Episodes
Fortress Britain with Alice Roberts Episode 1 (Channel 4 Saturday 25 March 2023)
Today Saturday 25 March 2023, there is a new episode of Fortress Britain with Alice Roberts.
Episode 1 Dr. Onyeka Nubia, Dr. Danielle George, and Prof. Alice Roberts trace the history of Britain’s fixation on invasion. Henry VIII’s paranoia for a Catholic European invasion is examined in the premiere episode through the historical artefacts that still stand.
Alice discovers how Henry’s ambition and selfishness led to the bankruptcy of the country and the establishment of the current secret service when she obtains a massive treasure of Tudor coins and a 500-year-old jousting scorecard at her headquarters in Walmer Castle.
While Onyeka gets to touch the famous Mary Rose, Danielle tours Henry’s powerful castle at Deal and sees the tremendous might of the cannons designed to defend England.
Airdate: Saturday 25 March 2023 at 20:30 on Channel 4
Season 1 Episode 1
Alice and fellow historians explore Britain’s obsession with invasion through the centuries examining the physical reminders that remain.
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