Walking Tudor England
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb wends her way around the country on the trail of history's most fascinating dynasty.
Genre: Documentary, History
S1.E1 ∙ The South Coast
The series begins in Hampshire, visiting Southsea Castle (where King Henry VIII watched as the Mary Rose sank in the Solent), encounters the fortifications of Old Portsmouth and gets a lesson from a Tudor blacksmith.
S1.E2 ∙ East Anglia
Suzannah wanders the rich, rural lands of Tudor East Anglia on the trail of 'Bloody' Queen Mary. She unearths the extraordinary events that led Mary to the throne visiting the castle where she was crowned.
S1.E3 ∙ Heart of England: Midlands
Suzannah walks through the heart of England, from Kenilworth in Warwickshire to Stamford in Lincolnshire to uncover the stories behind Elizabeth I's reign.
S1.E4 ∙ London
Suzannah explores London as she walks along the River Thames between Greenwich and Hampton Court Palace, and she examines the London Bridge.
S1.E5 ∙ The Weald
As Suzannah visits The Weald, a quiet corner of Kent and East Sussex, where she spends time at Penshurst Place and Hever Castle where she discovers details about Henry VIII's life.
S1.E6 ∙ Yorkshire
As Suzannah walks across the hills and dales of Yorkshire, she discovers the story of the Reformation at sites including St Mary's Abbey and Markenfield Hall.
