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1807: The Year Britain Abolished its Slave Trade (Part 1)

1807: The Year Britain Abolished its Slave Trade (Part 1)

Episode 2 24 min

1807: The Year Britain Abolished its Slave Trade (Part 2)

1807: The Year Britain Abolished its Slave Trade (Part 2)

Episode 2 27 min

A City Built on Water

A City Built on Water

Episode 1 28 min

A Colony in Chains: Sydney's Convict Past

A Colony in Chains: Sydney's Convict Past

39 min

A History of the Oceans

A History of the Oceans

20 min

A History of Unbelief

A History of Unbelief

51 min

A Short History of London

A Short History of London

35 min

A Special Relationship

A Special Relationship

Episode 4 23 min

A Story of Slavery and Restitution

A Story of Slavery and Restitution

27 min

A Tour of the Althorp House Art Collection

A Tour of the Althorp House Art Collection

Episode 13 15 min

Africa: Written out of History

Africa: Written out of History

31 min

All The World's a Stage

All The World's a Stage

Episode 2 29 min

As Night Falls

Episode 4 28 min

Austerlitz: Napoleon's Greatest Victory

Austerlitz: Napoleon's Greatest Victory

20 min

Broadway Tower: A Folly of Delight and Daring

Broadway Tower: A Folly of Delight and Daring

24 min

Captain Cook's Endeavour

Captain Cook's Endeavour

Episode 1 29 min

Communities in Crisis

Communities in Crisis

Episode 14 21 min

Drake's Island: Plymouth's Island Fortress

Drake's Island: Plymouth's Island Fortress

24 min

European Prosperity in the 19th Century with Orlando Figes

European Prosperity in the 19th Century with Orlando Figes

40 min

Familiar Yet Far Away Experiencing Zimbabwe's Colonial Legacy

Familiar Yet Far Away Experiencing Zimbabwe's Colonial Legacy

Episode 4 44 min

History and The Environment

History and The Environment

21 min

History Through Statues: The Early American Republic and the War of 1812

History Through Statues: The Early American Republic and the War of 1812

Episode 14 67 min

History Through Statues: Thomas Paine and Colonial American History

History Through Statues: Thomas Paine and Colonial American History

Episode 5 53 min

How Christianity Shapes Our Morality

How Christianity Shapes Our Morality

49 min

How to Fire a Brown Bess

How to Fire a Brown Bess

Episode 2 2 min

How to Fire a Matchlock Musket

How to Fire a Matchlock Musket

Episode 3 2 min

Independence or Death: The Haitian Revolution

Independence or Death: The Haitian Revolution

33 min

Inside Blenheim Palace

Inside Blenheim Palace

23 min

Inside Windsor Castle: The State Rooms

Inside Windsor Castle: The State Rooms

16 min

Liquid History

Episode 1 23 min

Living Frankenstein Behind The Scenes: Bringing the Monster to Life

Living Frankenstein Behind The Scenes: Bringing the Monster to Life

4 min

Losing Sight of the Glory: Medical Reflections on the War

Losing Sight of the Glory: Medical Reflections on the War

16 min

Lucy Worsley on The Death of Jane Austen

Lucy Worsley on The Death of Jane Austen

27 min

Mutiny on the Bounty: To the Ends of the Earth and Back

Mutiny on the Bounty: To the Ends of the Earth and Back

25 min

Nicolae Grigorescu

Nicolae Grigorescu

Episode 4 8 min

North Devon and Dorset

North Devon and Dorset

Episode 18 30 min

Parliament's Greatest Speeches

Parliament's Greatest Speeches

32 min

Saint Helena

Episode 20 27 min

Smugglers and Settlers but Definitely Not Pirates, They Promise

Smugglers and Settlers but Definitely Not Pirates, They Promise

Episode 2 45 min

The Battle for North America

The Battle for North America

59 min

The Channel Islands: Guernsey

The Channel Islands: Guernsey

Episode 19 28 min

The City as Architecture

The City as Architecture

Episode 1 45 min

The City as Art

The City as Art

Episode 2 43 min

The City as Music

The City as Music

Episode 3 44 min

The City as Theatre

The City as Theatre

Episode 4 40 min

The East India Company

The East India Company

Episode 21 38 min

The Essex Quaker's Wife: Mary Farmer

The Essex Quaker's Wife: Mary Farmer

Episode 9 52 min

The French Revolution with David Andress

The French Revolution with David Andress

37 min

The History of Westminster Abbey

The History of Westminster Abbey

28 min

The House of Byron

The House of Byron

23 min

The Military Maps of George III

The Military Maps of George III

19 min

The Mystery of the Headless Man

The Mystery of the Headless Man

49 min

The Peterloo Massacre with Robert Poole

The Peterloo Massacre with Robert Poole

28 min

The Road To Shangri-La

The Road To Shangri-La

Episode 2 50 min

The Story of Dido Belle

The Story of Dido Belle

Episode 12 56 min

The Theatre of Water

The Theatre of Water

Episode 2 23 min

The Transatlantic Slave Trade

The Transatlantic Slave Trade

Episode 12 23 min

The Uniforms of the British Army: The National Army Museum Stores

The Uniforms of the British Army: The National Army Museum Stores

31 min

The Welsh Romeo and Juliet: The Maid of Cefn Ydfa

The Welsh Romeo and Juliet: The Maid of Cefn Ydfa

25 min

Total Victory: The Battle of Trafalgar

Total Victory: The Battle of Trafalgar

19 min

Vampires with Richard Sugg

Vampires with Richard Sugg

19 min

Waterloo: Napoleon's Final Battle

Waterloo: Napoleon's Final Battle

18 min

Work and Leisure

Work and Leisure

Episode 3 23 min

Wren's City

Episode 3 29 min

~ A Short History of London

~ A Short History of London

37 min

~ A Story of Slavery and Restitution

~ A Story of Slavery and Restitution

27 min

~ Argentina's Missing Black Communities with Celestina Olulode

~ Argentina's Missing Black Communities with Celestina Olulode

20 min

~ Art Detective: The Fighting Temeraire

~ Art Detective: The Fighting Temeraire

22 min

~ Benjamin Franklin in London with George Goodwin

~ Benjamin Franklin in London with George Goodwin

36 min

~ Britain and the Birth of the Modern World with Ben Wilson

~ Britain and the Birth of the Modern World with Ben Wilson

21 min

~ British Impeachment

~ British Impeachment

35 min

~ Castillo de San Marcos

~ Castillo de San Marcos

24 min

~ Coffee

20 min

~ Command of the Oceans - Chatham Historic Dockyard

~ Command of the Oceans - Chatham Historic Dockyard

16 min

~ Cultural Change in 19th Century Europe with Orlando Figes

~ Cultural Change in 19th Century Europe with Orlando Figes

41 min

~ Distilling, Barrels and the Water of Life

~ Distilling, Barrels and the Water of Life

15 min

~ Empire of Things with Frank Trentmann

~ Empire of Things with Frank Trentmann

38 min

~ Geordies: A History

~ Geordies: A History

23 min

~ Ghost Stories of the Enlightenment with Martha McGill

~ Ghost Stories of the Enlightenment with Martha McGill

29 min

~ History's Most Successful Slave Revolt with Dr Nicole Willson

~ History's Most Successful Slave Revolt with Dr Nicole Willson

26 min

~ Hitler's Secret Palace

~ Hitler's Secret Palace

26 min

~ Ink: A History of Tattooing

~ Ink: A History of Tattooing

32 min

~ Letters that Changed the World

~ Letters that Changed the World

21 min

~ Love, Romance, and Sex in the 18th Century with Emily Brand

27 min

~ Mary Stuart: The Play with Anna Whitelock and Robert Icke

~ Mary Stuart: The Play with Anna Whitelock and Robert Icke

44 min

~ Mary Wollstonecraft with Bee Rowlatt

~ Mary Wollstonecraft with Bee Rowlatt

27 min

~ Michael Palin on The Erebus

~ Michael Palin on The Erebus

42 min

~ Napoleon with Adam Zamoyski

~ Napoleon with Adam Zamoyski

40 min

~ Napoleon: Propaganda and the Theatre

~ Napoleon: Propaganda and the Theatre

Episode 23 27 min

~ One Family: 200 Years of Continuous Military Service

~ One Family: 200 Years of Continuous Military Service

32 min

~ Peterloo with Jacqueline Riding

~ Peterloo with Jacqueline Riding

52 min

~ Queen Anne’s Favourite: The Real Sarah Churchill

~ Queen Anne’s Favourite: The Real Sarah Churchill

Episode 21 25 min

~ Remembering the Alamo with W. F. Strong

~ Remembering the Alamo with W. F. Strong

46 min

~ Sea Power with Dr Sam Willis

~ Sea Power with Dr Sam Willis

23 min

~ Sea Powers with Professor Andrew Lambert

~ Sea Powers with Professor Andrew Lambert

39 min

~ Simon Mayo on Mad Blood Stirring

~ Simon Mayo on Mad Blood Stirring

29 min

~ Singapore with Nicholas Walton

~ Singapore with Nicholas Walton

27 min

~ Slavery with Professor Christer Petley

~ Slavery with Professor Christer Petley

28 min

~ Tariffs and Trade Wars with Marc Palen

~ Tariffs and Trade Wars with Marc Palen

23 min

~ The Arabia Steamboat in Missouri with David Hawley

~ The Arabia Steamboat in Missouri with David Hawley

18 min

~ The Battle for Brooklyn with Karen Quinones

~ The Battle for Brooklyn with Karen Quinones

38 min

~ The Battle of Austerlitz

~ The Battle of Austerlitz

32 min

~ The Battle of Waterloo

~ The Battle of Waterloo

Episode 6 18 min

~ The Battle of Waterloo with Peter Snow

~ The Battle of Waterloo with Peter Snow

55 min

~ The Battle of Waterloo with Peter Snow

~ The Battle of Waterloo with Peter Snow

51 min

~ The British in India with David Gilmour

~ The British in India with David Gilmour

26 min

~ The Brontës and War

~ The Brontës and War

20 min

~ The Expulsion of Native Americans

~ The Expulsion of Native Americans

23 min

~ The First President

~ The First President

21 min

~ The French Revolution with David Andress

~ The French Revolution with David Andress

38 min

~ The Habsburgs

~ The Habsburgs

25 min

~ The History of Europe

~ The History of Europe

25 min

~ The History of Iran: Part 2 with Ali Ansari

~ The History of Iran: Part 2 with Ali Ansari

26 min

~ The History of Language

~ The History of Language

23 min

~ The History of the Celebrity with Greg Jenner

~ The History of the Celebrity with Greg Jenner

19 min

~ The History of the Pyrenees with Matthew Carr

~ The History of the Pyrenees with Matthew Carr

26 min

~ The House of Byron

~ The House of Byron

25 min

~ The New York Historical Society

~ The New York Historical Society

26 min

~ The Orphans of the British Empire with Professor Helen Berry

~ The Orphans of the British Empire with Professor Helen Berry

24 min

~ The Peterloo Massacre with Robert Poole

~ The Peterloo Massacre with Robert Poole

29 min

~ The Revenant with Professor Jon T Coleman

~ The Revenant with Professor Jon T Coleman

16 min

~ The Rise of the East India Company with William Dalrymple

~ The Rise of the East India Company with William Dalrymple

42 min

~ The Road to American Politics

~ The Road to American Politics

35 min

~ The Romanovs with Simon Sebag Montefiore

~ The Romanovs with Simon Sebag Montefiore

44 min

~ The Tower of London

~ The Tower of London

36 min

~ The Year Without Summer

~ The Year Without Summer

Episode 14 21 min

~ Tim Minchin on Australia Day and Learning History

~ Tim Minchin on Australia Day and Learning History

43 min

~ Treasures of British History

~ Treasures of British History

41 min

~ Truth and Legend in the Age of Sail

~ Truth and Legend in the Age of Sail

27 min

~ Victory. Nelson. Trafalgar with Andrew Baines

~ Victory. Nelson. Trafalgar with Andrew Baines

41 min

~ Voices of Waterloo

~ Voices of Waterloo

41 min

~ West Africa Before the Europeans

~ West Africa Before the Europeans

26 min

~ Whitechapel Bell Foundry

~ Whitechapel Bell Foundry

31 min

~ Why We Fight with Mike Martin

~ Why We Fight with Mike Martin

34 min

~ Wonders of the World's Museums with Molly Oldfield

~ Wonders of the World's Museums with Molly Oldfield

17 min