Season 1 (2003)

The First Age 6000 BC - 2000 BC
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November 15, 2003

Bettany Hughes provides an insight into how British inhabitants evolved over 8,000 years, beginning with the story of man's battle...Read more

The Second Age 1500 BC - 43 AD
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November 22, 2003

Bettany Hughes explores the period from 1500 BC to 43 AD, comprising the Bronze and Iron Ages, which saw Britain engulfed by wides...Read more

The Third Age 43 - 410 AD
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November 29, 2003

Historian Bettany Hughes explores the third age of Britain, from 43 to 410 AD, when the Romans arrived and took control of the isl...Read more

The Fourth Age 410 - 1066 AD
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December 6, 2003

Bettany Hughes considers the fourth age, between 410 and 1066 AD, a period of change that led to the disintegration of Britannia f...Read more

The Fifth Age 1066 - 1350 AD
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December 13, 2003

Bettany Hughes considers the fifth age of Britain, from 1066 to 1350, charting the period between two shattering historical events...Read more

The Sixth Age 1350 - 1530 AD
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December 20, 2003

Bettany Hughes considers the sixth age of Britain, from 1350 to 1530AD, a period which saw Henry VIII provide land for the country...Read more

The Seventh Age 1530 - 1700 AD
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December 20, 2003

Bettany Hughes provides an insight into the seventh age of Britain between 1530 and 1700, from the Elizabethan era to the eve of t...Read more