Tony Robinson's History of Britain - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
The Tudors
Tony begins by looking at life during the reign of Tudor king Henry VIII. Tony talks about the role of executioner Thomas Grimes, and reveals how Richard Roose rose from pot washer to being the cook for the Bishop of Rochester.
Victorians
Tony explores the lives of people from the Victorian era, including a 13-year-old girl who worked 14-hour shifts in a Bryant & 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 & Spencer.
The Georgians
A sailor wants to leave the sea for a Tahitian girl.
Second World War
An east Londoner recalls a World War II bomb shelter.
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