Flying Through History S01E03 - Lacy's Caves

Fly through a set of caves carved into red sandstone above the River Eden in Cumbria. They were commissioned in 1792 by eccentric landowner Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Lacy as the Romantic movement started to flourish in Britain. As well as flying through both sets of caves and along the river between them, we get to soar around an enchanting ancient stone circle known as Long Meg and Her Daughters. The wacky Lieutenant-Colonel tried to blow them up. This series of short documentaries offers a dynamic perspective on British history through hard-to-access places and untold stories. Agile drones bring us to historic locations we would not normally be able to visit, and enable us to see them from angles and heights we'd never be able to experience otherwise.