A Very British Romance with Lucy Worsley

A Very British Romance with Lucy Worsley

2015•59m•8.5/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.5/10(8)

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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Production

BBC

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

October 8, 2015

Last Aired

October 22, 2015

Networks

BBC Four

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Episode 1

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 2015-10-08

Lucy'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.

Episode 2

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2015-10-15

Lucy Worsley discovers how medieval chivalry shaped Victorian courtship.

Episode 3

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 2015-10-22

Lucy Worsley concludes her series by looking at attitudes to romance in the 20th century.

Cast

Lucy Worsley

Lucy Worsley

Self - Presenter

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