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This video covers: A description of how William Marshal, first Earl of Pembroke, rode to Runnymede in 1215 to witness King John...
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A description of the basic principles of the Magna Carta, the clauses within it and how it forms the basis of our...
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A description of how, after signing the Magna Carta, King John tried to renege on the terms which eventually led...
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A description of the early Norman castles, how the motte and bailey was constructed and mentions some of the...
This video covers:A description, by the constable of the castle, of the many people that live and work there like the marshal, the...
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A description, of the staff who work within the castle such as the house steward and the chamberlain and the...
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A vivid description of a medieval banquet including the etiquette and food such as stuffed peacock
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A description, from the Gong Farmer's wife, of how they go about collecting poo from the garderobes in the castle and what they do...
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A description of an archer, the clothes he wears and weapons he uses such as the longbow, archers pick and...
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A description of the many types of arrowheads and their uses such as the broadhead with its barbs and the...
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A description of a lightweight crossbow, an accurate weapon that could shoot over three hundred metres and be...
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A description of a powerful heavyweight crossbow which uses a complex windlass mechanism to load it.
This video covers: An eye witness account of the Black Death which broke out in 1348, told by a medieval monk
This video covers: A look at some of the medieval beliefs and ideas that were thought to have caused the plague.
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This video covers: A description of the Black Death and the difference between the bubonic and pneumonic plague.
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This video covers: A look at people's reaction to the plague and how they dealt with it.
This video covers: How the dead were disposed of during the Black Death