Janina Ramirez discovers how monasteries shaped all aspects of medieval Britain and created a dazzling array of art, architecture and literature, a story of faith, sacrifice, violence and corruption.

A four-part history of the Inquisition, a 500-year campaign against heretics by the Roman Catholic C...

The Bible is both a religious and historical work, but how much is myth and how much is history?

Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief – known in the United States as A Brief History of Disbelief –...

In this four-part documentary series, leading Hollywood actors undertake a fascinating journey into ...

For the first time, in breathtaking and high-definition cinematography, the truth, goodness, and bea...

Jonathan Meades gives a personal perspective of British history.

Part documentary, part historical drama, this series follows the fortunes of the different members o...

It is said to be one of the oldest books in the world. Has it been altered? If yes why? A remarkable...

Lucy Worsley, chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces, explores how the physical and mental health o...

Bettany Hughes sets out on an epic journey across continents and back in time to trace the hidden an...
A series of about twenty movies about religious matters. (Holy orders, lives of Saints, Marian Shri...

Historian Dan Jones explores the millennium of history behind six of Great Britain's most famous cas...

Series tracing the events of 1940, when Britain faced alone the threat of invasion and defeat by Hit...

Dr Francesca Stavrakopoulou examines how archaeological discoveries are changing the way people inte...

Deadly Journeys of the Apostles explores beyond the Bible, building new biographies of the Apostles ...

Seven Ages of Britain is a BBC television documentary series which is written and presented by David...

Historian Lucy Worsley presents a series marking the 200th anniversary of one of the most explosive ...

Groundbreaking series in which Michael Wood tells the story of one place throughout the whole of Eng...