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Harlots, Housewives and Heroines: A 17th Century History for Girls

20121 Season4.0

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Genre: Documentary
Origin: GB

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Historian Dr Lucy Worsley immerses herself in the world of Restoration England, exploring the captivating lives of the women of the period.

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Status: Ended
First aired: May 22, 2012
Network: BBC Four

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2 hrs

3 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

Cast

Lucy Worsley

Self - Presenter

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Harlots, Housewives and Heroines: A 17th Century History for Girls

20121 Season4.0

Documentary

TMDB4.0

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Genre: Documentary
Origin: GB

About

Historian Dr Lucy Worsley immerses herself in the world of Restoration England, exploring the captivating lives of the women of the period.

Where to watch

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Not available to stream in United States yet.

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E1 · Airs May 22, 2012 · 1h 0m
Act One: At Court
In the first episode, Dr Lucy Worsley investigates the lives of women at the top - the king's mistresses at the royal court. When Charles and his entourage returned from exile, they came back with a host of continental ideas. Some of the women at court gained unprecedented political influence and independence. Amongst a fascinating cast of female characters, the most astonishing were Charles II's own mistresses. Lucy examines the lives of these women, discovering how their fortunes were shaped by the Restoration and how their stories reflect the atmosphere of these extraordinary years. Along her journey, Lucy gets the full mistress make-over, takes to the dance floor and treads the corridors of power. As she discovers, these women were key Restoration players, but, as Mistresses, were they truly in charge of their own destinies or were they simply part of the world's oldest profession?
E2 · Airs May 29, 2012
Act Two: At Home
Lucy Worsley explores the ordinary as well as the extraordinary lives of women in the home. This was an age when respectable women were defined by their marital status as maids, wives or widows. If they fell outside these categories they were in danger of being labelled whores or, at worst, witches. While history has left many women voiceless over the centuries, Lucy discovers that in the Restoration a surprising number of women were beginning to question their roles in relationship to their husbands, their position in the home, their attitudes to sex and, most importantly, the expectation to produce children. Meeting a host of experts and experiencing what life was like behind closed doors, Lucy explores whether their lives changed for better or worse during the second half of the 17th century.
E3 · Airs Jun 5, 2012
Act Three: At Work and At Play
Lucy Worsley explores the lives of some of the most remarkable women of the age, including writers, actresses, travellers and scientists. Against a backdrop of religious and political turmoil, the rise of print culture, the rapid growth of London, the burgeoning scientific revolution and the country's flourishing trading empire, she meets a host of female mavericks who took advantage of the extraordinary changes afoot to challenge the traditional male bastions of society. Women like Nell Gwyn, the most famous of a new generation of actresses; Aphra Behn, the first professional female writer; and Christian Davies, who disguised herself as a man to fight as a soldier - all of them gained notoriety and celebrity, challenging the inequalities of the age. As Lucy discovers, these women's attitudes, ambitions and achievements were surprisingly modern.

Details

Status: Ended
First aired: May 22, 2012
Network: BBC Four

Time to finish

2 hrs

3 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

Cast

Lucy Worsley

Self - Presenter

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