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Sacrifices for Love
Season 3 Episode 9
In 1936, Edward VIII abdicated the throne of England to be with the woman he loved. It's widely considered to be one of the greatest love stories of …
6 years, 5 months ago
Love Divided
Season 3 Episode 8
In 1588, Queen Elizabeth received a letter from her friend the Earl of Leicester just a few days before he died. She kept the letter by her bed for t…
6 years, 5 months ago
Disappointed and Forbidden Love
Season 3 Episode 7
A love struck medieval clerk writing out romantic lyrics as he daydreams, a gay man in the 1930s who tears up a letter to his lover to hide it from t…
6 years, 6 months ago
Series 3 Trailer: Love
With Love. In our latest mini-series we're re-reading famous love letters preserved in our archives and reading between the lines of less obviously r…
6 years, 6 months ago
Resist: Black Power in the Courtroom
Season 2 Episode 6
In 1965, Britain passed the Race Relations Act, which made it illegal to refuse service on the basis of race. To some, it looked like progress, while…
6 years, 8 months ago
Reform: Violence and the Struggle for Suffrage
Season 2 Episode 5
The campaign for women's suffrage is often characterised by its militant factions and leaders like Emmeline Pankhurst who used bombs and destruction …
6 years, 9 months ago
Revolt: The Story of England's First Protest
Season 2 Episode 4
In 1990, a march in protest of the government's poll tax turned violent as police and marchers clashed. The Poll Tax Riots became one of the most inf…
6 years, 9 months ago
Series 2 Trailer
What would you do to change the status quo? In our newest three-part series we're sharing stories of protest. Using the records in our archive, we've…
6 years, 9 months ago
Double Agents and Double Standards
Season 1 Episode 3
The Cambridge Five are perhaps the most infamous spy ring of the 20th century. They worked their way into the upper ranks of British Intelligence in …
7 years, 5 months ago
Lawrence and Bell
Season 1 Episode 2
The exploits of T.E. Lawrence are legendary. Thanks to the famous film Lawrence of Arabia, millions around the world know about his time spying and f…
7 years, 5 months ago