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The Birth of Europe

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Power and Prestige - the Very First Goldfinger
Why do we consider gold to be so special? Why do gold and jewellery give power and prestige? In the third of five programmes,
Peter France traces the origins of the rich and powerful back into the shadows of pre-history and discovers that metals contain a power that revolutionised European society. Producer Mary Colwell e BOOK: The Birth of Europe by Michael Andrews , from booksellers

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Peter France
Producer:
Mary Colwell
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Michael Andrews
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