Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings - Season 1 Episode 2 What a King Should Know

Name: Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings
Genre: Documentary
Released: 23 Jan 2012
Rating: 4.50
Cast: Jeremy Ashbee, Janina Ramirez, Scot McKendrick

2012-01-23 United Kingdom 48 minutes.

4.50 2 votes

Documentary british history

Episodes
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Season - Episode

1 Season 1 Jan 09, 2012

1 - 1

Ruling by the Book Jan 09, 2012
1 - 2

What a King Should Know Jan 16, 2012
1 - 3

Libraries Gave Us Power Jan 23, 2012

Overview

Janina shows how medieval manuscripts gave power to the king and united the kingdom in an age of plague, warfare and rebellion. She discovers that Edward III used the manuscripts he read as a boy to prepare him for his great victory at the battle of Crecy and reveals how a vigorous new national identity bloomed during the 100 Years War with France. In the British Library's Royal Manuscripts collection Dr Ramirez finds out that magnificent manuscripts like the Bedford Hours, taken as war booty from the French royal family, were adapted for the education of English princes. She also explores how knowledge spread through a new form of book - the encyclopedia.

Year 2012

Studio BBC Four

Director

Crew Graham Johnston (Director), Scot McKendrick (Researcher), Adam Barker (Executive Producer), Susan Jones (Executive Producer), Nicolas Kent (Executive Producer), Caroline Walsh (Producer's Assistant)

Popularity 0.1906

Language French, English