What the Tudors and Stuarts Did for Us
8 Episodes
Tudor and Stuart England saw the most dramatic shifts in thinking and innovation since the Romans. It was a period that saw the emergence of Protestant churches, the increase in the power of parliament, the end of the feudal system, the development of empire, the union of Scotland and England and the emergence of some of the world's greatest scientists. Adam Hart-Davis illuminates the innovations of the period and shows how these Tudor and Stuart advancements have changed our world.
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What the Tudors and Stuarts Did for Us - 1: Seeyng the Worlde
Episode 1
Adam Hart-Davis explores the ideas and inventions of the Tudor Age in art, optics and exploration.
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What the Tudors and Stuarts Did for Us - 2: The Thinkynge Revolution
Episode 2
Adam Hart-Davis travels around Britain to introduce the idea and inventions of the Tudor Age in science, literature and education.
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What the Tudors and Stuarts Did for Us - 3: The Goode Lyfe
Episode 3
As England prospered; wealthy Tudor homeowners worried less about defence and more about comfort. In this episode, Adam Hart-Davis travels around Britain showing how domestic life developed during Tudor times.
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What the Tudors and Stuarts Did for Us - 4: War Machyne
Episode 4
How did England become a military power? Adam Hart-Davis reveals how Henry VIII 's ascension to the throne necessitated invention in the field of armaments.
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What the Tudors and Stuarts Did for Us - 5: Desygner Livinge
Episode 5
Adam Hart-Davis turns to the beginning of the Stuart period and its exciting innovations.
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What the Tudors and Stuarts Did for Us - 6: The Applyance of Science
Episode 6
Adam Hart-Davis examines interesting innovations from the Stuart period that shaped the world we live in today. He describes how Britain became one of the world's leading scientific nations, thanks to the celebrated polymath Francis Bacon's introduction of the experiment.
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What the Tudors and Stuarts Did for Us - 7: The Organysed Isle
Episode 7
This episode looks at how, under the Stuarts, life became much more organised. There was the first public transport, street lighting, fire brigade and high street banks. But the biggest re-organisation was in politics, as England and Scotland came under the rule of one king.
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What the Tudors and Stuarts Did for Us - 8: Newe Worldes
Episode 8
In this episode, Adam Hart-Davis journeys to the new worlds that Stuart scientists were able to explore for the first time. The microscope revealed a world of tiny, wriggling monsters, and the telescope opened up the study of the stars and planets.
