Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings

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2012
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Overview

Through this three part series Art Historian Dr Janina Ramirez tells the story of the Medieval monarchy as preserved through stunning illuminated manuscripts from the British Library's Royal Manuscripts collection.

Country : GB
Languages : fr, en
Last Air Date:2012-01-23
Created by :Not Available

Seasons

Season 1
2012-01-09

Episodes

Episode: 1Ruling by the Book
S01
E01
2012-01-09
Episode: 2What a King Should Know
S01
E02
2012-01-16
Episode: 3Libraries Gave Us Power
S01
E03
2012-01-23

Series Cast

Jeremy Ashbee

Self - English Heritage

Janina Ramirez

Self - Presenter

Scot McKendrick

Self

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