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Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings

Ruling by the Book (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Documentary, History
Dr Janina Ramirez begins her journey with the first Anglo-Saxon rulers to create a united England, encountering books in the British Library's Royal manuscripts collection which are over a thousand years old and a royal family tree which ...See moreDr Janina Ramirez begins her journey with the first Anglo-Saxon rulers to create a united England, encountering books in the British Library's Royal manuscripts collection which are over a thousand years old and a royal family tree which is five metres long. Janina finds out about a king who had a reputation for chasing nuns and reads a book created as a wedding gift for a ten-year-old prince. She roams from Westminster Abbey to other ancient English spiritual sites such as Winchester, St Albans and Malmesbury, and sees for herself how animal skins can be transformed into the finest vellum. Written by Enzedder See less
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Director
Peter Sweasey
Writer
Janina Ramirez (as Dr Janina Ramirez)
Producer
Peter Sweasey
Cinematographers
Nigel Bradley | Steve Moss
Editor
Bernard Lyall
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Jan 9, 2012
Release date
Jan 9, 2012 (United Kingdom)

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Janina Ramirez
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David Carpenter
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Richard Gameson
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Scot McKendrick
Self - British Library (as Dr Scot McKendrick) Self - British Library (as Dr Scot McKendrick)   See fewer
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Paul Wright
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Barbara Yorke
Self - University of Winchester (as Prof. Barbara Yorke) Self - University of Winchester (as Prof. Barbara Yorke)   See fewer
Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings (2012)
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