12 episodes
Uncle Andrew Teaches History Andrew C Grillet
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- History
When my friend's daughter said "Uncle Andrew - what was it like when dinosaurs roamed the earth?" I realised I was old, and in a good position to tell my version of history to a wider audience!
Most conventional histories focus on "facts" - which may or may not be true, and may or may not be relevant today. My focus is on explaining what life was like and how it changed how we live today. To me, all of history influenced life today, sometimes a little, and sometimes a lot.
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Britain - The Tenth Century
First a recap of the story so far.
Then - Britain at the end of the dark ages. -
Britain - The Ninth Century
The Ninth Century sees the beginning of the end of the dark ages.
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Britain, The Eighth Century
The Eighth century saw England becoming unified, and a new social structure leading to the beginnings of capitalism.
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Britain, The Seventh Century
The dark ages continues -
But the foundations of our legal system and land ownership are established too. -
Britain, The Sixth Century
This is the sixth century - The dark ages continue ...
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A brief History of Time
(Almost) everything you wanted to know about the history of counting, measuring time and computing.
(Not by Stephen Hawking, and no Quantum physics)