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The story of Britain through its art and treasure. In the 17th century the people of Britain learned to question everything, resulting in the Civil War. Show more

Historian Dr Alixe Bovey recreates journeys through Britain during the Middle Ages. She follows the ancient pilgrim trail from the east coast to London. Show more

Jonathan Foyle looks at the palaces, tapestries, music and paintings created in King Henry VIII's name and asks if they compensate for the religious treasures he later destroyed. Show more

Michael Wood's portrait of one village across the whole of English history reaches the 14th century, when a terrible famine is followed by the Black Death. Show more

Richard Taylor discovers how medieval imagery made a surprise return to Victorian places of worship and how WWI brought back the commemoration of the dead. Show more

Art historian Helen Rosslyn, whose husband's ancestor built the Rosslyn Chapel, founded in 1446, is the guide on a journey of discovery around an exquisite building. Show more

Often described as Chabrol's masterpiece, this is the study of a psychopathic personality set in a picturesque Perigord town. A girl is stabbed but investigations lead nowhere. Show more

Historian Dr Alixe Bovey recreates journeys through Britain during the Middle Ages. She follows the ancient pilgrim trail from the east coast to London. Show more

Richard Taylor discovers how medieval imagery made a surprise return to Victorian places of worship and how WWI brought back the commemoration of the dead. Show more

Jonathan Foyle looks at the palaces, tapestries, music and paintings created in King Henry VIII's name and asks if they compensate for the religious treasures he later destroyed. Show more