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The Tudor Age Programme Outline
01.30 - 05.24 Changing fashions in house design Footage Commentary - Changes in house design brought about by peace and stability
- The part played by the new merchant class
05.24 - 08.08 The destruction of the monasteries Footage - Aerial views of some of the ruined abbeys of Britain, including:
Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire
Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire
Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire
Commentary - Causes of the Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The fate of the monastic orders and their property
08.08 - 16.20 Defences against invasion and the Spanish Armada Footage - Defensive castles built to repel invaders including examples from:
the South Coast
the Scottish borders - Tudor ports and aerial photographs of the area threatened by the Spanish Armada
Commentary - Tudor castles
- The border defences
- The causes and consequences of the Spanish Armada
16.20 - End Everyday life in town and country Footage - Scenes from Shakespeare's life including:
The Globe Theatre Shakespeare's birthplace - Tudor towns and villages
- Tudor houses, including:
Speke Hall, Merseyside
Little Moreton Hall, Cheshire
Burghley Hall, Lincolnshire
Commentary - Shakespeare's life and achievements
- Living conditions in Tudor times
- Fashions in great houses and their gardens
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