War Walks

1:05 AM to 1:35 AM

Thursday 26 June

Boyne

Season 2 Episode 4 of 6

Richard Holmes visits the site of the Battle of the Boyne in Co Louth, Ireland, where James II was defeated by the forces of William III in 1690. He walks beside the river near Drogheda where the two armies clashed and learns how the conflict was almost over before it started - thanks to the poor aim of a Jacobite gunner

War Walks airs on BBC Four HD at 1:05 AM, Thursday 26 June. (Subtitles.)

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General

Richard Holmes

Presenter

Mark Fielder

Series Producer