Medieval Life

Documentary series made by Terry Jones

Next up, we have a more light-hearted take on the Middle Ages, with a documentary series made by Terry Jones (Yes, the Monty Python's Flying Circus Terry Jones), where he talks about the lives of certain classes of Medieval people. Still informative, but much lighter in tone. These are okay if you're looking for a bit of roleplay background material, but you don't feel you can be bothered to sit through the more heavy-weight documentaries above.(Foxglove)

• Life of the peasant (29 mins)
• Life of the monk (29 mins)
• Life of the damsel (29 mins)
• Life of the minstrel (29 mins)
• Life of the knight (29 mins)
• Life of the philosopher (29 mins)
• Life of the outlaw (29 mins)
• Life of the king (29 mins)

Two French-born queens of England

She-wolves: England's Early Queens (59 mins). The lives of Margaret of Anjou and Isabella of France.

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