Season 3
7 episodes · Nov 7, 2020
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S3E1Medieval Lincoln
Nov 7, 202045mAlice is in Lincoln, getting to grips with life in medieval England. She visits the magnificent cathedral that was once the tallest building in the world and re-lives the battle at Lincoln Castle.
S3E2Restoration London
Nov 14, 202045mAlice is in London, as she attempts to make sense of the world-changing events during the short but eventful Restoration period. She learns the violent and vengeful truth behind Charles II's carefully crafted public image.
S3E3Naval Portsmouth
Nov 21, 202045mAlice explores Nelson's dark side, the heat of the battle at Trafalgar, the role of the Navy in the British Empire, and the lives of Portsmouth's sex workers.
S3E4Elizabethan Plymouth
Nov 28, 202045mAlice Roberts visits Elizabethan Plymouth, exploring the story of England's `Golden Age', from Sir Francis Drake to the Spanish Armada, piracy, theft, and the slave trade.
S3E5Glasgow's Age of Steam
Dec 5, 202045mAlice Roberts explores Glasgow's age of steam, from lethal diseases and industrial injury to genteel tea rooms, football at Celtic Park, and the beautiful Loch Katrine.
S3E6Georgian Edinburgh
Dec 12, 202045mAlice Roberts explores Georgian Edinburgh's finest architecture, the origins of `Auld Reekie', the roots of modern Scottishness, and some dark imperial controversies.
S3E7Industrial Revolution Manchester
Dec 19, 202045mProfessor Alice Roberts explores Manchester's history of protest and revolution during the Industrial Revolution, from Marx to the Suffragettes and the Peterloo massacre.