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Groundbreaking series in which Michael Wood tells the story of one place throughout the whole of English history. The village is Kibworth in Leicestershire in the heart of England - a place that lived through the Black Death, the Civil War and the Industrial Revolution and was even bombed in World War Two.

With the help of the local people and using archaeology, landscape, language and DNA, Michael uncovers the lost history of the first thousand years of the village, featuring a Roman villa, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings and graphic evidenceof life on the eve of the Norman Conquest.

Ook met Carenza Lewis (ex-Time Team)

Spot bevat 6 afleveringen:

1 - Romans to Normans 
The history of Kibworth's first 1,000 years, with a Roman villa, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings. 

2 - Domesday to Magna Carta
How the Normans built a castle in Kibworth and its effect on the local population.

3 - The Great Famine and the Black Death
In 14th century Kibworth, a terrible famine is followed by the Black Death. 

4 - Peasants' Revolt to Tudors
Amazing finds in the school archive help trace peasant education back to the 14th century. 

5 - Henry VIII to the Industrial Revolution
Kibworth sees 17th century dissenters, an 18th century writer and knitting factories. 

6 - Victoria to the Present Day
Michael explores Victorian concerts, WWI battlefields and the bombing of Kibworth in 1940.

Gepost: 165 dagen geleden.