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8 episodes · 2020

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    The Tower of London: Unlocked - The Tower at War

    Nov 11, 202045 min

    Highlights of past episodes. The 20th century saw the most executions in the Tower's history, all German spies captured in the two world wars. Suffragette Leonora Cohen took aim at the Crown Jewels. The Tower acts as a site of remembrance.

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    The Tower of London: Unlocked - Secrets of the Beefeaters

    Jan 20, 202145 min

    Compilation focusing on the men and women who guard the Tower, known as the Beefeaters, revealing how they live and work inside the UK's most famous fortress, and what goes on behind the scenes away from the tours and tourists.

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    The Tower of London: Unlocked - The Royal Prison

    Jan 27, 202145 min

    Special compilation exploring the Tower of London's reputation as the most terrifying prison in the country, looking back at stories of some of its most famed inmates and their daring escapes.

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    The Tower of London: Unlocked - Torture and Execution

    Apr 7, 202145 min

    special compilation edition exploring the Tower of London's dark and infamous past as a place of terror and execution, and revealing how it got its grisly reputation.

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    Jason Watkins & Lady Jane Grey: A Tower of London Special

    Nov 18, 202445 min

    Actor Jason Watkins discovers family links to the Tower of London.

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    Building the World’s Greatest Castle

    Mar 6, 202548 min

    Actor Jason Watkins and historian Tracy Borman explore the fascinating story of how the Tower grew into the impressive fortress complex we see today.

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    Elizabeth I & Anne Boleyn - The Prisoner Queens

    Mar 19, 202555 min

    Elizabeth I & Anne Boleyn - The Prisoner Queens. With help from actor Jason Watkins, historian Tracy Borman uncovers the mother-daughter relationship that was ignored for centuries.

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    The Betrayal of Anne Boleyn

    Apr 29, 202652 min

    Inside The Tower of London Special. Actor Jason Watkins and historian Tracy Borman set out to answer one of British history's most enduring mysteries: who really betrayed Anne Boleyn?