The art of the historian is based on evidence from manuscripts, relics, and archaeological sites, which illuminate the way of life in bygone times. Scientific methods have been applied for many years but recently many new techniques have become available. Brian Hope-Taylor chooses the Anglo-Saxon period to illustrate some of these.
For Schools
Previously shown in February 1963
Repeated on Thursday at 11.5 a.m.
(to 11.55)