Seven Ages of Britain - Season 1
Season 1
Network
Episodes7
DatesNov 15, 2003 - Dec 27, 2003
Episodes
Season 1Episode 160 min
The First Age 6000 BC – 1000 BC
Bettany Hughes provides an insight into how British inhabitants evolved over 8,000 years, beginning with the story of man's battle with the environment in 6,000 BC, when global warming transformed Britain into an island covered by dense, impenetrable forest
Nov 15, 2003
Season 1Episode 260 min
The Second Age 1000 BC – 43 AD
Bettany Hughes explores the period from 1500 BC to 43 AD, comprising the Bronze and Iron Ages, which saw Britain engulfed by widespread flooding and the hunter-gatherers forced to abandon their homes and learn new skills. Tribes came into existence and people gave themselves names, picked rulers, used simple coinage, and became traders with their continental neighbours.
Nov 22, 2003
Season 1Episode 360 min
The Third Age 43 AD – 410 AD
Historian Bettany Hughes explores the third age of Britain, from 43 to 410 AD, when the Romans arrived and took control of the island, consolidating their burgeoning empire's position as a great world power. The programme reveals how the country became vulnerable to invaders when the rulers ran out of money
Nov 29, 2003
Season 1Episode 460 min
The Fourth Age 410 AD – 1066 AD
Bettany Hughes considers the fourth age, between 410 and 1066 AD, a period of change that led to the disintegration of Britannia following the gradual collapse of the Roman Empire and an invasion by Scandinavians and northern Europeans, hungry for power and land. Out of the upheaval and chaos came the gradual development of a wealthy, independent England, which many would recognise today in areas of language, law, religion and economy.
Dec 6, 2003
Season 1Episode 560 min
The Fifth Age 1066 AD – 1350 AD
Bettany Hughes considers the fifth age of Britain, from 1066 to 1350, charting the period between two shattering historical events - the invasion of William the Conqueror and the Black Death. She looks for evidence of the effects of the Norman conquest, from the castles that sprang up to the soaring cathedral vaults that marked the peak of medieval exuberance.
Dec 13, 2003
Season 1Episode 660 min
The Sixth Age 1350 AD – 1530 AD
Bettany Hughes considers the sixth age of Britain, from 1350 to 1530AD, a period which saw Henry VIII provide land for the country's peasantry and begin the dissolution of the monasteries. The programme reveals how the power of the old nobility was weakened as new aspirational groups emerged - capital farmers in the countryside and merchant adventurers in the cities.
Dec 20, 2003
Season 1Episode 760 min
The Seventh Age 1530 AD – 1700 AD
Dec 27, 2003
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