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

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Continuing the sweep through 1,000 years of world history.

AD 1200-1300 sees Genghis Khan and his Mongol horsemen thunder across Asia, creating the world's largest land empire. The advance westwards is halted by the Mamelukes, who turn Cairo into one of the world's great cities. Narrated by Ben Kingsley.
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Contributors

Narrator:
Ben Kingsley.
Director:
Caroline Ross Pirie
Series Producer:
Neil Cameron
Series Producer:
Emma De'Ath
Source: Radio Times

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