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Timelines Tv: History of Britain: Changing Lives: Medieval Manor
Explore the lives of serfs and peasants in the century that followed the Norman Conquest, from 1066-1300. [7:21]
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Timelines Tv: History of Britain: Changing Lives: Medieval Minds
Engaging chronology of the History of Britain during the Medieval period 1100-1300 in which students explore the beliefs, hopes and fears of medieval peasants. [5:54]
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Timelines Tv: History of Britain: Changing Lives: Medieval Towns
An engaging exploration of town life in Medieval England looks at how life in towns differed from life in the countryside around 1200-1350. [5:20]
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Timelines Tv: History of Britain: Changing Lives: Yeoman England
Looks at a Suffolk village to understand why England became so prosperous in the decades following the Black Death, 1350-1500. [6:02]
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Timelines Tv: History of Britain: Changing Lives: Pendle Witches
Examines the witch hunts of the early 17th century and what they tell us about changes in village life in the early modern period. [6:47]
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Timelines Tv: History of Britain: Changing Lives: Factories and Machines
Explores the factory system, introduced in the late 18th century during the Industrial Revolution, and its impact on workers' lives. [7:09]
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Timelines Tv: History of Britain: Changing Lives: Urban Slums
An engaging video telling the story of Manchester and early urban industrial cities that turned into slums in 1800s England. [6:55]
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Timelines Tv: History of Britain: Changing Lives: Cities Transformed
Looks at cities of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain and the ways in which they were transformed from dirty slums to a sanitized emblem of civic pride during the 19th century. [8:17]
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Timelines Tv: History of Britain: Changing Lives: A Golden Age?
Tells the story of the Edwardian Blackpool, a summer holiday spot which epitomized the changes in technology and economy in late 19th century Britain. [7:11]
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Timelines Tv: History of Britain: Changing Lives: The Death of Industry: 1984
Explores the crisis facing British society in an era of industrial decline. [7:10]
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Timelines Tv: History of Britain: Rulers & Ruled: Church & Crown: 1170
An engaging video revealing the story of Thomas Becket and the uneasy balance of power between Church and State in medieval England. [3:53]
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Timeline Tv: History of Britain: Rulers & Ruled: First Parliaments: 1280
Explains the first roles that commoners played in the political process in the House of Commons around 1280. [5:30]
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Timelines Tv: History of Britain: Rulers & Ruled: Peasants Revolt: 1381
Video teaching about the powerlessness of the peasants in medieval political life in England and their angry revolt against unjust taxes in 1381. [8:44]
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Timelines Tv: History of Britain: Rulers & Ruled: The Pastons: 1470
Tells the story of one Norfolk family, the Pastons, who in the 15th century rose from life as peasants to one of power and wealth within three generations, revealing a shift in the balance of power. [3:45]
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Timelines Tv: History of Britain: Rulers & Ruled: Henry Viii & Church
Depicts the history of the English Reformation and Henry VIII's dramatic break from the church in Rome. [4:19]
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Timelines Tv: History of Britain: Rulers & Ruled: Civil War
Teaches about the civil war in England in the 1640s, the death of Charles I, and the crisis that engulfed England and Scotland in the mid-17th century. [7:06]
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Timelines Tv: History of Britain: Rulers & Ruled: Oliver Cromwell: 1658
Tells the story of Oliver Cromwell and the failure of Britain's brief experiment in republican government. [8:01]
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History of Britain: Rulers & Ruled: Peterloo Massacre: 1819
Provides a comprehensive exploration of the Peterloo Massacre in Manchester, England in 1819, why it happened, and why it was such a pivotal moment in history. [6:30]
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Timelines Tv: History of Britain: Rulers & Ruled: The Chartists: 1842
Tells the story of the Chartists in 1842 and explains why there was no revolution in Britain in the early days of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century. [9:36]
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Timelines Tv: History of Britain: Rulers & Ruled: Dawn of Democracy
Discusses how and why working men won the vote in 1867 during the mid-Victorian period in England. [9:03]
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History of Britain: Rulers & Ruled: Rise of Labour: 1893
Explores the origins of the Labour Party in industrial England, as told through the story of Keir Hardie, Britain's first working class Member of Parliament. [8:03]
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Timelines Tv: History of Britain: Rulers and Ruled: Votes for Women
Looks at the role of women in early 20th century British political society and the fight of the suffragettes to win the right to vote. [8:29]
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Timelines Tv: History of Britain: Nations & Empire: Conquest of Wales: 1282
Andrew Chater takes us on an adventure to the British isle of Wales to teach us about the conquest by Edward I in 1282 and the beginning of an empire. [5:18]
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Timelines Tv: History of Britain: Nations & Empire: East India Company
Andrew Chater explores the beginnings of a two hundred year relationship between Great Britain and India, describing how and why it began. [5:14]