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Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings

What a King Should Know (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Documentary, History
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...See moreJanina 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. Written by Enzedder See less
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Director
Graham Johnston
Writer
Janina Ramirez (as Dr Janina Ramirez)
Producer
Graham Johnston (producer)
Cinematographer
Steve Moss
Editor
Steve Scales (as Stephen Scales)
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Updated Jan 16, 2012
Release date
Jan 16, 2012 (United Kingdom)

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Janina Ramirez
Self - Presenter (as Dr Janina Ramirez) Self - Presenter (as Dr Janina Ramirez)   See fewer
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Patricia Lovett
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Plunder (2015)
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Scot McKendrick
Self - British Library (as Dr Scot McKendrick) Self - British Library (as Dr Scot McKendrick)   See fewer
The Beauty of Books (2011)
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Ian Mortimer
Self - Historian, Edward III (as Dr Ian Mortimer) Self - Historian, Edward III (as Dr Ian Mortimer)   See fewer
The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England (2013)
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John Watts
Self - Historian, Henry VI (as Dr John Watts) Self - Historian, Henry VI (as Dr John Watts)   See fewer
Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings (2012)
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