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Christina: A Medieval Life

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Michael Wood explores village life in 14th century England, a time of plague, war and famine. Through the use of a remarkably complete set of documentary records, he explores one village - that of Codicote in Hertfordshire - looking at its boom times and its poorer times. Wood brings the period to life by focusing in on one family, that of the poor peasant Christina Cok, her father Hugh, her estranged husband William, and her children John and Alice. By looking at the poorest members of Codicote's society, Wood approaches his history from the bottom-up rather than taking the traditional historical approach of top-down, 'kings and barons' story-telling.

Directed byDavid Wallace

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1h 0m
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EN
Released
May 5, 2008
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BBC

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Michael Wood

Michael Wood

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Directed by
David Wallace
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Michael Wood
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