Uncovering England’s Lost Royal Palaces
TV historian Tony McMahon goes on the hunt for England’s lost royal palaces from Nonsuch Palace to Kennington Palace
2022
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Unmasking Royal Traditions: A Modern Invention
Is much of the tradition that surrounds the British Royal Family invented in surprisingly recent times? TV historian Tony McMahon suspects so.
Queen Elizabeth – a lifelong presence
Queen Elizabeth the Second has been a lifelong presence for TV historian Tony McMahon who relects on what she has meant to him
Should the UK hand over the Elgin Marbles to Greece?
The British Museum is under huge pressure to return the Elgin Marbles back to Athens reuniting them with the Parthenon as Tony McMahon reports
Black British Georgian Rebel – William Davidson
William Davidson was a black British rebel who got involved in the Cato Street conspiracy of 1820 to kill the entire government
The Suffragette use of terrorism
TV historian Tony McMahon investigates the use of terrorism tactics by the Suffragettes to achieve their aim of female suffrage
Gunpowder plot – 17th century terrorism!
In 1605, Robert Catesby and Guy Fawkes led the Gunpowder Plot – an example of Jacobean terrorism as Tony McMahon discovers
Loch Ness Monster: the cryptid in a Scottish lake
The Loch Ness Monster is a relatively recent legend so why did it become so popular? Tony McMahon investigates
Nazis who fled to Egypt
Leading Nazis fled Germany after the Second World War and made their way to Egypt where they continued producing anti-Jewish propaganda
Medieval monks clash over Easter
Medieval monks clashed bitterly over the dating of Easter with so-called Roman and Celtic monks at each other’s throats