Britain's Lost Battlefields, Class War In Tudor England
Season 1, Episode 6
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With the help of historians, battle experts and re-enactors, Rob reveals the tactics and events leading up to Robert the Bruce's famous victory against the English forces, despite being outnumbered two to one, on 24th June 1314.
The Battle Of HastingsThe Battle of Hastings on 14th October 1066 was immortalised in the Bayeux Tapestry, which appears to show King Harold dying with an arrow through his eye. Rob learns that the story may not be as simple as that.
Boudicca's Rebellion Aka The Battle Of Watling StreetRob Bell investigates the events leading up to the Iceni queen Boudicca's uprising against the Roman invaders in the year 60-61 AD.
The Battle Of BosworthRob Bell visits Bosworth Field, the site of the decisive battle in 1485 that ended the Wars of the Roses and ushered in the Tudor dynasty.
The Battle of NasebyRob Bell visits the site of the battle in 1645 that resulted in Charles I's surrender and paved the way for rule by parliamentary democracy.
Class War In Tudor EnglandRob Bell visits the village of Wymondham in Norfolk, where in 1549, a dispute over landownership and sheep grazing sparked a violent rebellion by peasants against authority.
- About this episode
- Rob Bell visits the village of Wymondham in Norfolk, where in 1549, a dispute over landownership and sheep grazing sparked a violent rebellion by peasants against authority.
- CrewJeremy Gordan Hall (Director)
- GenreFeatures
- Seasons1
- ChannelSky History