After the Plague

Justice in the Age of Robin Hood

Documentary Dec 21, 2023 26 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection

S1 E10: What did justice mean in the age of the Black Death? Harsh punishments were common in European societies, and a complex legal system had developed. Yet violent crime abounded, political corruption flourished, and people sought a deeper kind of justice in the figure of the fictional Robin Hood, as he exacted revenge on exploitative sheriffs and abbots.

Documentary Dec 21, 2023 26 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2023
Run Time: 26 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.