Christina: A Medieval Life

Synopsis

Historian Michael Wood presents a portrait of ordinary people living through extraordinary times, tracing the story of a real-life peasant of 14th-century Hertfordshire.

She wasn't a famous person, or of noble blood, yet Christina's story is important in understanding our own roots. In this time of war, famine, floods, climate change and the Black Death are the beginnings of the end of serfdom, the growth of individual freedom and the start of a market economy.

Wood recounts the history of medieval Britain told not from the top of society, but from the bottom. Through the lives of Christina and her fellow villagers, we see how the most volatile century in British history played a crucial role in shaping the character and destiny of a nation, and its people.

Credits

Presenter

Michael Wood

Producer

Rebecca Dobbs

Broadcasts

1. Mon 5 May 2008
   21:00
   BBC Four
2. Mon 5 May 2008
   23:50
   BBC Four
3. Tue 6 May 2008
   02:50
   BBC Four
4. Sat 10 May 2008
   22:55
   BBC Four
5. Sun 11 May 2008
   01:55
   BBC Four
6. Sun 11 May 2008
   21:00
   BBC Four
7. Mon 12 May 2008
   02:55
   BBC Four
8. Tue 5 Aug 2008
   22:00
   BBC HD
9. Thu 28 Aug 2008
   20:00
   BBC HD
10. Sat 20 Sep 2008
    20:30
    BBC Two (except Wales, Wales (Analogue))
11. Sat 27 Dec 2008
    20:00
    BBC Four
12. Tue 8 Dec 2009
    23:30
    BBC HD