Walking Tudor England
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb wends her way around the country on the trail of history's most fascinating dynasty.
- 2021-2021
- 1 season
- Documentary
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb wends her way around the country on the trail of history's most fascinating dynasty.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2021
Episode 1
The South Coast
45 mins
The series begins in Hampshire, visiting Southsea Castle (where King Henry VIII watched as the Mary Rose sank in the Solent), encounters the fortifications of Old Portsmouth and gets a lesson from a Tudor blacksmith.
Episode 2
East Anglia
45 mins
Suzannah wanders the rich, rural lands of Tudor East Anglia on the trail of 'Bloody' Queen Mary. She unearths the extraordinary events that led Mary to the throne visiting the castle where she was crowned.
Episode 3
Heart of England: Midlands
45 mins
Suzanna Lipscome travels through the heart of England from Kenilworth in Warwickshire to Stamford in Lincolnshireto uncover stories behind Elizabeth 1st reign, from dealing with the troublesome Mary Queen of Scots to the 40 year loyalty of her chief statesman William Cecil.
Episode 4
London
46 mins
Suzannah explores London as she walks along the River Thames between Greenwich and Hampton Court Palace, and she examines the London Bridge.
Episode 5
The Weald
45 mins
As Suzannah visits The Weald, a quiet corner of Kent and East Sussex, where she spends time at Penshurst Place and Hever Castle where she discovers details about Henry VIII's life.
Episode 6
Yorkshire
45 mins
As Suzannah walks across the hills and dales of Yorkshire, she discovers the story of the Reformation at sites including St Mary's Abbey and Markenfield Hall.
