Michael Wood's Story of England - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Romans to Normans
Michael Wood uncovers the history of Kibworth's first 1000 years, with a Roman villa, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and evidence of life on the eve of the Norman Conquest.
Domesday to Magna Carta
Michael Wood's unique portrait of one village through the whole of English history moves on to 1066, when the invading Normans built a castle in Kibworth.
The Great Famine and the Black Death
Michael Wood's portrait of one village across the whole of English history reaches the 14th century, when a terrible famine is followed by the Black Death.
Peasants' Revolt to Tudors
A portrait of one village through the whole of English history. Amazing finds in the school archive help trace peasant education back to the 14th century.
Henry VIII to the Industrial Revolution
A portrait of one village through the whole of English history sees 17th century dissenters, an 18th century writer and knitting factories.
Victoria to the Present Day
The story of one village across all of English history concludes with a look at Victorian concerts, WWI battlefields and the 1940 bombing of Kibworth.
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