Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings

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Through this three part series Art Historian Dr Janina Ramirez tells the story of the Medieval monarchy as preserved through stunning illuminated manuscripts from the British Library's Royal Manuscripts collection.

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	Ep	Title	Rating	Votes	Runtime
▶	1	Ruling by the Book	—	—	—
▶	2	What a King Should Know	—	—	—
▶	3	Libraries Gave Us Power	—	—	—

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Cast

Janina Ramirez Self - Presenter

Scot McKendrick Self - British Library

Ian Mortimer Self - Historian, Edward III

James Brockman Self

Jeremy Ashbee Self - English Heritage

Barbara Yorke Self - University of Winchester

David Carpenter Self - King's College London

Patricia Lovett Self - Illuminator

Richard Gameson Self - Durham University

Paul Wright Self - Parchmenter

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