Harlots, Housewives & Heroines: A 17th Century History for Girls: Act Three: At Work and Play

Lucy Worsley profiles women who took advantage of social and technological changes during the Restoration era to step into traditionally male roles and challenge British gender divisions. She explores how religious and political turmoil, the rapid expansion of London and advances in science and printing presented women with new opportunities, and profiles trailblazing figures including actress Nell Gwynn, writer Aphra Behn and Christian Davies, who disguised herself as a man in a bid to become a soldier