British History Movies

England, 11th century. William the Conqueror (ca. 1027-1087) wins the Battle of Hastings (1066), changing the shape of medieval Europe and the course...

In this special follow-up programme, the only television team with access to the dig and the scientific tests on the skeleton uses unseen footage and...

Writer Broadcaster and Newsnight arts correspondent Stephen Smith finds out what it took to get ahead at the court of Richard II.

Documentary to mark the WI's centenary. Lucy Worsley goes beyond the stereotypes of jam and Jerusalem to reveal the surprisingly radical side of this...

Equal parts documentary, essay, and narrative,"Captain Elliot's Circle" is mostly a poetic interaction with an obscure corner of Chinese and British...

No man is an island, but Charley represents his nation in this economical cartoon tale of Britain’s economics.

David Olusoga opens secret government files to show how the Windrush scandal and the ‘hostile environment’ for black British immigrants...

The painful story of Ireland and the Irish people, who struggled for centuries to free themselves from the tyrannical clutches of the British Empire;...

Inspired by the original micropub craze in Kent, three entrepreneurial Londoners decide to open their very own micropub and revitalise their high...

When young John Wesley is miraculously saved from his family’s burning home, his mother is certain that God has a great purpose for the boy's...

Michael Wood explores village life in 14th century England, a time of plague, war and famine. Through the use of a remarkably complete set of...

Between January 1st and 31 December 2017, 768 people died as a result of murder or manslaughter in Britain - approximately 14 people a week. This...

Professor Saul David examines Prince Albert's role in shaping British culture, governmental policy and international relations in Victorian Britain.

Chief curator of historic royal palaces Lucy Worsley provides an exclusive tour of London’s most extraordinary palaces: the Tower of London,...

What happens when man's reason is used as a weapon to slice through the accumulated detritus of ignorant and benighted ages and into the glorious new...

Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal and stately monarch. He believes he is the rightful ruler of England, ordained by God, yet...

Considers how Anglo-Saxon England was built by many different peoples and cultures. Re-enacts important historical events. Shows authentic landmarks...

Long treated with indifference by critics and historians, British silent cinema has only recently undergone the reevaluation it has long deserved,...

The story of the North Sea herring fleets from Yarmouth and Lowestoft to Shetland.