Inside the Medieval Mind - Knowledge

Leading authority on the Middle Ages, Professor Robert Bartlett, presents a series which examines the way we thought during medieval times. To our forebears, the world could appear mysterious and even enchanted, with sightings of green men, dog heads, and alien beings commonplace. The world itself was a book written by God. But as the Middle Ages grew to a close, it became a place to be mastered, even exploited.