Medieval Lives
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Medieval Lives is a television documentary series and companion book by Terry Jones that explores and debunks common myths about everyday life and people in the Middle Ages.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Medieval Lives canonical | 2 |
| Medieval Lives (book) | 2 |
| Terry Jones' Medieval Lives | 1 |
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Target entity: Medieval Lives Context triple: [Terry Jones, wrote, Medieval Lives]
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Histories
Histories is a major work of Roman historiography by Tacitus that chronicles the turbulent period of the Roman Empire following the death of Nero.
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Middle Ages
The Middle Ages was a period of European history from roughly the 5th to the late 15th century, marked by feudalism, the rise of Christianity, and the formation of many modern European cultures and languages.
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King Arthur's Britain
King Arthur's Britain is the legendary medieval realm of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, often depicted as a chivalric and mythical version of early Britain.
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Lives of Saints
Lives of Saints is a collection of Old English homilies by Ælfric of Eynsham recounting the legends and moral examples of Christian saints for an Anglo-Saxon audience.
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E.
Chronicles of Jean Froissart
The Chronicles of Jean Froissart is a 14th-century historical narrative that vividly recounts the events, politics, and warfare of the early Hundred Years’ War and late medieval Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Medieval Lives Target entity description: Medieval Lives is a television documentary series and companion book by Terry Jones that explores and debunks common myths about everyday life and people in the Middle Ages.
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A.
Histories
Histories is a major work of Roman historiography by Tacitus that chronicles the turbulent period of the Roman Empire following the death of Nero.
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B.
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages was a period of European history from roughly the 5th to the late 15th century, marked by feudalism, the rise of Christianity, and the formation of many modern European cultures and languages.
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C.
King Arthur's Britain
King Arthur's Britain is the legendary medieval realm of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, often depicted as a chivalric and mythical version of early Britain.
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D.
Lives of Saints
Lives of Saints is a collection of Old English homilies by Ælfric of Eynsham recounting the legends and moral examples of Christian saints for an Anglo-Saxon audience.
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E.
Chronicles of Jean Froissart
The Chronicles of Jean Froissart is a 14th-century historical narrative that vividly recounts the events, politics, and warfare of the early Hundred Years’ War and late medieval Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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television documentary series ⓘ |
| aimsTo | debunk myths about medieval life ⓘ |
| associatedWith | BBC History programming ⓘ |
| author | Terry Jones ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Medieval Lives
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Medieval Lives (book)
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| coAuthor | Alan Ereira ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Terry Jones ⓘ |
| describedBySource | BBC publicity materials ⓘ |
| explores | lives of ordinary people in the Middle Ages ⓘ |
| features |
expert commentary
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historical reenactments ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2004 ⓘ |
| format |
TV series
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book ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary
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history documentary ⓘ |
| hasCompanionBook |
Medieval Lives
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Medieval Lives (book)
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| hasCompanionMedia |
book
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television series ⓘ |
| hasPart | episodes focusing on different medieval roles ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general audience
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viewers interested in medieval history ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
print
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television ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | individual medieval character types ⓘ |
| notablePresenter |
Terry Jones
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surface form:
Terry Jones of Monty Python
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| numberOfEpisodes | 8 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC Two ⓘ |
| presenter | Terry Jones ⓘ |
| producer | BBC ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2004 ⓘ |
| publisher | BBC Books ⓘ |
| subject |
Middle Ages
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medieval everyday life ⓘ medieval social history ⓘ popular misconceptions about the Middle Ages ⓘ |
| workType |
educational television
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popular history book ⓘ |
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Subject: Medieval Lives Description of subject: Medieval Lives is a television documentary series and companion book by Terry Jones that explores and debunks common myths about everyday life and people in the Middle Ages.
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