Channel 5 - Walking Tudor England (2021) Part 3 Heart of England - Midlands

Professor Suzannah Lipscomb wends her way around the country on the trail of history's most fascinating dynasty. Journeying around England on the trail of the Tudor dynasty, historian Suzannah Lipscomb explores some of the most significant sites of that fascinating time. England underwent huge changes during the reigns of three generations of Tudor monarchs. The Tudor period lasted from 1485 to 1603, it was a time of great upheaval and change, as Henry VII and his successors sought to reshape English society. But despite all the drama and intrigue, the Tudors also left behind some amazing historical landmarks. In the 16th century, the great country house came into its own, when some of the most famous and impressive mansions in England – including Longleat and Burghley House – were built. In this six-part series written and presented by Suzannah for Channel 5, she walks the South Coast, through Yorkshire, the Weald, East Anglia, London and the Midlands to explore Tudor stories and places.

Part 3 Heart of England - Midlands
Suzannah Lipscomb walks from Kenilworth in Warwickshire to Stamford in Lincolnshire to uncover some of the stories behind Elizabeth I's reign, and the men who served her and their East Midland buildings – from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester and Kenilworth, Sir Thomas Tresham and Rushton Triangular Lodge, Christopher Hatton, the Lord Chancellor who helped to judge Mary Stuart, and Holdenby House to Fotheringhay where Queen of Scots was executed and finally Sir William Cecil at Burleigh near Stamford. In the Midlands, Suzannah visits some of the grandest houses ever built, including Kenilworth Castle and Burghley House, as well as seeing where Mary Queen of Scots was executed at Fotheringhay and a mysterious triangular structure at Rushton Lodge.

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