Series
A Very British Romance with Lucy Worsley
Documentary
Lucy Worsley delves into the history of romance to uncover the forces shaping our very British happily ever after and how our feelings have been affected by social, political and cultural ideas.
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Seasons & episodes
1Episode 18 Oct 2015 · 59m · ★ 7.0Lucy's romp through three centuries of love's rituals begins with the Georgian age, when the rules of courtship were being rewritten. Traditionally, marriage had been as much about business as love. Now, a glamorisation of romantic love inspired women and men to make their own romantic choices - they could flirt in newly-built assembly rooms, or elope to Gretna Green as an act of romantic rebellion.
2Episode 215 Oct 2015 · 59m · ★ 7.0Lucy Worsley discovers how medieval chivalry shaped Victorian courtship.
3Episode 322 Oct 2015 · 59m · ★ 7.0Lucy Worsley concludes her series by looking at attitudes to romance in the 20th century.
Details
- First aired
- 8 Oct 2015
- Last aired
- 22 Oct 2015
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC Four
- Episodes
- 3
- Votes
- 9 on TMDB
Cast
Lucy WorsleySelf - Presenter
