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A Journey Through Ireland

Nicholas Crane rediscovers William Camden's Britannia on an epic 5,000 mile hike, battling the elements to find out why Elizabethans feared Ireland so much.

In the last leg of his epic 5,000 mile journey across the pages of William Camden's 'lost' masterpiece Britannia, Nicholas traverses Ireland, the country that sent a shudder down the spines of Elizabethans. The Queen said that Ireland was full of 'ravening beasts'. It was impossible to govern, but could not be ignored because the Spanish might use it to launch an attack on Britain. Nicholas sets off to discover why the Emerald Isle terrified the Elizabethans and how Camden tried to tame it.

59 minutes

Last on

Sat 9 Jun 201216:00

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterNicholas Crane
DirectorMichael Waterhouse
ProducerMichael Waterhouse
Executive ProducerHarry Bell

Broadcasts

  • Tue 20 Jan 200921:00
  • Sun 1 Feb 200917:00
  • Tue 3 Feb 200903:15
  • Fri 14 Aug 200919:00
  • Thu 3 Dec 200920:00
  • Wed 1 Sep 201023:00
  • Sat 9 Jun 201216:00