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The British (2012) War and Peace
Episode 7This episode covers World War I, women's suffrage, the discovery of penicillin, defending London during the Battle of Britain, post-war democratic reforms, and Queen Elizabeth's coronation. -
The British (2012) Superpower
Episode 5This episode covers Captain Cook's Australia discovery, technological innovation and social unrest during the Industrial Revolution, and the Crimean War. -
The British (2012) Dirty Money
Episode 4This episode deals with the Great Fire of London, South Sea Bubble, British slave and prostitution trades, Irish colonial resistance, Somersett Case and the Battle of Trafalgar. -
The British (2012) Revolution
Episode 3This episode covers Henry VIII's appropriation of the Catholic Church, empire expansion from New World wealth, the printing press, Shakespeare, the Puritan Movement, and the English Civil War. -
The British (2012) People Power
Episode 2This covers the Norman Conquest, feudal system, Crusades, Black Plague, Peasant's Revolt, and the Battle of Agincourt.