Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings

  • : 2012
  • : 3
  • : 4
  • BBC Four
  • 21
  • Documentary History

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Ruling by the Book
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09, 2012
Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of illuminated manuscripts that were custom-made for kings and explores the medieval world they reveal. She begins her journey with the first .. show full overview
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What a King Should Know
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16, 2012
Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of medieval illuminated manuscripts and shows how they gave power to the king and united the kingdom in an age of plague, warfare and rebellion. She .. show full overview
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Libraries Gave Us Power
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23, 2012
In this episode, the story of the British Library's Royal Manuscripts collection reaches its end with the last great flowering of illumination, in the magnificent courts of the Tudors. .. show full overview

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