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Millennium: a Thousand Years of History: Century of the Compass

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

AD 1500-1600: empires and religions - in the shape of Ivan the Terrible and Islam - are expanding aggressively. However, the Japanese warlord Hideyoshi's dreams of conquest are thwarted. In Europe, collectors are fascinated by strange objects brought back from exotic comers of the world.
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Contributors

Narrator:
Ben Kingsley
Director:
Richard Curson Smith
Series Producer:
Neil Cameron
Series Producer:
Emma De'Ath
Source: Radio Times

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