Battlefield Britain

Season

2004

UK

8.2

Father and son historians Peter and Dan Snow go through every major battle fought on British land,sea and air from the ancient Romans to the Battle of Britain.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Boudicca's Rebellion

S1 • E2

The Battle of Hastings

S1 • E3

Owain Glyn Dwr and the Battle for Wales

S1 • E4

The Spanish Armada

S1 • E5

The Battle of Naseby

By 1645, the British Isles had been torn apart by fighting between the Royalists, who supported Charles I and his Divine Right to rule the country as he wished, and the Parliamentarians, who were unified in their belief that the King should serve the country in the best interests of the people. The Parliamentarians first suffered defeat at the battle of Newbury, which enraged newly appointed Oliver Cromwell to such an extent that he created Britain's first national army to be unified by discipline, uniforms, regulations, training, and command. The mounted soldiers of the King's Troop help demonstrate the skills needed in a cavalry charge.