‎The Medieval Legacy - Apple TV

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An eye-opening virtual tour to establish how the Middle Ages influence everyone's present-day thinking, collective consciousness, and ways of life.

History · 2022 · 28 min

Starring Carol Symes

EPISODE 1

Discovering the Medieval Legacy

The meaning of "medieval" and the challenges of defining the timeline of the Middle Ages.

27 min · 9 Sept 2022
EPISODE 2

The Medieval Birth of the Book

The medieval contribution to the format of the book and the accessibility of reading.

26 min · 9 Sept 2022
EPISODE 3

Medieval Innovations in Record Keeping

The present-day techniques for recording words, sounds and knowledge are rooted in the medieval era.

27 min · 9 Sept 2022
EPISODE 4

The Beginnings of Orthodoxy and Heresy

Studying how the religious and political elites aligned to enforce conformity within Christianity.

33 min · 9 Sept 2022
EPISODE 5

Anti-Semitism's Medieval Roots

The birth and growth of anti-Semitism in the medieval society over almost four centuries.

31 min · 9 Sept 2022
EPISODE 6

Holy War and Its Long Legacy

Studying the factors that triggered a centuries-long Christian-Muslim conflict, thereby engendering the concept of holy war in medieval society.

31 min · 9 Sept 2022

Carol Symes

Host