Great Battles
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Narrated by | Crispin Swayne |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
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| Original network | Discovery History |
The Great Battles is a UK television show that tells the stories of various decisive battles throughout history. It is hosted by Crispin Swayne. Episodes include the Battle of Hastings, the Battle of Bannockburn and the Battle of Bosworth Field. It airs on Discovery Knowledge.
An incredible look at the bloodiest British battles ever fought.
Hastings, Bannockburn, Bosworth, Marston Moor, the Boyne, Culloden battles which changed the course of British history and still affect the society we live in today. In Great Battles, ten incredble episodes are dedicated to bringing these battles to life.
The show recreates the passion and pain of each struggle and assesses its importance in British history. Combining a personal journey to the battlefield with state-of-the-art computer graphics, it illustrates how each battle was won and lost. Equally importantly, it explains the significance of each battle to the development of British society: why Marston Moor led to the decline of the idea of the divine right of kings; why Orangemen still celebrate the Boyne; and why Scottish football fans carry flags emblazoned with '1314'.
This combination of old and new brings Great Battles to life and attracts a wide audience eager to discover not just the tactics of the battle but also a sense of why people were prepared to fight and die.
Season 1
| Episode # | Episode Title | Timeline |
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| 1 | "Bosworth Field" | 1485 |
| The 15th century saw two royal families engaged in a bitter struggle for control of the English throne. The Wars of the Roses culminated after 30 years in the Battle of Bosworth Field - a story of murder and betrayal. | ||
| 2 | "Culloden" | 1746 |
| An account of how this battle established Britain's identity as a Protestant democratic state and still has significance for Britain and Europe today. | ||
| 3 | "Hastings" | 1066 |
| A look at the Battle of Hastings, exploring the technology and weaponry used and how the Norman Conquest changed England's history forever. | ||
| 4 | "Marston Moor" | 1644 |
| As daylight began to fade on 2 July 1644, the largest military encounter of the English Civil War began. This bloody battle finally came to a close when Oliver Cromwell's Roundheads slaughtered the last of Charles I's Royalist infantry. | ||
| 5 | "The Boyne" | 1690 |
| This episode explains the role of this battle in creating a Protestant ascendancy in Ireland, which left a lasting mark on the politics of Northern Ireland. | ||
| 6 | "Waterloo" | 1815 |
| This episode looks at how this battle in Belgium saw the destruction of the career of one of history's greatest soldiers and changed European politics forever. | ||
Season 2
| Episode # | Episode Title | Timeline |
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| 1 | "Bannockburn" | 1314 |
| Looks at the Scottish struggle for independence from England, which spectacularly climaxed with a battle at Bannockburn against a huge English army. | ||
| 2 | "Blenheim" | 1704 |
| Looks at how the Duke of Marlborough marched his army 500km across Europe and, with his Austrian allies, defeated a seemingly invincible French army. | ||
| 3 | "Austerlitz" | 1805 |
| Explores this masterpiece of military strategy as, in a lightning campaign, Napoleon marched his army into the heart of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. | ||
| 4 | "Vimy Ridge" | 1917 |
| Vimy Ridge was an impenetrable fortress and thousands had died trying to attack it but it took four Canadian Divisions just hours to conquer it. | ||
| 5 | "Agincort" | 1415 |
| A major English victory against a numerically superior French army in the Hundred Years War. The battle occurred late October 1415 near modern day Azincourt in northern France. Henry V's victory had a crippling effect on France and started a new period in the war during which Henry married the French kings daughter and his son was made heir to the throne of France. However his battlefield successes were not capitalized on by his heir Henry VI. | ||
External links
- http://thetvdb.com/?tab=season&seriesid=84987&seasonid=40452&lid=7
- http://thetvdb.com/?tab=season&seriesid=84987&seasonid=95361&lid=7
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