Romans arrived and took control of the island, consolidating their burgeoning empire's posit...
- Ep 4
4.The Fourth Age 410 - 1066 AD
06-12-2003Bettany Hughes considers the fourth age, between 410 and 1066 AD, a period of change that led to the disintegration of Britannia following the gradual collapse of the Roman Empire...
- Ep 5
5.The Fifth Age 1066 - 1350 AD
13-12-2003Bettany Hughes considers the fifth age of Britain, from 1066 to 1350, charting the period between two shattering historical events - the invasion of William the Conqueror and the B...
- Ep 6
6.The Sixth Age 1350 - 1530 AD
20-12-2003Bettany Hughes considers the sixth age of Britain, from 1350 to 1530AD, a period which saw Henry VIII provide land for the country's peasantry and begin the dissolution of the mona...
- Ep 7
7.The Seventh Age 1530 - 1700 AD
20-12-2003Bettany Hughes provides an insight into the seventh age of Britain between 1530 and 1700, from the Elizabethan era to the eve of the agricultural and industrial revolutions. The do...
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