Historians Dan Jones and Dr Suzannah Lipscomb and engineer Rob Bell explore how London faced daring invasions, catastrophic fires and deadly plague. Also, how it grew from a small Roman trading post, to the capital of the British Empire, and ultimately to the thriving mega-city we know today.
两位有军方背景的主持人,探寻圣殿骑士团在1307年被团灭后,是否存在隐秘的历史遗迹,他们走访欧洲和中东各地,发现在耶路撒冷和阿克拉城堡地下,存在大量圣殿骑士团的隧道和仓库。最终他们一路向西,追踪到了葡萄牙,产生了更为惊人的假说......
[BBC] 真正的权力的游戏:百年战争 / The.Real.War.Of.Thrones.The.True.History.of.Europe,共4集。乔治·R·R·马丁老爷子坦言《冰与火之歌》的创作灵感来自欧洲历史,本片讲述英格兰和法兰西王国之间的百年战争。
Secrets of the National Trust (6 x 60′) – Alan Titchmarsh and co-presenters go behind the scenes of National Trust properties to see how the old buildings and their grounds are maintained and restored.
The Six Queens of Henry VIII is the story of the Tudor King, rich in emotional and psychological drama, brought vividly to life through lavishly realised dramatic reconstruction and the duelling perspectives of two of Channel 5’s most vibrant historians. Suzannah Lipscomb and Dan Jones will lead us through the web of intrigue, scandal, romance, lust, betrayal and tragedy that c...
Out of the chaos, darkness and violence of the Middle Ages, one family rose to seize control of England. Generation after generation they ruled the country for more than three hundred years, ruthlessly crushing all competition to become the greatest English dynasty of all time. They were The Plantagenets. Presented by award-winning journalist and acclaimed historian Dan Jones, ...
Dan Snow takes on one of the most famous dates in British history when, 950 years ago, William of Normandy, soon to be Conquerer, defeated Harold, King of England, at the Battle of Hastings. But 1066 is more than just one battle on one day. It is the dramatic story of a single year when the ancient world of the Anglo-Saxons is swept aside and the dominance of the Vikings is bro...