The year 1066 was all action. A Saxon newsreader gives up-to-the-minute flashes from Hastings and the victorious King William is interviewed in the shower rooms after the battle.
- Comedy
- Year 1969
- 24 min
Monty Python's Terry Jones and Michael Palin blend the historical with the absurd as they humorously reimagine major events in British history.
- Year: 1969
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E1 • From the Dawn of History to the Norman Conquest
After a quick film survey of everyday life at the Dawn of History, the Narrator begins to guide through the ages.
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E2 • Richard the Lionheart to Robin Hood
The year 1066 was all action. A Saxon newsreader gives up-to-the-minute flashes from Hastings and the victorious King William is interviewed in the shower rooms after the battle.
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E3 • Edward the First to Richard the Last
From Edward I’s famous last words - what were they again? - to Richard III, the world’s worst babysitter.
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E4 • Perkin Warbeck to Bloody Mary
Perkin Warbeck is revealed at last and the ghost of Anne Boleyn walks again.
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E5 • The Great and Glorious Age of Elizabeth
The Glories of Queen Elizabeth I (Ah! The glories of the Queen); all this is looked at in this episode, plus the wooing of the Virgin Queen.
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E6 • James the McFirst to Oliver Cromwell
In this final episode of the series the sketches included are: James the McFirst’s Christmas broadcast, the Pilgrim Fathers book passages to America, Charles I on the scaffold and a guide to witch spotting.
