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- The early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.
- What really happened during Shakespeare's 'Lost Years'? Hopeless lute-player Bill Shakespeare leaves his home to follow his dream.
- Elizabeth and Darcy, now six years married, are preparing for their annual ball when festivities are brought to an abrupt halt. An adaptation of PD James's homage to Pride and Prejudice.
- In an alternate history, during the time of real life Napoleonic Wars, two men of destiny, the gifted recluse Mr. Norrell and daring spellcasting novice Jonathan Strange, use magic to help England.
- A comprehensive historical survey of the British Isles.
- A 16-year-old tries to play matchmaker for her widowed father during Christmastime.
- Historian Bettany Hughes looks at the struggles between man and the environment on the British Isles since 6000 BCE. In collaboration with some of the country's top archaeologists and historians, here's the unofficial history of Britain.
- Dominating the landscape for centuries, ancient cathedrals and abbeys reflect Britain's turbulent history through their architectural grandeur-stories of its kings and queens and the religious and social changes brought about by the English Reformation, as well as many other tales of intrigue, love, faith and conviction. Secrets of Britain's Great Cathedrals explores cathedrals and abbeys found throughout England and Wales, featuring interviews with historians and experts and breathtaking 4K footage captured by drones filming their legendary facades and soaring interior spaces. Never before has a television series brought together such a great number of ancient cathedrals and abbeys under one unified story line. Season 1: 4×54, Season 2: 4×54 Season 1 Episode 1: The Cornerstones: York Minster and Canterbury Cathedral Episode 2: London: St Paul's Cathedral and Westminster Abbey Episode 3: Salisbury Cathedral and Wells Cathedral Episode 4: Bath Abbey and Gloucester Cathedral Season 2 Episode 5: Durham Cathedral and Lincoln Cathedral Episode 6: Worcester Cathedral and Tewkesbury Abbey Episode 7: Wales: St. David's, Brecon, St. Asaph and Bangor Cathedrals (Tintern Abbey and Strata Florida) Episode 8: Ely Cathedral, Peterborough Cathedral and King's College Cambridge.
- The story of the fire of 1829 at York Minster and subsequent archaeological excavation.
- Documentary series which sees Fred Dibnah touring Britain's great building feats.
- Ellen, an elderly woman and Melanie, a young girl cross paths during a day trip to York. Seeking escape from selfish and stifling companions, they form a wordless friendship. Inspired by the poem 'Warning' by Jenny Joseph.
- On Halloween, a university student decides it's time to move forward with his life and 'take the leap', with the help of a particularly strange voice inside his head.
- Having been crowned at the age of 10, crushed the Peasant's Revolt, feuded with his powerful uncles, been humiliated by his council and deposed by his own cousin, the former King Richard II finds himself imprisoned at Pontefract Castle. Having fallen from the heights of glorious majesty to the bottom of society, he comes to terms with his own humanity in this final speech of Shakespeare's beautiful play. Experience Shakespeare's moving prison speech at the original historic site at Pontefract Castle and gain a more intimate insight into the king's thoughts than a stage performance would allow.
- "Nowhere are the traditions of Christmas kept up with such splendour as in Yorkshire". That's what a visitor to the county wrote in 1812. To find out how true it is today, Mike Harding sets out to explore the many and varied ways Christmas is still celebrated across the three Ridings. En route he enjoys some living Yorkshire traditions with the Village Carollers from the South Pennines, Knaresborough Mummers, Grenoside Sword Dancers, Leyburn Ladies Choir, Hawes Silver Prize Band and East Witton Male Voice Choir. In York he learns how today's Christmas traditions were influenced by the Pagan festivities of the distant past; in Malton, how the town inspired Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol, and in Haworth, how the Brontës spent Christmas, while on the East Coast he discovers that turkeys were first introduced into Britain by a Yorkshireman from Bridlington. Featuring: Jim Eldon, Hawes Silver Prize Band, East Witton Male Voice Choir, Leyburn Ladies Choir, Village Carols from the Black Bull, Ecclesfield, Jeremy Blundell, The Ebor Singers, The Very Reverend Keith Jones, Dean of York, Brian Oxberry and Selina Scott (Charles Dickens Society, Malton), Dr. Juliet Barker, Richard Marriott, James Mackenzie (Pipe and Glass, South Dalton), Knaresborough Mummers, Chas Marshall, Grenoside Sword Dancers, Joe Dunn, Thorpe Hesley Junior School Sword Dance team, Coope, Boyes and Simpson, Georgina Boyes and the children of Westfield Primary School, Cottingham
- 1994– 1hNot Rated7.6 (10)TV EpisodeEdward III wanted loyalty from his knights, which he got through tournaments. He also built a round chamber to meet in, modeled on one's he had seen elsewhere. But why was it built?
- Dr Alixe Bovey journeys north beginning at York, stopping off at the medieval street, 'Shambles', which was used mainly by butchers and traders working with other parts of butchered animals. York became the leading centre of stained glass-making thanks to the techniques used in building York Minster cathedral with its magnificent stained glass windows. The next stop is the Yorkshire Dales, and a visit to the once wealthy Fountains Abbey, the biggest and best preserved in the county, and then on to Durham Cathedral, a difficult if not near impossible journey in medieval times. The lands north of Durham were unknown terrain, and also a hotly contested border between Scotland and England, the border changing hands several times over the years along with nearby Norham castle, and the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
- Built on the orders of William the Conquerer, York Castle has housed a regional seat of government, a royal mint and an infamous jail. It was the scene of the worst Jewish pogrom in British history and the martyrdom of Margaret Clitherow.
- 201844m6.7 (10)TV EpisodeOver the past 800 years York Minster has been the backdrop to some of the most dramatic events in British history. It houses more than half of all the world's medieval glass and had a succession of outspoken Archbishops.