Royaume Uni, l'histoire vue du ciel

From a 5000-year old village in the Orkney Islands to the domains of great landowners, the view from above still reveals many traces of Britain’s history etched on the landscape. The country’s geography testifies to struggles and conquests, revealing a tormented past. Historians take us up into the sky showing us how the past sculpted the land.... New series offering five thematic perspectives of the history of the United Kingdom. Each episode will be looking at how the United Kingdom became the country it is today: from the first settlements to the industrial revolution; from the wars that led to the union of the kingdom and the development of its territory to its rise to a great maritime power. (Point du Jour)