About this season
Professor Robert Bartlett, a leading authority on the Middle Ages, presents a series which examines the way we thought during Medieval times.
Episodes (4)
1. Knowledge
Aired 17 April 2008 • 59 min
Robert Bartlett examines the way we thought during medieval times. As the Middle Ages wore on, a world which previously seemed enchanted became a place to be mastered.
2. Sex
Aired 24 April 2008 • 59 min
Robert Bartlett examines the way we thought during medieval times. He unearths remarkable evidence of the complex passions of men and women during the Middle Ages.
3. Belief
Aired 1 May 2008 • 59 min
Robert Bartlett examines the way we thought during medieval times. As the church's grip on their beliefs increased, people came before religious courts and many were killed.
4. Power
Aired 8 May 2008 • 59 min
Robert Bartlett lays bare the framework of the medieval class system, where inequality was part of the natural order and the life of serfs little better than those of animals.