Name: Medieval Dead
Released: 2013-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Jeremy Freeston

TV Show · Documentary · History

Produced in association with the University of York, telling the stories of the lives of people who lived in the medieval world - from soldiers who died in battle to the lowliest of people who experienced great hardships. Dramatic reconstructions and skeleton analyses are used to help tell the stories. Some of the locations where the show is filmed include the King's Manor in York as well as locations throughout the UK, Northern France and Scandinavia.

2013 · 46m

Starring Jeremy Freeston

Director Jeremy Freeston

EPISODE 1

Richard III's Lost Chapel

Using skeleton analysis and dramatic reconstruction, experts hunt for Richard III's lost chapel in Towton, North Yorkshire.

43 min
EPISODE 2

Last Stand At Visby

The Battle of Visby comes alive as mass graves are unearthed, revealing the bravery of the defending Gutes.

40 min
EPISODE 3

Agincourt's Lost Dead

Archaeologist Tim Sutherland unearths some fascinating clues as he digs up burial sites from the Battle of Agincourt.

43 min
EPISODE 4

Defenders Of Masterby

Tim Sutherland's team make a return trip to Sweden, where they hunt for clues to a bloody battle at Masterby.

40 min
EPISODE 5

The Mysterious Woman Of Tadcaster

Experts try to piece together a gruesome jigsaw when the skeleton of a medieval woman is found at Tadcaster Castle, Yorkshire.

44 min
EPISODE 6

Prestilence And Disease

Diseases inevitably belonged to life in the Middle Ages. There was virtually no hygiene and sanitation, making it difficult to survive near-perpetual disease.

43 min