Social History
Life in Anglo-Saxon Times 1 x 48 minutes
Filmed at Houlgate Village near York, ‘Life
in Anglo Saxon Times’ provides young people with the ideal
introduction to known aspects of life during the Dark Ages. Simply
presented, but with authority, the film features authentic, atmospheric
reconstructions of everyday life, expert commentary and covers
laws and religion, the Anglo Saxon Chronicle and Alfred the
Great.
Life in Medieval Times 1 x 48 minutes
Life in Medieval Times’ provides young people
with the perfect introduction to everyday life in the medieval period
of British history. The film features footage of a reconstructed
working medieval village, authentic, atmospheric recreations to
illustrate all aspects of life at that time and expert analysis.
Life in Victorian Times 1 x 48 minutes
The Victorian era was one of the most remarkable in
British history ; it saw The Industrial Revolution, the growth of the
major cities, the birth of the Empire and huge advances in medicine,
tranport and education. It was also a time when harsh working
conditions and desperate poverty blighted the lives of the majority of
the people of the country. Incorporating rare footage from the end of
Queen Victoria’s reign, this film presents an uncomplicated
picture of the era for younger audiences, focusing on aspects of
everyday life.
The Gunpowder Plot 1 x 55 minutes
Commemorated annually on 5th November, Guy
Fawkes’ plan to blow up the Houses of Parliament - immortalised
as the Gunpowder Plot - will live forever as one of history’s
most audacious acts of treason. The murder of newly crowned James I was
plotted in 1605 by a group of high-born ‘Papist
Malcontents’, soldier of fortune Fawkes being entrusted to light
the fuse in the Commons cellars. After an eleventh hour tip-off, the
plotters were discovered, tortured and executed.
The Suffragettes 1 x 55 minutes
This is the story of the late nineteenth century
movement to win voting rights for women. At its head was the
redoubtable Emmeline Pankhurst. The women who fought - and in some
cases died - for the right to vote came to be known as the
Suffragettes. Mrs Pankhurst herself was imprisoned several times in
pursuit of the cause which was only won in 1928 - the year all women
over twenty-one achieved the right to vote. It was also the year of
Emmeline Pankhurst’s death.
Fire and Fever 1 x 55 minutes
The Seventeenth Century saw London, Britain’s
long-established capital, rocked to its foundations by a double
disaster. Hardly had the victims of the previous year’s Great
Plague been buried when the Great Fire of September 1666 destroyed
five-sixths of the city. In just four days, the blaze rendered 100,000
Londoners homeless - a major tragedy following the earlier
epidemic’s huge death toll.
