The Great Famine and the Black Death

Summary Wood's fascinating tale reaches the catastrophic 14th century. Kibworth goes through the worst famine in European history, and then, as revealed in the astonishing village archive in Merton College Oxford, two thirds of the people die in the Black Death. Helped by today's villagers - field walking and reading the historical texts - and by the local schoolchildren digging archaeological test pits, Wood follows stories of individual lives through these times, out of which the English idea of community and the English character begin to emerge.

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Stars : Michael Wood Carenza Lewis Chris Dryer Bob Holman

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Oct 5, 2010

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Filming locations : Kibworth, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK

Production companies : Maya Vision International

Summary Wood's fascinating tale reaches the catastrophic 14th century. Kibworth goes through the worst famine in European history, and then, as revealed in the astonishing village archive in Merton College Oxford, two thirds of the people die in the Black Death. Helped by today's villagers - field walking and reading the historical texts - and by the local schoolchildren digging archaeological test pits, Wood follows stories of individual lives through these times, out of which the English idea of community and the English character begin to emerge.

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Oct 5, 2010

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Filming locations : Kibworth, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK

Production companies : Maya Vision International

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