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Tony Robinson's History of Britain: Season 1

4 episodes Premiered Jan 4, 2020 Updated Oct 14, 2026

Season 1 Episodes

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S1·E1 Mytharc

The Tudors

Jan 4, 2020 · 44 min

1485 to 1603 We find out how clothes were made and food prepared, a look at life during the reign of Tudor king Henry VIII.

S1·E2 Core

Victorians

Jan 11, 2020 · 44 min

1837 to 1901 We meet a 13 year old girl that worked in a factory making matches and follow the journey of a woman that worked down the mines.

S1·E3 Core

The Georgians

Jan 18, 2020 · 44 min

1714 to 1837 We follow the tail of a sailor attempting to leave behind his scurvy existence for a Tahitian girl and a gin entrepreneur who fell foul of the law.

S1·E4 Mytharc

Second World War

Jan 25, 2020 · 44 min

1939 to 1945 We explore Bethnal Green's ordeal during the blitz and find out why Maisie's father was punished for his resistance in Guernsey.