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Forbidden Families

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Bettany Hughes tells the stories of women denied their families by the march of history

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Forbidden Families - Episode 1

In 842 AD, Dhuoda's two sons were kidnapped. This terrible loss spurred her to write a manual for her stolen boys, advising them on the skills they need to become men.

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Forbidden Families - Episode 2

Bettany Hughes tells the stories of women denied their families by the march of history. Tudor housewife Anne Askew's conversion to Protestantism tore her family apart.

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Forbidden Families - Episode 3

Bettany Hughes tells the stories of women denied their families by the march of history. Brilliana Harley was besieged in her own castle home during the English Civil War.

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