Lucy Worsley Investigates
2022 · 3 seasons · 10 episodes · Returning Series · PBS
Documentary
TMDB 6.7 · 3 votes
Lucy Worsley re-investigates some of the most dramatic chapters in British history. She uncovers forgotten witnesses, re-examines old evidence and follows new clues.
Episodes
- S01E01The Witch Hunts2022-05-2454m
What started Britain’s century of bloody witch hunts? Lucy Worsley uncovers the story of one supposed witch whose case lit the fuse for the state-sanctioned killing of thousands.
- S01E02The Black Death2022-05-3153m
How did the Black Death change Britain? Lucy Worsley examines the latest science and explores how the huge death toll affected religious beliefs, class structure, work and women.
- S01E03Princes in the Tower2022-06-0753m
What really happened to the Princes in the Tower? Lucy Worsley uncovers the story of the two boys whose disappearance in 1483 has led to centuries of mystery and speculation.
- S01E04Madness of King George2022-06-1454m
How did George’s mental illness change Britain? Lucy Worsley uncovers Royal papers and explores how the attempt on his life by a mentally ill subject changed psychiatry forever.
Cast
Lucy WorsleySelf - Presenter- Patrick Capaloff-FowlerBeefeater, Guard, Anthony Woodville
- Brian StobieThomas Moore / Miles Forest, Guard, Grave Digger
- Gez DisneyJohn Digton, Bethlem Couple
- Caz PaulDominic Mancini, Robert
- Graham McEwanCleric, Beefeater
- David MontgomeryPhysician, Witch-pricker
- Jack DaynesGuard, Male Courtier
- Ian StevensonCleric, William Cranmer
- Ryan PirieBailiff, King James VI
- Kel McNaughtPrince Edward
- Jacob WatsonPrince Richard