A History of Britain Season 2

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2x01 The British Wars (1603 - 1649) aired May 08, 2001

The turbulent civil wars of the early seventeenth century would culminate in two events unique to British history; the public execution of a king and the cre... read more

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2x02 Revolutions (1649 - 1689) aired May 15, 2001

In the aftermath of Civil War, Britain was a kingless republic led by Oliver Cromwell. Cromwell ruled with an iron hand; when Parliament dared defy him, he m... read more

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2x03 Britannia Incorporated (1690 - 1750) aired May 22, 2001

In 1690s England, the victors of the Glorious Revolution celebrated the dawn of a new era under a new king - William III. In Scotland, the Jacobites still su... read more

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2x04 The Wrong Empire (1750 - 1800) aired May 29, 2001

How did a people who thought themselves free end up subjugating so much of the world, a nation with such a distrust of armies become the greatest military po... read more

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