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Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings

Libraries Gave Us Power (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Documentary, History
The story of the British Library's Royal Manuscripts collection reaches its end with the last great flowering of illumination, in the magnificent courts of the Tudors. She investigates astrological texts created for Henry VII, and unwraps ...See moreThe story of the British Library's Royal Manuscripts collection reaches its end with the last great flowering of illumination, in the magnificent courts of the Tudors. She investigates astrological texts created for Henry VII, and unwraps his will - still in its original, extravagantly-decorated velvet and gold cover. She hears music written for Henry VIII, which went unperformed for centuries; and reads love notes between the king and Anne Boleyn, written in the margins of a prayer book. Janina also visits Bruges, the source of many of the greatest manuscripts, where this medieval art form collided with the artistic innovations of the Renaissance. 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 23, 2012
Release date
Jan 23, 2012 (United Kingdom)

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Jeremy Ashbee
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Hilary Carey
Self - University of Newcastle, NSW (as Prof. Hilary Carey) Self - University of Newcastle, NSW (as Prof. Hilary Carey)   See fewer
Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings (2012)
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