Heroes of History

Presenters Fran Beauman and Ania Dykczak re-create the lives of prominent figures from history

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Latest Episodes

  • Season 1 Episode 13: Emmeline Pankhurst

    Presenters Fran Beauman and Ania Dykczak re-create the life of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst. They try on Edwardian dress and learn deportment skills, before organising a protest march against pigeons in Trafalgar Square

  • Season 1 Episode 12: Eric the Bloodaxe

    Presenters Fran Beauman and Ania Dykczak recreate the life of Viking ruler Eric the Bloodaxe, who invaded Britain more than 1,000 years ago. The pair don horned helmets and Saxon dress, learn how to use a bow and arrow, and take part in a Viking burial

  • Season 1 Episode 11: Queen Victoria

    Fran Beauman and Ania Dykczak re-create the life of Queen Victoria, dressing up in cumbersome 19th-century fashions to find out what they felt like. Resident historian Ben also tells how she ruled the country, and discusses the sorts of books she liked to read

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