Francis Pryor reveals that the Roman invasion of Britain was not a brutal suppression of indigenous culture but a mutually beneficial experience that the Britons may have actually instigated.
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Series 1 Episode 1
Francis Pryor reveals that the Roman invasion of Britain was not a brutal suppression of indigenous culture but a…
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Series 1 Episode 2
Francis Pryor sheds light on the so-called 'Dark Ages' and finds a world inhabited by Christianised, literate Britons.
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Series 1 Episode 3
Francis focuses his attention on the Anglo-Saxon invasion and argues that the huge political changes that took place in…
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