A compelling and comprehensive series that charts the birth and growth of the Scottish nation. Each of the ten thought-provoking episodes brings a fresh perspective to Scotland's past and challenges many of the perceived notions of Scottish history. With stunning, award-winning c...
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Historians and broadcasters Peter Snow and Ann MacMillan introduce the most powerful men and women in English, and later British, society. Opening with the reign of King Alfred, during which the foundations of the nation were laid, The Kings and Queens of England introduces the m...
'Battle Castles' brings to life a cavalcade of medieval fortifications; experience the clashes that turned empires to dust and transformed mortals into legends.
Follow host Dan Snow as he explores the military engineering behind the mighty medieval fortifications and the sieges they resisted. Through dynamic location footage and immersive visual effects, the masterminds who built these castles and the brave warriors who attempted to brin...
On June 6, 1944, just after midnight, the first paratroopers landed on the Cherbourg Peninsula in Normandy. It marked the beginning of D-Day, the largest and most complex military operation in history. In a two-part series, Dan Snow examines how two years of meticulous planning, ...
Perched atop a tall promontory and surrounded on three sides by the treacherous St. Lawrence River, Quebec City forms an almost impregnable natural fortress. But in 1759, with the Seven Years War raging around the globe, the capital city of New France came under attack. With the ...
After being orphaned by the Boer War, Harry and Davy Mackenzie arrive at their grandfather's home in Nova Scotia. They find and adopt a baby that appears to be abandoned on the beach, causing an uproar in the town.
"The Battle of Waterloo marks an event that changed the fate of Europe irrevocably. Beautifully illustrated, it includes reproductions of contemporary letters and documents, printed on the page, and offers a beautifully written telling of the battle and compelling new treatment o...