The Witch Hunts
What started Britain's century of bloody witch hunts? Lucy Worsley uncovers the story of one supposed witch, whose case lit the fuse for the state-sanctioned killing of thousands.
Episodes
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The Witch Hunts
S1 E4 - 53m 44s
What started Britain's century of bloody witch hunts? Lucy Worsley uncovers the story of one supposed witch, whose case lit the fuse for the state-sanctioned killing of thousands.
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The Black Death
S1 E3 - 53m 18s
How did the Black Death change Britain? Lucy Worsley examines the latest science and explores how the vast death toll affected religious beliefs, class structure, work and women.
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Madness of King George
S1 E2 - 53m 43s
How did George III’s mental illness change Britain? Lucy Worsley uncovers Royal papers and explores how the assassination attempt on his life by a mentally ill subject changed psychiatry forever.
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Princes in the Tower
S1 E1 - 53m 27s
What really happened to the Princes in the Tower? Lucy Worsley uncovers the story of the two boys whose disappearance in 1483 has led to centuries of mystery and speculation.
Extras + Features
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The Imprisonment of Agnes
S1 E4 - 4m 1s
Agnes is brought to Edinburgh, imprisoned and interrogated at the Palace of Holyroodhouse where King James lived. Agnes meets the king, and Newes from Scotland gives the account that she stood up to the king and denied being a witch.
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Episode 4 Preview
S1 E4 - 30s
What started Britain's century of bloody witch hunts? Lucy Worsley uncovers the story of one supposed witch, whose case lit the fuse for the state-sanctioned killing of thousands.
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The National Museum of Scotland
S1 E4 - 3m 47s
Lucy visits the National Museum of Scotland storeroom which houses amulets and charms. Amulets were common and a mix of religious belief coexisting with the supernatural. Lucy is shown a seedpod known as "Mary's nut" which was an amulet used in childbirth as protection.
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Lucy Visits the Suffolk Archives
S1 E3 - 4m 17s
Lucy visits Suffolk Archives to look at the Court Rolls for Walsham le Willows, which shows a spike in death taxes being paid due to deaths from the black death. The Rolls are a microstudy for all of Britain during the black death pandemic.
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How the Black Death Spread
S1 E3 - 2m 43s
Lucy visits a pub in Walsham and draws a map of English ports to show how the black death spread from Europe. She reads from a book which details how the black death traveled from Genovese ships to Marseille and Avignon where half the people have died. France is only 24 hours away from Walsham le Willows.
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Episode 3 Preview
S1 E3 - 30s
How did the Black Death change Britain? Lucy Worsley examines the latest science and explores how the vast death toll affected religious beliefs, class structure, work and women.
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Robert Greville's Diary Reveals Secrets About King George
S1 E2 - 3m 14s
The Royal Archivist brings out a diary at Windsor Castle for Lucy to read. It is the diary of Robert Grevell, the king's equerry. Lucy learns about George's ill health and how on one occasion he talked constantly for 19 hours. A statement is sent to Mr. Pitt the prime minister to say that the king is "entirely" deranged.
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King George III Grants New Rights to Catholics
S1 E2 - 2m 47s
Lucy discusses accounts in the newspaper of riots that were caused by King George III's new rights for Catholics. Lucy notes how revolutions were happening all over the world during this time, and that assassination attempts were being made against leaders. King George III may have felt that he was losing the Empire as a result of revolution in America.
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Episode 2 Preview | Madness of King George
S1 E2 - 30s
How did George III’s mental illness change Britain? Lucy Worsley uncovers Royal papers and explores how the assassination attempt on his life by a mentally ill subject changed psychiatry forever.
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King George III Attempts to Rebrand as an Accessible King
S1 E2 - 2m 12s
King George III is under pressure to make the monarchy work in this new era. He styles himself as a new kind of accessible king who would listen to the public, and he made it possible for people to petition the king to have their issues heard. Lucy tells of an event where the king was attacked by a petitioner - a woman who was waiting for him with knife concealed in a petition.
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Thomas Moore's Account of the Murder
S1 E1 - 3m 24s
Lucy wants to interrogate the sources she has to get to the bottom of the mystery. Thomas Moore's account of the murder is so specific that she wonders where he received his information from. She visits Buckfast Abbey where there has been new research into Thomas Moore's text.
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Episode 1 Preview | Princes in the Tower
S1 E1 - 30s
What really happened to the Princes in the Tower? Lucy Worsley uncovers the story of the two boys whose disappearance in 1483 has led to centuries of mystery and speculation.
Schedule
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
Princes in the Tower
Thursday
Nov 28
1 Hour
Lucy Worsley investigates what really happened to the two princes who disappeared in 1483. -
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
Madness of King George
Friday
Nov 29
1 Hour
A close look at the life of George III, including the effect of his mental illness on Britain and how the assassination attempt on his life changed psychiatry. -
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
The Black Death
Saturday
Nov 30
1 Hour
How the Black Death changed Britain and how the huge death toll affected religious beliefs, class structure, work and women. -
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
Madness of King George
Sunday
Dec 1
1 Hour
A close look at the life of George III, including the effect of his mental illness on Britain and how the assassination attempt on his life changed psychiatry. -
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
The Black Death
Sunday
Dec 1
1 Hour
How the Black Death changed Britain and how the huge death toll affected religious beliefs, class structure, work and women. -
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
The Witch Hunts
Sunday
Dec 1
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
Princes in the Tower
Sunday
Dec 1
1 Hour
Lucy Worsley investigates what really happened to the two princes who disappeared in 1483. -
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
Madness of King George
Sunday
Dec 1
1 Hour
A close look at the life of George III, including the effect of his mental illness on Britain and how the assassination attempt on his life changed psychiatry. -
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
Madness of King George
Sunday
Dec 1
57 Minutes
A close look at the life of George III, including the effect of his mental illness on Britain and how the assassination attempt on his life changed psychiatry. -
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
Princes in the Tower
Monday
Dec 2
1 Hour
Lucy Worsley investigates what really happened to the two princes who disappeared in 1483. -
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Lucy Worsley Investigates
Madness of King George
Monday
Dec 2
1 Hour
A close look at the life of George III, including the effect of his mental illness on Britain and how the assassination attempt on his life changed psychiatry.
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