Buildings That Shaped Britain

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  • Premiered: Jun 2006
  • Episodes: 8
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  • Ended
  • Channel 5
  • Friday at 20
  • Documentary History

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Season 1
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Conquest
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Air date
Jun 02, 2006
In ‘Conquest’, we reveal how the Britain we see today has been shaped by successive waves of invaders and settlers. We look at the Norman conquest of England, which was initiated by .. show full overview
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Skyscrapers of the Middle Ages
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Jun 09, 2006
In ‘Skyscrapers of the Middle Ages’, we journey to the period in between the Norman landing and the beginning of the Tudor era, exploring the architecture of spirituality and learning. .. show full overview
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Castles and Monasteries
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Jun 16, 2006
In ‘Middle Age Corporations’, we look at the castles and monasteries which kept the country going during the wars of the later Middle Ages, revealing how they shaped the landscape we .. show full overview
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The Country House
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Jun 23, 2006
Historian presenter Simon Thurley turns his attention to the English country house that represented the very heart of Britain's political, economic and cultural life in the 16th to 18th .. show full overview
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Birth of the Metropolis
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Jun 30, 2006
Episode five of this fascinating series looks at how cities grew and how houses, streets and town squares developed to enhance advantageous alliances. Presenter Simon Thurley explains .. show full overview
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Countryside Revolution
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Jul 07, 2006
In ‘Countryside Revolution’, we chart the invention of the romantic image of the countryside, examining the rural idyll of small enclosed fields, sturdy farmhouses, gentrified vicarages .. show full overview
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Revolution
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Jul 14, 2006
The industrial revolution not only changed the face of Britain, it changed the world. For the first time, buildings were constructed just for 'work' and vast cities and slums were .. show full overview
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The Modern Age
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Jul 21, 2006
Historian Simon Thurley concludes this fascinating series with a look at 20th century architecture. The horrors of World War I stimulated a design revolution that turned its back on .. show full overview

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