Mon 9pm: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings on BBC4

Might be a little dry for younger audiences.

Season 1. Episode 1 of 3. Ruling by the Book. New series. Art historian Janina Ramirez investigates what illuminated manuscripts commissioned for the kings of England between the ninth and 16th centuries reveal about the evolution of the country's art, culture and monarchy. She begins by exploring the British Library's collection of royal manuscripts, encountering books that are more than 1,000 years old and learning about the first Anglo-Saxon rulers to create a united England.

http://tvguide.co.uk/detail.asp?id=112931881

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