An overview of four hundred years of British history. Deals with the impact of the Norman Invasion; the Doomsday Book; the structure of medieval society; the importance of religion, castles, cathedrals and abbeys; the development of towns and trade; the Magna Carta; the Crusades; the beginnings of parliament; the Black Death; the decline of the fuedal system; the Peasant Revolt; the rise of the university and the Hundred Years War.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
507070
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Hundred years war, 1339-1453
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
History → Civilization, Medieval
History → Great Britain - History - Norman Period, 1066-1154
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)