The Great British Story: A People's History
Series looking at history through the eyes of ordinary people. Rulers and royals, lords and ladies have all had their say down the centuries, what were the last 1,600 years like for everyday Britons?
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- Ep 1
1.Britannia
25-05-201260mMichael Wood kicks off the series by looking at the roots of early Britain. He marvels at the resilience and diversity of its people who turned a small island into a great power, a...
- Ep 2
2.Tribes to Nations
01-06-201260mHistorian Michael Wood presents a series exploring the United Kingdom's remarkable past from the perspective of ordinary people. This second episode explores how our modern ethnic...
- Ep 3
3.The Norman Yoke
08-06-201260mThe next chapter of The Great British Story begins with the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest, a brutal foreign occupation that will eventually draw in Wales and Ireland t...
- Ep 4
4.The Great Rising
15-06-201260mThis episode covers the catastrophic 14th century, including the Black Death and the Peasants Revolt. Delving into local records Michael Wood tracks the plague across Britain from...
- Ep 5
5.Lost Worlds and New Worlds
20-07-201260mHistorian Michael Wood continues his journey exploring the United Kingdom's remarkable past from the perspective of ordinary people. Charting the Reformation, Michael visits a fasc...
- Ep 6
6.The Age of Revolution
27-07-201260mHistorian Michael Wood continues his journey exploring the United Kingdom's remarkable past from the perspective of ordinary people. Michael tells the story of the British Civil Wa...
- Ep 7
7.Industry and Empire
03-08-201260mMichael Wood uncovers the extraordinary tale of the Industrial Revolution which turned Britain into the world's first industrial society. Exploring the deep roots of British indust...
- Ep 8
8.Modern Britain
10-08-201260mMichael Wood takes an overview of events between the jubilees of 1897 and 2012.
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