Episodes
Invasion! with Sam Willis: Episode 2 (BBC Four Monday 11 September 2023)
Invasion! with Sam Willis: Episode 2 airs Monday 11 September 2023 on BBC Four.
What is this episode about
Dr. Sam Willis recounts the history of the pirate group known as the Barbary Corsaires, who maintained a base on Lundy Island, and compiles the facts surrounding the legend of King Louis the Lion. This French king invaded England in the 1300s at the behest of scheming nobility. When asked, he graciously withdrew after being crowned at St. Paul’s. Sam also examines the day in 1687 when a massive Dutch task force sped up the River Medway and traces the path of what is arguably the most audacious attempted invasion in history, led by the impostor Perkin Warbeck.
Series 1 Episode 2
When can we see the episode
Invasion! with Sam Willis: Episode 2 airs Monday 11 September 2023 at 11:10pm on BBC Four
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