Tony Robinson's Crime and Punishment - Episode Guide

Tony looks at the first millennium AD and the waves of foreign invaders that left their mark on the way we organise ourselves and sort out disputes

Tony explores how turbulent times in the Middle Ages resulted in professional judges, trial by jury and a set of laws for the entire nation

Tony examines the 16th century and the reign of Henry VIII, whose marital issues cast Britain adrift from Europe, changing the course of legal history

Tony looks at crime and punishment in London in the 18th century, when industrious Victorians turned Parliament into a factory for law making