In Search of Medieval Britain — Season 1, Episode 4: Heartlands
30 min • 1 season, 6 episodes
Episode synopsis
Alixe Bovey visits Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, Lincoln Cathedral in Lincolnshire, and discovers some ancient laws and rights for commoners, including the right to graze horses. Her journey concludes with visits to Sherwood Forest, Derby and discovers medieval ale making in Nottingham.
About In Search of Medieval Britain
Art historian Alixe Bovey follows the Gough Map, the oldest surviving road map of Britain, in search of the country as it was in the medieval era.