Revolutions That Changed History
1 Season • 2024 14+
From the birth of an ancient empire to its bloody fall, resistance and rebellion shape the world.
S1.E1 - The Third Servile War
Next Showing on Quest:
Jul 22 @ 10:00AM
Destined to fight and die in servitude, a group of rebel gladiators plot their escape; led to freedom by ex-Roman soldier and master of combat, Spartacus, the rebels emerge on Mount Vesuvius, and a hoard of slaves grows into a rebellion.
S1.E2 - Boudica's Revolt
Next Showing on Quest:
Jul 29 @ 10:00AM
After the Roman conquest of Britannia, many Celtic tribes must submit to Emperor Claudius; Roman soldiers' mistreatment and humiliation of the living monarch sparks fury, and Celtic Queen Boudica ignites an incendiary campaign for vengeance.
S1.E3 - Wat Tyler's Rebellion
Next Showing on Quest:
Aug 5 @ 10:00AM
In the wake of the Black Death a labour shortage gives the underclass leverage to demand better wages, but England's involvement in the Hundred Year War has left the treasury empty and Britain's Baron's are sick of paying for it all.
S1.E4 - The French Revolution
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Aug 12 @ 10:00AM
During the Ancien Regime, France is composed of the Clergy, the Nobility, and everyone else; with none of the rights or privileges of the other two, the Third Estate's chance to escape a life of squalor can only come on a tide of change.
S1.E5 - The American Revolution
Next Showing on Quest:
Aug 19 @ 10:00AM
After years of fighting arm-in-arm with their British compatriots, American colonists are shocked by stern import duties enacted over the heads of the colonies.
S1.E6 - Decembrist Revolt
Next Showing on Quest:
Aug 26 @ 10:00AM
A secret society of Russian military officers with dreams of political revolution set out to overthrow the Romanovs by spreading a lie about one Tsar usurping another.