8.5/108 votesLoading...#1 - Glasgow's Age of Steam
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 12/5/2020
Alice Roberts explores Glasgow's age of steam, from lethal diseases and industrial injury to genteel tea rooms, football at Celtic Park, and the beautiful Loch Katrine.
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8.2/1014 votesLoading...#2 - Naval Portsmouth
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 11/21/2020
Alice explores Nelson's dark side, the heat of the battle at Trafalgar, the role of the Navy in the British Empire, and the lives of Portsmouth's sex workers.
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#3 - Elizabethan Plymouth
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/28/2020
Alice Roberts visits Elizabethan Plymouth, exploring the story of England's `Golden Age', from Sir Francis Drake to the Spanish Armada, piracy, theft, and the slave trade.
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8.0/1039 votesLoading...#4 - Roman Chester
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/7/2018
In Chester, Britain's most Roman city, Alice enjoys a Roman feast, checks out an extraordinary archaeological find deep underground and explores a radical theory on the Romans' plans for the city
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7.9/1028 votesLoading...#5 - Viking York
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/14/2018
Alice tells the story of Viking England by studying the history of York, Britain's most Viking city. She takes part in a Viking battle, meets the metal detectorists behind one of the UK's greatest archaeological finds and gets her hands on an almost 1000-year-old Viking poo.
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7.9/1024 votesLoading...#6 - Tudor Norwich
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/28/2018
Alice learns the harsh reality of religious intolerance, uncovers the origins of Norwich City FC's iconic canary, and experiences humiliating Tudor justice
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7.9/1017 votesLoading...#7 - Victorian Belfast
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/12/2018
Alice reveals the history of Belfast, the UK's most Victorian city. She visits the shipyards that built the Titanic, gets locked up in the notorious Crumlin Road gaol and takes a crash course in 19th-century female etiquette.
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7.9/1014 votesLoading...#8 - Medieval Lincoln
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 11/7/2020
Alice is in Lincoln, getting to grips with life in medieval England. She visits the magnificent cathedral that was once the tallest building in the world and re-lives the battle at Lincoln Castle.
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#9 - Industrial Revolution Manchester
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 12/19/2020
Professor Alice Roberts explores Manchester's history of protest and revolution during the Industrial Revolution, from Marx to the Suffragettes and the Peterloo massacre.
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7.8/1018 votesLoading...#10 - Regency Cheltenham
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/5/2018
In Cheltenham, Britain's most Regency town, Alice attends a period society ball, investigates the rigid social hierarchy of the age and explores the Regency fondness for enemas
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7.8/1017 votesLoading...#11 - Plantagenet Canterbury
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 6/15/2019
Alice Roberts visits Canterbury to explore the Plantagenet era, when the powerful house held the throne between 1154 and 1485. She discovers the secrets of the city's cathedral, the lasting impact of the Black Death, and joins a modern-day pilgrimage in medieval garb. Aerial archaeologist Ben Robinson provides a bird's-eye view of how the religious institutions of the era still dominate the city's topography.
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7.8/1014 votesLoading...#12 - Restoration London
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 11/14/2020
Alice is in London, as she attempts to make sense of the world-changing events during the short but eventful Restoration period. She learns the violent and vengeful truth behind Charles II's carefully crafted public image.
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7.7/1026 votesLoading...#13 - Norman Winchester
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/21/2018
Alice tells the story of Norman England by studying the history of Winchester, Britain's most Norman city. Alice attempts to storm a castle in chain mail, investigates the origins of modern surgery and tucks into an appetising eel pie.
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7.6/1013 votesLoading...#14 - Stewart Stirling
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 6/22/2019
Professor Alice Roberts explores the story of Stewart Britain by visiting Stirling, the seat of the Scottish royal family for 200 years. She joins a team of archaeologists in uncovering remnants of the docks, explores the secret passageways of Stirling Castle, learns how to make medieval ale, and discovers the origins of football. Last in the series.
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#15 - Georgian Edinburgh
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 12/12/2020
Alice Roberts explores Georgian Edinburgh's finest architecture, the origins of `Auld Reekie', the roots of modern Scottishness, and some dark imperial controversies.
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7.4/1014 votesLoading...#16 - Edwardian Cardiff
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 6/1/2019
Alice tells the story of Edwardian Britain by visiting Cardiff. She explores the coal trade and Cardiff's pioneering multicultural heritage, and experiences the life of a lady of leisure.
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7.2/1014 votesLoading...#17 - Civil War Oxford
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 6/8/2019
Alice Roberts explores the history of Oxford during the Civil War, when the city became a power base for the royalist forces and a rival capital for nine years of conflict. Aerial archaeologist Ben Robinson discovers why the city was such a good strategic position, while Alice takes up Charles I's favourite sport and learns to fire a 17th-century musket.
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7.1/1016 votesLoading...#18 - Wartime Dover
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 5/18/2019
Professor Alice Roberts examines Britain in wartime by looking at the coastal town of Dover
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6.2/1017 votesLoading...#19 - Georgian Bristol
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 5/25/2019
Alice explores the Georgian era in Bristol, from Clifton's architectural gems to the world's first chocolate factory, backstreet gin and the horror of the slave trade
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The Best Episodes of Britain's Most Historic Towns
Every episode of Britain's Most Historic Towns ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Britain's Most Historic Towns!
In this unique take on British history, Professor Alice Roberts explores Britain's rich and varied past through the stories of individual towns and cities. In...
Genre:Documentary
Network:Channel 4
Best Episodes Summary
"Glasgow's Age of Steam" is the best rated episode of "Britain's Most Historic Towns". It scored 8.5/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/5/2020. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Naval Portsmouth".