6: The Scientist | Colosseum

6: The Scientist | Colosseum

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Four | 2023 | 46'30''

One of the most famous scientists of the ancient world, Galen of Pergamon, makes a name for himself as a doctor for gladiators in the arena.

3: The Great Famine and the Black Death | Michael Wood’s Story of England

3: The Great Famine and the Black Death | Michael Wood’s Story of England

History | BBC Four | 2010 | 58'55''

Michael Wood's portrait of one village across the whole of English history reaches the 14th c...

1: Medicine, Religion and Natural Causes | History File

1: Medicine, Religion and Natural Causes | History File

History | BBC Two | 1989 | 19'00''

This programme looks at ancient Egypt, Hippocrates, Christianity and Islam.

S1E5: King Death | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

S1E5: King Death | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

History | BBC Two | 2000 | 58'10''

Simon Schama continues his look at British history with the Black Death, the horror of medieval Britain. Those it did...

1: Black Death | World’s Worst Century

1: Black Death | World’s Worst Century

History | Channel 4 | 2004 | 48'57''

Was the 14th century the worst time in history to be alive? The population of Britain was ravaged by a plague that drove mankind...

Black Death | Ken Follett’s Journey Into the Dark Ages

Black Death | Ken Follett’s Journey Into the Dark Ages

History | Channel 4 | 2012 | 46'53''

Ken Follett tells the story of the Black Death through the true stories of a monk in Winchester, a doctor in Flo...

Anglo-Saxon Britain | Learning Zone

Anglo-Saxon Britain | Learning Zone

History | BBC Two | 2015 | 5'48''

One of the children is sick, and this is used as a means to explore the different approaches to medicine and medical care in Saxon times.

How the Lollard religion grew from the Black Death | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

How the Lollard religion grew from the Black Death | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

History | BBC Two | 2008 | 2'49''

Simon Schama explains how the Lollard religion was developed from the Black Death.

How the Black Death changed social structure | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

How the Black Death changed social structure | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

History | BBC Two | 2008 | 1'28''

Simon Schama explains how the Black Death changed Medieval social structures.

Medieval treatment and beliefs on the cause of the Black Death | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

Medieval treatment and beliefs on the cause of the Black Death | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

History | BBC Two | 2008 | 2'12''

Simon Schama discusses the Medieval beliefs about what caused the Black...

The symptoms of Black Death and how it spread | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

The symptoms of Black Death and how it spread | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

History | BBC Two | 2008 | 2'28''

Simon Schama discusses the black death, explaining it's symptoms and how it spread.

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