Skip Navigation
Educational Recording Agency
Menu
  • Search
    TV & Radio
  • All
    Subjects
    • Humantities and Social Sciences
    • Business and Management
    • Economics
    • English Literature
    • Geography
    • History
    • Philosophy and Ethics
    • Psychology
    • Religious Education
    • Sociology
    • STEM
      Subjects

    • Biology
    • Chemistry
    • Computing and IT
    • Design and Technology
    • Engineering and Manufacturing
    • Maths
    • Physics
    • Arts, Media and Design

    • Art and Design
    • Drama and Theatre
    • Film Studies
    • Media and Photography
    • Music
    • Modern Languages

    • French
    • German
    • Spanish
    • Mandarin
    • Vocations, Services and Trades
    • Building and Construction
    • Education and Childcare
    • Health and Social Care
    • Hospitality and Catering
    • Nursing and Midwivery
    • Sport and Leisure
    • Travel and Tourism
    • Primary Education

    • English
    • Geography
    • History
    • Maths
    • PSHE
    • Religious Education
    • Science
    • Social, Emotional and Mental Wellbeing
    • Careers
    • PSHE
    • Relationships Education
    • Humantities and Social Sciences
    • Business and Management
    • Economics
    • English Literature
    • Geography
    • History
    • Philosophy and Ethics
    • Psychology
    • Religious Education
    • Sociology
    • STEM
      Subjects

    • Biology
    • Chemistry
    • Computing and IT
    • Design and Technology
    • Engineering and Manufacturing
    • Maths
    • Physics
    • Arts, Media and Design

    • Art and Design
    • Drama and Theatre
    • Film Studies
    • Media and Photography
    • Music
    • Modern Languages

    • French
    • German
    • Spanish
    • Mandarin
    • Vocations, Services and Trades
    • Building and Construction
    • Education and Childcare
    • Health and Social Care
    • Hospitality and Catering
    • Nursing and Midwivery
    • Sport and Leisure
    • Travel and Tourism
    • Primary Education

    • English
    • Geography
    • History
    • Maths
    • PSHE
    • Religious Education
    • Science
    • Social, Emotional and Mental Wellbeing
    • Careers
    • PSHE
    • Relationships Education
  • Sign in or register
The ERA Video Streaming Platform | History | Medieval Britain

The Peasants’ Revolt and society in Medieval England

The Middle Ages: The Peasants’ Revolt | History 11-13

The Middle Ages: The Peasants’ Revolt | History 11-13

History | BBC Two | 1984 | 19'22''

The Peasants' Revolt by Keith Goodall is set in 1381, based on the true story of the grievances of the villeins f...

Christina: A Medieval Life

Christina: A Medieval Life

History | BBC Four | 2008 | 59'21''

Historian Michael Wood presents a portrait of ordinary people living through extraordinary times, tracing the story of Christina Cok, a peasant of...

6: The Philosopher (Alchemist) | Terry Jones’ Medieval Lives

6: The Philosopher (Alchemist) | Terry Jones’ Medieval Lives

History | BBC Two | 2004 | 28'50''

Terry Jones takes us on a tour of the Middle Ages, looking at the medieval scientist, or philosopher as th...

4: The Minstrel | Terry Jones’ Medieval Lives

4: The Minstrel | Terry Jones’ Medieval Lives

History | BBC Two | 2004 | 28'56''

Terry Jones takes us on a tour of the Middle Ages. He reveals that minstrels were medieval spin doctors and could be warr...

3: The Damsel | Terry Jones’ Medieval Lives

3: The Damsel | Terry Jones’ Medieval Lives

History | BBC Two | 2004 | 29'13''

In this episode, a look at the world of the medieval damsel.

1: The Peasant | Terry Jones’ Medieval Lives

1: The Peasant | Terry Jones’ Medieval Lives

History | BBC Two | 2004 | 29'03''

Terry discovers that the much-maligned medieval peasant was in fact literate, emancipated and healthy.

4: Peasants’ Revolt to Tudors | Michael Wood’s Story of England

4: Peasants’ Revolt to Tudors | Michael Wood’s Story of England

Early Modern Britain | BBC Four | 2010 | 59'08''

A portrait of one village through the whole of English history. Amazing finds in the school archi...

4: Power | Inside the Medieval Mind

4: Power | Inside the Medieval Mind

History | BBC Four | 2008 | 59'13''

Robert Bartlett lays bare the framework of the medieval class system, where inequality was part of the natural order and the life of serf...

2: Sex | Inside the Medieval Mind

2: Sex | Inside the Medieval Mind

History | BBC Four | 2008 | 58'20''

Robert Bartlett unearths remarkable evidence of the complex passions of men and women during the Middle Ages.

5: Table Games | Games People Played

5: Table Games | Games People Played

History | BBC Two | 1981 | 9'25''

This week table games featuring a stone board from Norwich Castle.

1: Dicing with Destiny | Games Britannia

1: Dicing with Destiny | Games Britannia

History | BBC Four | 2009 | 58'34''

Series about the history of popular games in Britain. Ancient games were fundamental, but by the late Middle Ages gaming had become ...

1: Medieval London | Filthy Cities

1: Medieval London | Filthy Cities

Geography | BBC Two | 2011 | 58'14''

Dan Snow gets down and dirty in medieval grime to discover how the London of today was forged in the filth of the 14th century.

Episode 2 | Saints and Sinners: Britain’s Millennium of Monasteries

Episode 2 | Saints and Sinners: Britain’s Millennium of Monasteries

Christianity | BBC Four | 2015 | 59'09''

Janina Ramirez looks at how monasteries transformed society and rose to a position of immense power...

Can't find what you're looking for?
Request a clip
Back to Top    
The ERA Video Streaming Platform | History | Medieval Britain
About
  • Who we are
  • How we work
  • Our team
  • Organisations we represent
  • Governance
  • Partner organisations
  • Updates
  • Accessibility Statement
Sign up to get the latest ERA updates

Subscribe to receive updates from ERA

You can opt out of hearing from us at any time using the unsubscribe link in our emails. Read our full privacy policy.

 

Get in touch

020 7837 3222
era@era.org.uk

Scott House * Suite 1 *
The Concourse *
Waterloo Station * London * SE1 7LY *
United Kingdom

Who we are * How we work * Our team * Organisations we represent * Governance * Partner organisations * Updates * Accessibility Statement

© Copyright 2025

Close

We use cookies!

Cookies help us run our services and give you a better experience. For the full details please read our Cookie Policy.