Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings - Season 1 Episode 3 Libraries Gave Us Power
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The story of the British Library's Royal Manuscripts collection reaches its end with the last great flowering of illumination, in the magnificent courts of the Tudors. She investigates astrological texts created for Henry VII, and unwraps his will - still in its original, extravagantly-decorated velvet and gold cover. She hears music written for Henry VIII, which went unperformed for centuries; and reads love notes between the king and Anne Boleyn, written in the margins of a prayer book. Janina also visits Bruges, the source of many of the greatest manuscripts, where this medieval art form collided with the artistic innovations of the Renaissance.
- Title: Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings
- Year: 2012
- Genre: Documentary
- Country: United Kingdom
- Studio: BBC Four
- Director:
- Cast: Jeremy Ashbee, Janina Ramirez, Scot McKendrick
- Crew: Graham Johnston (Director), Scot McKendrick (Researcher), Adam Barker (Executive Producer), Susan Jones (Executive Producer), Nicolas Kent (Executive Producer), Caroline Walsh (Producer's Assistant)
- Keyword: british history
- Runtime: 48 minutes
- IMDb: 5.00 / 10 by 2 users
- Popularity: 7.248
- First Air Date: Jan 09, 2012
- Last Air date: Jan 23, 2012
- Season: 1 Season
- Episode: 3 Episode
- Language: English, French
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