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  1. At War With Napoleon

    156/216 The death of Pitt and life inside the Poor House.

  2. Trafalgar

    155/216 Peace falters, war with France resumes and the Battle of Trafalgar looms.

  3. Prime Minister in Exile

    154/216 Pitt resigns and the Treaty of Amiens allows breathing space in the war with France.

  4. Pitt Goes and Nelson Turns a Blind Eye

    153/216 Nelson turns a blind eye at the Battle of Copenhagen and the Napoleonic Wars begin.

  5. The Irish Rebellion and Union

    152/216 Stalemate in the Irish question leads to the resignation of Pitt the Younger.

  6. Nelson, The Nile and the First Income Tax

    151/216 Nelson tastes victory in the Nile, funded by the nation's first ever income tax.

  7. Mutiny In The Royal Navy

    150/216 Wordsworth waxes lyrical about Revolution in France, while the Royal Navy rebels.

  8. Britain Once More At War With France

    149/216 In France the Jacobins storm the Bastille and the Revolutionary War begins.

  9. The French Revolution/Tom Paine's Rights of Man

    148/216 As the industrial revolution cranks into gear, the French Revolution is brewing.

  10. The First Madness of King George

    147/216 Pitt the Younger proposes Parliamentary reform and the King's sanity is questioned.

  11. Irish Victims of the American Revolution

    146/216 The war with America is over, but England is suffering a crippling national debt.

  12. The End of Lord North

    145/216 Westminster scheming continues as Britain prepares to sign away its empire.

  13. Yorktown

    144/216 Franco-American forces triumph and Britain loses its American colonies.

  14. Saratoga

    143/216 America has proclaimed its independence, but the war with Britain continues.

  15. Jefferson and The Fourth Of July

    142/216 Amid the threat of war, Benjamin Franklin drafts the Declaration of Independence.

  16. The American War of Independence

    141/216 The army confronts the Bostonian militia and the American War of Independence begins.

  17. The Boston Tea Party

    140/216 The origins of the American War of Independence are examined. Narrated by Anna Massey.

  18. Warren Hastings and Who Owns India?

    139/216 Warren Hastings followed in the footsteps of Clive of India in preserving British rule.

  19. Lord North and The Boston Massacre

    138/216 Anna Massey narrates how Lord North became the King's confidant.

  20. Watt, Arkwright and the Industrial Revolution

    137/216 1769 was a remarkable year for England and patents. Anna Massey narrates.

  21. Window Taxes and Highway Robbery

    136/216 A look at 1770, when window taxes and a new police force were introduced.

  22. Captain Cook

    135/216 Cook was given secret orders when he sailed from England. These were published in 1928.

  23. Edinburgh New Town

    134/216 Anna Massey looks at the taxation of American imports and the development of Edinburgh.

  24. Goldsmith and Sterne and 18th Century Letters

    133/216 A time of inventions, salons and smuggling in eighteenth century Britain.

  25. Rockingham, The Stamp Act, Hargreaves and Jenny

    132/216 This programme looks at the character of King George III. Narrated by Anna Massey.

  26. Infant Poverty and The North Briton

    131/216 The North Briton newspaper exposed corruption within Parliament. Anna Massey narrates.

  27. Grenville as PM and How Boswell Met Johnson

    130/216 Anna Massey narrates the rise of Grenville.

  28. The End of the Seven Years War

    129/216 The demise of George II and George III's attempts at radical constitutional change.

  29. The End Of Pitt The Elder and the First Canal

    128/216 Despite his achievements in India and North America, Pitt the Elder is forced to resign.

  30. India and the Death of George II

    127/216 Focussing on one of the most significant figures of British rule in India.

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