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36. Toward the Early Modern Period
March 21, 2024
In this concluding lecture, you see how a once-sharp historical division has been worn away. Where scholars once spoke of the differences between the Middle Ages and the Modern period, we now tend to see much greater continuity of ideals and values as the medieval world slowly transformed into something new.
35. Revolts, Uprisings, and Wars
March 21, 2024
Gain insights into how a series of uprisings, revolts, and wars tested and altered the structure of medieval society as Europe entered the Late Middle Ages, hastening the end of the Three Estates system that had already begun to crumble with the rise of the merchant class.
34. Weapons and Warfare
March 21, 2024
War was one of the dominant aspects of medieval life, and its significance in terms of scientific and technological innovation isn't surprising. But its impact went even further, and you learn how the need for protection left its mark on both physical and social structures.
33. Science and Technology
March 21, 2024
The Middle Ages saw significant developments in the fields of science and technology. Not surprisingly, most were of a practical nature. Grasp how the demands of agriculture, architecture, education, and even warfare led to important advances.
32. Art and Artisans
March 21, 2024
Although once derided as a "dark age," the medieval world has in fact given us many beautiful, skillfully executed artistic works. Sample some of the best works of this legacy, found in the architecture, sculpture, and stained glass of cathedrals; wall murals; illuminated manuscripts; and even everyday objects.
31. Marriage and the Family
March 21, 2024
In this eye-opening lecture, you learn that marriage, for most of the Middle Ages, was a secular institution, governed by customs, traditions, and laws
30. Childhood in the Middle Ages
March 21, 2024
Scholars once believed the Middle Ages had no real conception of childhood, or even that parents
29. The Black Death and its Effects
March 21, 2024
It was the worst natural disaster in human history, claiming the lives of perhaps half the people of the medieval world. This riveting lecture covers the plague's impact and the responses to it and offers, through eyewitness accounts, a dramatic view of life during the plague years.
28. Medieval Medicine
March 21, 2024
Learn how medieval medicine
27. Dress and Fashion
March 21, 2024
Even though little clothing of the period has survived, medieval illustrations and household account entries give us some idea of what medieval clothing was like. They reveal a surprising consciousness of fashion, even within the constraints of so-called "sumptuary laws" designed to preserve the distinction between the noble and the newly wealthy.
26. Music and Entertainment
March 21, 2024
Hear for yourself, through re-creations played on medieval instruments, the kinds of music that helped people of the Middle Ages enjoy their leisure time
25. Food and Drink
March 21, 2024
Here's your chance to set aside the long-held belief that medieval cuisine was bland at best and, at worst, likely to make you ill. Learn how medieval cooks displayed a resourcefulness and skill that allowed them to produce dishes that were both innovative and delicious.
24. Medieval City Life
March 21, 2024
During the High Middle Ages, technological advancements and a population explosion made cities a vital element of the medieval world. More important, they nourished the creation of a new class of individual who did not fit into the traditional confines of the Three Estates.
23. Daily Life in a Medieval Village
March 21, 2024
Although little textual evidence describing medieval village life survives, archaeological excavations at villages such as Wharram Percy, along with pictorial evidence from manuscripts such as the Luttrell Psalter, offer you a vivid picture of the medieval village as a place brimming with life and characters.
22. Daily Life in a Noble Household
March 21, 2024
Observe the finely tuned orchestration of servants working together to cater to the needs of the noble family, who, in turn, sheltered and protected them. And learn that the medieval castle was built for protection, providing little of the privacy or luxury you might expect.
21. The Magna Carta
March 21, 2024
In this revealing lecture, discover that the Magna Carta, revered today as perhaps the cornerstone of human rights, was considered anything but that at its creation, with its most historic provisions of little concern to the rebellious barons who forced King John to accept it.
20. Late Medieval Religious Institutions
March 21, 2024
Watch as the church and its official representatives experienced dramatic and sometimes unexpected change throughout the High and Late Middle Ages, including monastic reforms, the establishment of new orders, a great schism in the papacy itself, and the growing problem of heresy.
19. The Persistence of an Ideal
March 21, 2024
Participants in the successful First Crusade set up four "Crusader states" in the Middle East, where they soon learned that accommodation was more effective than dominance. Although the Crusading presence in the Holy Land lasted less than two centuries, its impact on the European world still endures.
18. Piety, Politics, and Persecution
March 21, 2024
In this first of two lectures on the Crusades, learn what brought so many to a venture that was part holy war and part pilgrimage. Gain, through eyewitness accounts, a fascinating and occasionally horrifying glimpse into the realities of life on crusade.
17. The Gothic Cathedral
March 21, 2024
Grasp what it took to build a Gothic cathedral, a massive undertaking requiring not only several decades, hundreds of laborers, teams of master craftsmen, and the best architectural minds, but also an acceptance by those who began a project that they would never live to see it completed.
16. Knighthood and Heraldry
March 21, 2024
Follow the development of knighthood, from its beginnings as the lowest rank of nobility to its evolution as a hereditary title replete with a complex system of rituals, identity practices, public displays, and idealized imagery.
15. Pilgrimage and Sainthood
March 21, 2024
In this fascinating glimpse of popular religious expression in the Middle Ages, you explore typical pilgrim motivations, the journeys they took, and the different processes by which the saints so often at the emotional heart of those journeys were enshrined.
14. The Three Orders of Medieval Society
March 21, 2024
Medieval society soon formed into the hierarchy now known as the Three Estates: those who prayed, those who fought, and those who worked. Discover why few routes to understanding this structure are as pleasurable as that offered by the literary genre of Estates Satire, exemplified here in Chaucer's
13. King Arthur
March 21, 2024
Perhaps no other legend has been as enduringly popular as the story of King Arthur. Explore how and why his legend evolved and learn how the reality was markedly different from that depicted in medieval romances.
12. The Norman Conquest and the Bayeux Tapestry
March 21, 2024
Claim a ringside seat at the long struggle for control of the English throne that culminated in the victory of William the Conqueror
11. The Rearrangement of the Medieval World
March 21, 2024
Experience the tumultuous reshaping of western Europe in a lecture that features the emergence of powerful new leaders, invasions, a population explosion, changes in Europe's economy, technological advances, the development of devout Christian piety, the Crusading impulse, and the final break between the Byzantine and Roman churches.
10. Alfred the Great
March 21, 2024
Only one English monarch has ever been termed "the Great." Learn why, in considering the man whose rule in many respects mirrored that of Charlemagne as he resolved the Viking threat, consolidated the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, and implemented a program under which learning, education, and the arts flourished.
9. The Viking Invasions
March 21, 2024
The expansion of the people known as the Vikings
8. Byzantium, Islam, and the West
March 21, 2024
Widen your earlier focus to situate the Western medieval world in context with the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic world, learning how Byzantium differed from the western Roman Empire and how the new religion of Islam placed pressure on both the Byzantine and western European medieval worlds.
7. Charlemagne and the Carolingian Renaissance
March 21, 2024
Although it is Italy that has long laid popular claim to the word "Renaissance," it's hard not to marvel at the changes introduced by Charlemagne. Learn how he successfully brought about an unprecedented flowering of art, architecture, literature, music, and education.
6. Rachel Khoo
March 11, 2013
Michel Roux Jr and Kate Goodman are joined by cook and food writer Rachel Khoo as they create the perfect luxury dish to impress your friends
5. Angela Hartnett
March 4, 2013
Michel Roux Jr and drinks expert Kate Goodman are joined by Welsh Italian chef Angela Hartnett as they create the perfect Italian ragu and pasta.
4. Monica Galetti
February 25, 2013
Michel Roux Jr and drinks expert Kate Goodman are joined by chef and author Monica Galetti as they set out to create Michel's mum's shepherd's pie.
3. Jun Tanaka
February 18, 2013
Michel Roux Jr and drinks expert Kate Goodman are joined by chef and street food entrepreneur Jun Tanaka as they create the perfect burger.
2. Mary Berry
February 11, 2013
Michel Roux Jr and Kate Goodman are joined by the doyenne of British baking - Mary Berry - as they create the perfect afternoon tea.
1. Tom Kerridge
February 4, 2013
Michel Roux Jr and drinks expert Kate Goodman are joined by Michelin starred chef Tom Kerridge as they set out to create the perfect roast.
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Where to Watch Food and Drink
Food and Drink is available for streaming on the IMDb Freedive website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch Food and Drink on demand at Prime Video, Amazon and Pluto TV.
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CastMichel Roux JrKate Goodman
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Premiere DateFebruary 4, 2013
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IMDB Rating6.8 (23)
