Romans to Normans
Michael Wood uncovers the history of Kibworth's first 1,000 years, with a Roman villa, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and evidence of life on the eve of the Norman Conquest.
Groundbreaking series in which Michael Wood tells the story of one place throughout the whole of English history. The village is Kibworth in Leicestershire in the heart of England - a place that lived through the Black Death, the Civil War and the Industrial Revolution and was even bombed in World War Two.
With the help of the local people and using archaeology, landscape, language and DNA, Michael uncovers the lost history of the first 1,000 years of the village, featuring a Roman villa, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings and graphic evidence of life on the eve of the Norman Conquest.
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Artefact: Anglo-Saxon Bone Comb
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Romans to Normans
Duration: 02:41
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Michael Wood |
| Writer | Michael Wood |
Broadcasts
- Wed 22 Sep 201021:00
Wed 22 Sep 201023:30BBC HD- Thu 23 Sep 201000:30
- Thu 23 Sep 201003:00
- Thu 23 Sep 201022:00BBC Four & BBC HD
- Sat 25 Sep 201020:00
Thu 30 Sep 201021:00BBC Two England- Thu 30 Sep 201023:50BBC Two Scotland
- Sat 2 Oct 201022:30BBC Two Wales
- Wed 13 Oct 201023:20BBC Two Northern Ireland
- Sat 3 Sep 201120:00
- Sun 4 Sep 201101:15
- Mon 5 Dec 201119:00BBC HD
- Tue 6 Dec 201100:55BBC HD
Mon 20 Apr 202017:00Red Button One- Tue 21 Apr 202015:00Red Button One
- Tue 21 Apr 202018:00Red Button One
- Wed 22 Apr 202015:00Red Button One
- Wed 22 Apr 202020:00
- Thu 23 Apr 202017:00Red Button One
- Fri 24 Apr 202018:00Red Button One
- Thu 3 Mar 202220:00
- Fri 4 Mar 202202:35
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