1: Black Death | World’s Worst Century

S1E5: King Death | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

Simon Schama continues his look at British history with the Black Death, the horror of medieval Britain. Those it did...

Anglo-Saxon Britain | Learning Zone

One of the children is sick, and this is used as a means to explore the different approaches to medicine and medical care in Saxon times.

Black Death | Ken Follett's Journey Into the Dark Ages

Ken Follett tells the story of the Black Death through the true stories of a monk in Winchester, a doctor in Florence ...

Medieval treatment and beliefs on the cause of the Black Death | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

Simon Schama discusses the Medieval beliefs about what caused the Black...

3: The Great Famine and the Black Death | Michael Wood's Story of England

Michael Wood's portrait of one village across the whole of English history reaches the 14th century...

The symptoms of Black Death and how it spread | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

Simon Schama discusses the black death, explaining it's symptoms and how it spread.

1: Medicine, Religion and Natural Causes | History File

This programme looks at ancient Egypt, Hippocrates, Christianity and Islam.

6: The Scientist | Colosseum

One of the most famous scientists of the ancient world, Galen of Pergamon, makes a name for himself as a doctor for gladiators in the arena.

How the Black Death changed social structure | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

Simon Schama explains how the Black Death changed Medieval social structures.

How the Lollard religion grew from the Black Death | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

Simon Schama explains how the Lollard religion was developed from the Black Death.