Churches: How to Read Them — Season 1, Episode 3: Medieval Death
Documentary, Mystery • 45 min • 1 season, 6 episodes • ★ 10.0/10
Episode synopsis
The medieval church cannot be understood without recognising that death was at its heart. Richard Taylor shows how churches were designed to give medieval people a way to escape death, with their Judgement scenes, cadaver tombs and graphic depictions of the crucifixion.