| Description |
6 videodiscs (approximately 18 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 203 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm). |
| Series |
The great courses. History. Medieval history |
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Great courses (DVD). Modern history.
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| Note |
Course no. 8410 |
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Course guidebook includes professor biography, statement of course scope, lecture outlines and notes, timeline, glossary and bibliography. |
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Includes 36 lectures (30 min. each) on 6 videodiscs. |
| Bibliography |
Course guidebook Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-203). |
| Contents |
Disc 1. From Britannia to Britain -- Roman Britain and the origins of King Arthur -- The early Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms -- The conversion of the Anglo-Saxons -- Work and faith in Anglo-Saxon England -- The Viking invasions. |
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Disc 2. Alfred the Great -- The government of Anglo-Saxon England -- The golden age of the Anglo-Saxons -- The second Viking conquest -- The Norman conquest -- The reign of William the Conqueror. |
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Disc 3. Conflict and assimilation -- Henry I, the lion of justice -- The anarchy of Stephen's reign -- Henry II, law and order -- Henry II, the expansion of empire -- Courtly love. |
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Disc 4. Richard the Lionheart and the Third Crusade -- King John and the Magna Carta -- Daily life in the 13th century -- The disastrous reign of Henry III -- The conquests of Edward I -- Edward II, defeat and deposition. |
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Disc 5. Edward III and the Hundred Years' War -- The flowering of chivalry -- The Black Death -- The Peasants' Revolt of 1381 -- Chaucer and the rise of English -- The deposition of Richard II. |
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Disc 6. Daily life in the 15th century -- Henry V and the victory at Agincourt -- Henry VI, defeat and division -- The Wars of the Roses -- Richard II, betrayal and defeat -- England in 1485. |
| Credits |
Camera, Jim M. Allen, Alexis Doty, Robert Evans, Jonathan Leven, Jackson Styron ; editor, Ines I Perez-Thompson. |
| Performer |
Lecturer, Professor Jennifer Paxton, Georgetown University. |
| Summary |
Lectures cover English historical periods from Roman times to the Tudor conquest. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Subject |
Great Britain -- History -- Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066 -- Videodiscs.
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Great Britain -- History -- Medieval period, 1066-1485 -- Videodiscs.
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Great Britain -- Civilization -- Videodiscs.
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Great Britain -- Civilization -- 1066-1485 -- Videodiscs.
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Civilization, Medieval -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Instructional films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Educational films.
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Filmed lectures.
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| Added Author |
Gray, Jennifer, producer.
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Leven, Jon, director.
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Scarbrough, Wendy, director.
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Teaching Company.
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| Added Title |
From King Arthur to the Tudor conquest |
| ISBN |
1598037080 |
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9781598037081 |
| Music No. |
course No. 8410 Teaching company |
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PD8410A Teaching Company (set) |
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ID8410A Teaching Company (DVDs) |
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PB8410A Teaching Company (guidebook) |
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