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The Glories of Queen Elizabeth I is looked at in this episode.

The Great and Glorious Age of Elizabeth

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The Glories of Queen Elizabeth I (Ah! The glories of the Queen); all this is looked at in this episode, plus the wooing of the Virgin Queen. Also, Professor Weaver explains the Spanish Armada.

The Complete and Utter History of Britain

Michael Palin & Terry Jones' comedy classic - newly discovered episodes!

Comical history tour of Britain led by Terry Jones and Michael Palin - including episodes thought lost. Meet some eccentric characters & dive into some totally unexplored corners.

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The Narrator guides through the ages, starting with everyday life at the Dawn of History.

From the Dawn of History to the Norman Conquest

After a quick film survey of everyday life at the Dawn of History, the Narrator begins to guide through the ages. Covered in this episode is the patenting of the first chair and Caesar's Home Movies of the Invasion of Britain.

1066 was all action. A Saxon newsreader gives up-to-the-minute flashes from Hastings.

Richard the Lionheart to Robin Hood

The year 1066 was all action. A Saxon newsreader gives up-to-the-minute flashes from Hastings and the victorious King William is interviewed in the shower rooms after the battle.

From Edward I’s famous last words to Richard III, the world’s worst babysitter.

Edward the First to Richard the Last

From Edward I’s famous last words - what were they again? - to Richard III, the world’s worst babysitter. This episode delves into both and everything in between; a little thing called the Hundred Years’ War.

Perkin Warbeck is revealed at last and the ghost of Anne Boleyn walks again.

Perkin Warbeck to Bloody Mary

Perkin Warbeck is revealed at last and the ghost of Anne Boleyn walks again. This episode digs into the familiar past of Henry VIII and his six wives and the Whizzo Collection of Early Tudor Treasures.

Included in this final episode is James the McFirst’s Christmas broadcast.

James the McFirst to Oliver Cromwell

In this final episode of the series the sketches included are: James the McFirst’s Christmas broadcast, the Pilgrim Fathers book passages to America, Charles I on the scaffold and a guide to witch spotting.

The Complete and Utter History of Britain

The Complete and Utter History of Britain

Series 1

1. From the Dawn of History to the Norman Conquest

1. From the Dawn of History to the Norman Conquest

2. Richard the Lionheart to Robin Hood

2. Richard the Lionheart to Robin Hood

3. Edward the First to Richard the Last

3. Edward the First to Richard the Last

4. Perkin Warbeck to Bloody Mary

4. Perkin Warbeck to Bloody Mary

5. The Great and Glorious Age of Elizabeth

5. The Great and Glorious Age of Elizabeth

6. James the McFirst to Oliver Cromwell

6. James the McFirst to Oliver Cromwell