Battlefield Britain
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Battlefield Britain

6.0 / 10
2004
1 season
8 episodes
Documentary

Father and son historians Peter and Dan Snow go through every major battle fought on British land, sea, and air from the ancient Romans to the Battle of Britain using state-of-the-art graphics.

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  • Boudicca's Rebellion

    1.Boudicca's Rebellion

    06-08-200460m

    The story begins in 60AD when a brutal assault on Boudicca and her daughters turned the queen into a rebel leader. It was perfect timing - much of the Roman army was in Anglesey, c...

  • The Battle of Hastings

    2.The Battle of Hastings

    13-08-200460m

    The story starts in January of 1066. Following the death of King Edward the Confessor, Harold seized control of England.The move enraged William who saw himself as the rightful hol...

  • Owain Glyn Dwr and the Battle for Wales

    3.Owain Glyn Dwr and the Battle for Wales

    20-08-200460m

    By 1400, Wales had been ruled by English kings for over a century. Laws dictated where in Wales the Welsh could live, what jobs they could have, even who they could marry. Then in...

  • The Battle Against the Spanish Armada

    4.The Battle Against the Spanish Armada

    27-08-200460m

    Led by the Duke of Medina Sidonia, the Spaniards planned to sweep the Queen of England from her throne. All that stood in their way was a small navy led by Queen Elizabeth's cousin...

  • Battle of Naseby

    5.Battle of Naseby

    03-09-200460m

    By 1645, the British Isles had been torn apart by fighting between the Royalists, who supported Charles I and his Divine Right to rule the country as he wished, and the Parliamenta...

  • Battle of the Boyne

    6.Battle of the Boyne

    10-09-200460m

    By 1688, Roman Catholic King James II had so alienated the Protestant majority of England that they ousted him from the throne. At the request of Parliament, William Prince of Oran...

  • Battle of Culloden

    7.Battle of Culloden

    17-09-200460m

    Peter and Dan Snow venture to the Highlands of Scotland and use state-of-the-art graphics to recreate the 1746 Battle of Culloden in which Bonnie Prince Charlie led the Jacobite ar...

  • Battle of Britain

    8.Battle of Britain

    24-09-200460m

    The final instalment looks to the skies and the RAF's struggle to prevent a Nazi invasion in the darkest days of WWII when Britain stood alone.

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