Harry, England and Saint George! The Battle of Agincourt 600 Years On
By Will Barber Taylor We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so […]
Category Archives: Historical Articles
The Stuarts: Political Propaganda or Lack of Focus?
By Will Barber – Taylor Recently BBC Two aired a documentary series entitled The Stuarts. First airing on BBC Two Scotland back in January and February, the series […]
The Music That Made Britain – Patriotism, Pleasure And Perfection In The 18th century Episode One Broadcast Date
Britain in the 18th century was an age of extremes: an era of elegance, roaring trade and enlightened idealism. At the same time it also suffered from depravity and […]
Eighteenth Century Britain: Majesty, Music And Mischief, a new season across BBC Two, BBC Four and Radio 3
The BBC has unveiled full details of Eighteenth Century Britain: Majesty, Music and Mischief, a major new season exploring the extraordinary transformation that took place across the arts throughout the […]
Landmark archive added to BBC’s World War One programming
The BBC announced today that it will be showing two of the most important series ever made about World War One – The Great War, whose 26 episodes were […]
500 Years On: The Battle of Flodden
500 years ago today was the last time a King of any part of Britain died in Battle. The King in question was not Richard the Third of England but […]
New History Series For BBC 2 Announced
From the Ancient Egyptians to Cold War Britain, BBC Two Controller Janice Hadlow today announces a range of new history programming. Janice Hadlow says: “It’s an exciting time for history […]
