Michael Wood's Story of England
Michael Wood tells the story of one place, the Leicestershire village of Kibworth, throughout the whole of English history
Michael Wood's Story of England - Domesday to Magna Carta
Michael Wood's unique portrait of one village through the whole of English history moves on to 1066, when the invading Normans built a castle in Kibworth.
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Michael Wood's Story of England - Henry VIII to the Industrial Revolution
A portrait of one village through the whole of English history sees 17th century dissenters, an 18th century writer and knitting factories.
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Michael Wood's Story of England - Peasants' Revolt to Tudors
A portrait of one village through the whole of English history. Amazing finds in the school archive help trace peasant education back to the 14th century.
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Michael Wood's Story of England - Romans to Normans
Michael Wood uncovers the history of Kibworth's first 1000 years, with a Roman villa, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and evidence of life on the eve of the Norman Conquest.
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Michael Wood's Story of England - The Great Famine and the Black Death
A portrait of one village through the whole of English history reaches the 14th century, when terrible famine is followed by the Black Death.
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Michael Wood's Story of England - Victoria to the Present Day
A portrait of one village through the whole of English history concludes with Victorian concerts, WWI battlefields and the bombing of Kibworth in 1940.
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