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The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work.

A shipwrecked lass sets up housekeeping on a desert island and rescues a female native from certain doom, thereby winning herself a Girl Friday.

Dan Cruickshank explores how London survived the travails of the 17th century.

In prison the night before his execution, republican preacher Hugh Peter prepares to be hanged, drawn and quartered for treason.

Charles II is restored, but no mercy to those who condemned his father. John Fletcher refuses Austin's plan to flee to Massachusetts. In the Tower he must pay for lodging. A feast is planned to welcome Tom Lacey home. John is put on trial.

A Roman emperor finds a nasty alternative to candles, an Egyptian tries to save money on mummification, and the Roundheads and Cavaliers from the English Civil War take part in Historical Wife Swap.

Africa's long history of civilization is known to have started 40,000 years ago. Isolated for many millennia the rest of the world began to intrude with the Assyrian conquests of Egypt in the 7th century b.c.

The year is 1660. Loyalties among the people of France are divided between church and state, Cardinal and King, each of whom employs a private army. The Cardinal (Gérard Depardieu) has his guards. The King (Freddie Sayers) boasts his Musketeers. But there is one Musketeer who stands apart from the rest. She has her mother's stunning looks--and her father's legendary sword. She excels in the art of dance to appease her mother, but Valentine D'Artagnan (Susie Amy) wields her true skills in other ways. Her father is Jaques D'Artagnan (Michael York), the most famous Musketeer in all of France, and he has taught his daughter well. With a gift of his extraordinary sword and a letter of introduction to Commander Pinot (Roy Dotrice) of the Musketeers, D'Artagnan sends Valentine to Paris to fulfill her dreams. However, there has never been a woman appointed to the rank of a swordsman, let alone a Musketeer to King Louis XIV. To prove her mettle, Valentine joins forces with the three able sons of the elder Musketeers who rode with her father. No sooner does Valentine let her hair down than the new Musketeers are handpicked for a special task. Bandits have commandeered a coach and kidnapped the bride-to-be of King Louis XIV. The Musketeers soon discover that there is more at stake than the safety of a princess.

The year is 1660. Loyalties among the people of France are divided between church and state, Cardinal and King--each of whom employs a private army. The Cardinal (Golden Globe winner Gérard Depardieu, Cyrano de Bergerac) has his guards. The King (Freddie Sayers, Diana) boasts his Musketeers. But there is one Musketeer who stands apart from the rest. She has her mother's stunning looks--and her father's legendary sword. She excels in the art of dance to appease her mother, but Valentine D'Artagnan (Susie Amy, Sirens) wields her true skills in other ways. Her father is Jaques D'Artagnan (Emmy nominee Michael York, Austin Powers), the most famous Musketeer in all of France, and he has taught his daughter well. With a gift of his extraordinary sword and a letter of introduction to Commander Pinot (Roy Dotrice, Amadeus) of the Musketeers, D'Artagnan sends Valentine to Paris to fulfill her dreams. However, there has never been a woman appointed to the rank of a swordsman, let alone a Musketeer to King Louis XIV. To prove her mettle, Valentine joins forces with the three able sons of the elder Musketeers who rode with her father. No sooner does Valentine let her hair down than the new Musketeers are handpicked for a special task. Bandits have commandeered a coach and kidnapped the bride-to-be of King Louis XIV, but the Musketeers soon discover that there is more at stake than the safety of the princess.