The Time Traveller's Guide To Elizabethan England

Part 1: The Common People

Documentary May 30, 2013 50 min BBC Select

Available on Prime Video, BBC Select

S1 E1: Although most people have images of courtiers with fine clothes in lavish palaces, the reality was that most people during Queen Elizabeth’s I’s reign were poor. In this fascinating history documentary, Dr. Ian Mortimer looks at those struggling during the Golden Age of English history. What is it like to live in a dark, dank, smoke-filled hovel where peasants could earn only fourpence a day?

Documentary May 30, 2013 50 min BBC Select

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2013
Run Time: 50 min
Rated: TV-PG
Region of Origin: United Kingdom

Languages

Original Audio: English (United Kingdom)
Audio and Subtitles: English (United Kingdom) (AAC, CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.