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Dr Janina Ramirez sets ex-forger Shaun Greenhalgh the challenge of making an alabaster carving of the kind mass-produced in Catholic England in the centuries before the Reformation. Show more
Castles: Britain's Fortified History
Episode 1: Instruments of Invasion
58 minutes
on BBC FourAvailable for 5 months
Sam Willis shows how the castle arrived as an instrument of invasion with the Normans but became a weapon with which unruly barons challenged the Crown. Show more
Andrew Graham-Dixon investigates the story of the 20th century's greatest art forger, Han van Meegeren, who made millions during World War II selling fake Vermeers in Nazi-occupied Holland. Show more
Stories from the Dark Earth: Meet the Ancestors Revisited
Episode 4: The First Anglo-Saxons
1 hour
on BBC Four
Archaeologist Julian Richards returns to the excavation of two early cemeteries to explore the mystery of the Anglo-Saxons' post-Roman Empire invasions. Show more
Documentary series telling the story of the birth of Venice. In this edition, Francesco da Mosto reveals a secret history of violence, torture, political intrigue and revenge. Show more
Dr Janina Ramirez tells the story of Revelations of Divine Love, the first book ever written in English by a woman - Julian of Norwich, in 1373 - and kept hidden for centuries. Show more
Castles: Britain's Fortified History
Episode 1: Instruments of Invasion
58 minutes
on BBC FourAvailable for 5 months
Sam Willis shows how the castle arrived as an instrument of invasion with the Normans but became a weapon with which unruly barons challenged the Crown. Show more
Andrew Graham-Dixon investigates the story of the 20th century's greatest art forger, Han van Meegeren, who made millions during World War II selling fake Vermeers in Nazi-occupied Holland. Show more
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