S1 E3: What can Death and Nightingales tell us about 19th-century Ulster?

Death and Nightingales is a 2018 three-part mini series that first aired on BBC Two (UK) and RTÉ (Ireland). Set on a country estate in Fermanagh, it tells the story of Beth Winters and her relationship with two men: her Protestant stepfather and her Catholic lover. But what can Death and Nightingales tell us about life in 19th-century rural Ulster? Featuring historians Dr Morris Brodie, Dr Sam Manning and special guest Dr Shannon Devlin, expert in 19th century Irish history.

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Historians and guests discuss history as portrayed in films and on TV. Each episode takes one film or series, one moment in history, two historians and sometimes a special guest. We ask what that film or TV show can tell us about the past. And we end with an answer.