The Gunpowder Plot
Lucy consults experts who help contribute to the uncovering of this extraordinary moment in history.
Episodes
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The Gunpowder Plot
S2 E3 - 54m 55s
Lucy consults experts who help contribute to the uncovering of this extraordinary moment in history.
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William the Conqueror
S2 E2 - 54m 55s
Lucy investigates how William the Conqueror won not just the Battle of Hastings but the battle for England.
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Jack the Ripper
S2 E1 - 54m 50s
Many think of true crime as a modern obsession, but Lucy investigates the phenomenon through the world’s most infamous serial killer, Jack the Ripper.
Extras + Features
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Bloody Mary: The first woman to be crowned Queen
S2 E4 - 2m 55s
Mary had a very difficult line to tread as the first queen; she had to blur the genders, but what she did set the pattern for all the queens to follow. Lucy investigates if the real Queen Mary has been lost to history. She is now reduced to a mere two words "Bloody Mary," but was she the victim of a smear campaign because she was the first women in a man's world?
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Bloody Mary: Her earliest portrait
S2 E4 - 4m 5s
Was England's first ruling queen a pioneer or a tyrant? Lucy investigates whether Mary I was really as "bloody" as history suggests or was she the victim of a smear campaign for being the first women in a man's world?
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The Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes' Radicalization
S2 E3 - 3m 22s
What pushed Guy Fawkes over the edge? What turned him from a radical who wanted change to an extremist willing to kill? Foreign correspondent Jason Burke has the answers.
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The Gunpowder Plot: The Mural on the Tube
S2 E3 - 3m 1s
On the 5th November 1605, a terrorist cell of desperate men tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament, but what drove these men to the extreme and why is their mural on the London tube?
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Episode 3 Preview
S2 E3 - 30s
Lucy consults experts who help contribute to the uncovering of this extraordinary moment in history.
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Episode 2 Preview
S2 E2 - 30s
Lucy investigates how William the Conqueror won not just the Battle of Hastings but the battle for England.
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Coming Face to Face with William the Conqueror
S2 E2 - 3m 35s
What is it like to come face to face with William the Conqueror? Lucy Worsley examines three rare coins from the 1060s, which locals buried in the ground in fear as William's Army surged North to pacify York.
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William the Conqueror: The Bayeux Tapestry
S2 E2 - 3m 12s
There's one historical artefact that tells us exactly why William the Conqueror thought he should be King of England. It's over 230 feet long and over 900 years old. Its the Bayeux Tapestry.
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Jack the Ripper: Read all about it!
S2 E1 - 3m 6s
In the Summer of 1888, the world was gripped by one case, a serial killer was on the loose in East London. The newspapers couldn't get enough of the story and began to create a template for how we cover true crime, which is still familiar today.
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Jack the Ripper: A letter from the killer?
S2 E1 - 4m 14s
Lucy examines the infamous "Dear Boss" letter, which is supposedly from the pen of the serial killer. With criminologist Dr. Martin Glynn, Lucy questions the letter's authenticity and the role it played in creating the first serial killer persona. The name Ripper is now synonymous with serial killers around the world, but many believe it is a hoax.
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Series Preview
S2 - 30s
In this series, Lucy Worsley re-investigates some of the most dramatic and brutal chapters in British history. She uncovers forgotten witnesses, re-examines old evidence and follows new clues, to bring a fresh and modern perspective to some of the most enduring historical mysteries. This season, she explores Jack the Ripper, the Gunpowder Plot, William the Conqueror and Bloody Mary.
Schedule
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
The Gunpowder Plot
Wednesday
Jan 22
1 Hour
The motives behind the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, and what might have happened if it succeeded. -
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
The Gunpowder Plot
Wednesday
Jan 22
1 Hour
The motives behind the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, and what might have happened if it succeeded. -
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
The Witch Hunts
Wednesday
Jan 22
1 Hour
Lucy Worsley investigates how the trial of one "witch" sparked Britain's witch-hunt craze; the investigation begins in North Berwick, a seaside town not far from Edinburgh, where the witch hunting craze began. -
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
The Witch Hunts
Wednesday
Jan 22
1 Hour
Lucy Worsley investigates how the trial of one "witch" sparked Britain's witch-hunt craze; the investigation begins in North Berwick, a seaside town not far from Edinburgh, where the witch hunting craze began. -
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
The Gunpowder Plot
Wednesday
Jan 22
1 Hour
The motives behind the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, and what might have happened if it succeeded. -
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
The Gunpowder Plot
Wednesday
Jan 22
1 Hour
The motives behind the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, and what might have happened if it succeeded. -
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
William the Conqueror
Thursday
Jan 23
1 Hour
How William the Conqueror's brutal invasion of England changed the country forever. -
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
William the Conqueror
Thursday
Jan 23
1 Hour
How William the Conqueror's brutal invasion of England changed the country forever. -
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
The Gunpowder Plot
Friday
Jan 24
1 Hour
The motives behind the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, and what might have happened if it succeeded. -
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
The Gunpowder Plot
Saturday
Jan 25
1 Hour
The motives behind the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, and what might have happened if it succeeded. -
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
Jack the Ripper
Saturday
Jan 25
1 Hour
Exploring how the coverage of the unsolved 19th century case of Jack the Ripper created a template for the modern-day true crime obsession. -
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
The Gunpowder Plot
Saturday
Jan 25
1 Hour
The motives behind the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, and what might have happened if it succeeded. -
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
The Gunpowder Plot
Saturday
Jan 25
1 Hour
The motives behind the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, and what might have happened if it succeeded. -
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
The Gunpowder Plot
Sunday
Jan 26
1 Hour
The motives behind the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, and what might have happened if it succeeded. -
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
The Gunpowder Plot
Sunday
Jan 26
1 Hour
The motives behind the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, and what might have happened if it succeeded. -
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
The Gunpowder Plot
Sunday
Jan 26
1 Hour
The motives behind the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, and what might have happened if it succeeded. -
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
William the Conqueror
Sunday
Jan 26
1 Hour
How William the Conqueror's brutal invasion of England changed the country forever. -
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
The Gunpowder Plot
Sunday
Jan 26
1 Hour
The motives behind the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, and what might have happened if it succeeded. -
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
The Gunpowder Plot
Thursday
Jan 30
1 Hour
The motives behind the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, and what might have happened if it succeeded. -
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
The Gunpowder Plot
Thursday
Jan 30
1 Hour
The motives behind the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, and what might have happened if it succeeded.
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