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Tony Robinson's History of Britain Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2020 - 2020
Episode 1
Tudors
45 mins
How a knacker became an executioner, and how clothes were made. Finding Henry's sunken ship the Mary Rose. Showing us how food was prepared in Tudor England. A look at cumbersome armour.
Episode 2
Victorians
45 mins
Tony explores the lives of people from the Victorian era, including a 13-year-old girl who worked 14-hour shifts in a Bryant and May factory in London's East End, a woman who worked down a mine at Knowles Pitt near Bolton and a navvy who blasted tons of rock from the Highlands to help construct an ambitious water channel. Tony also hears the story of one of the first employees of Marks and Spencer.
Episode 3
Georgians
45 mins
Quirky real-life tales include a sailor's attempt to leave behind his scurvy existence for a Tahitian girl, and a gin entrepreneur who fell foul of the law. Plus, a hungry poacher has a cunning plan.
Episode 4
Second World War
45 mins
Babs's family were lucky to get out alive when Bethnal Green station was hit during the Blitz. Office boy James was called up to serve in France. Grocer's daughter Eileen worked with Princess Elizabeth in the ATS. Maisie's father was punished for his resistance in Guernsey. Joy married an American GI.
