‎Britain's Lost Battlefields - Apple TV

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The engineer and television presenter brings to life the interesting stories of six important battles that shaped British history.

Documentary · 2020 · 45 min

Starring Rob Bell

Director Jeremy Gordan Hall

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

With the help of historians, battle experts and re-enactors, Rob reveals the tactics and events leading up to Robert the Bruce's famous victory against the English forces, despite being outnumbered two to one, on 24th June 1314."

45 min · Apr 20, 2020
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

The Battle of Hastings on 14th October 1066 was immortalized in the Bayeux Tapestry, which appears to show King Harold dying with an arrow through his eye - but Rob learns that the story may not be as simple as that.

45 min · Apr 27, 2020
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

Rob Bell investigates the events leading up to the Iceni queen Boudicca's uprising against the Roman invaders in the year 60-61 AD.

44 min · May 4, 2020
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

Rob Bell visits Bosworth Field, the site of the decisive battle in 1485 that ended the Wars of the Roses. He considers the key stages of the battle, while Professor Turi King reveals how her team discovered the remains of Richard III.

44 min · May 11, 2020
EPISODE 5

Episode 5

Rob Bell visited the site of the English Civil War battle on 14th June 1645 which resulted in King Charles I's surrender and paved the way for rule by parliamentary democracy.

44 min · May 18, 2020
EPISODE 6

Episode 6

Rob Bell visits the village of Wymondham in Norfolk, where in 1549 a dispute over land ownership and sheep-grazing sparked a violent rebellion by peasants against authority.

44 min · May 25, 2020

Rob Bell

Host
Jeremy Gordan Hall

Director
Simon Harries

Producer
Fintan Maguire

Producer