In 1799, a church minister aids the escape of French prisoners from Edinburgh Castle.
Helen Castor looks at the lives of Matilda and her daughter-in-law, Eleanor of Aquitaine.
The Portuguese princess, corporate espionage and waging war for tea.
Lucy Worsley investigates the explosive 18th-century break-up between Britain and America.
Join Greg and his guests in medieval England to learn about the tumultuous events of 1066
Political protest escalates into violence. War gives 13 colonies a common cause.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson travels to The Bahamas and Miami in search of her ancestry.
The story of Fridjtof Nansen, the father of polar exploration.
Janina Ramirez explores Turkey's Aegean coast, the land of the legend of Troy.
Poet Simon Armitage follows in the footsteps of one of his personal heroes, Odysseus.
Dan Snow charts how the Mary Rose was discovered, excavated and eventually raised.
Jordan Dunbar explores how the Battle of the Somme affects people and communities today.
Adrienne Murray meets the team using technology to preserve a historic warship in Sweden.
A scandalous murder trial threatens to reveal secrets about Britain鈥檚 first king.
Join Greg and his guests to learn about the medieval cult of saints and their relics.
The inside story as Boris Johnson agonises over whether to support his PM David Cameron.
Paul Rose reveals the story behind the first ever circumnavigation of the world.
Art historian Dr Nina Ramirez reveals the codes and messages hidden in Anglo-Saxon art.
Simon Armitage traces the evolution of the Arthurian legend through medieval literature.
How did Vladimir Putin emerge to become one of the most powerful men on the planet?
Lucinda Lambton visits a wallpaper factory, and Dan Cruickshank admires British chimneys.
Some of the last survivors of the Blitz, children who weren't evacuated, tell their story.
How grieving parents forced the government to ban handguns after the Dunblane shooting.
The shocking tale of Britain鈥檚 nuclear tests, the human cost and allegations of cover-up.
