The Late Middle Ages
True History
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Upcoming • Original Air Date: Jul 23, 2007
An introduction to the course; its focus on two major questions debated by historians for centuries; whether the 14th and 15th centuries mark the turning point between the medieval and the modern; whether this era is a high or low point for Europe.
Sep 10
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10PM
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30 Min
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2007
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Educational
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Upcoming • Original Air Date: Jul 23, 2007
An introduction to the course; its focus on two major questions debated by historians for centuries; whether the 14th and 15th centuries mark the turning point between the medieval and the modern; whether this era is a high or low point for Europe.
Sep 10
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10PM
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30 Min
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Available with Freestream
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True History
Upcoming • Original Air Date: Jul 23, 2007
Examining the conflict between the king of France and the papacy; the results are a growth of French influence and a weakened papacy; these results shape the religious history of 14th-century Europe.
Sep 10
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10:30PM
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30 Min
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Available with Freestream
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True History
Upcoming • Original Air Date: Jul 23, 2007
Continued French defiance of papal authority generates a perception of French influence; even though it is exaggerated by influential foreign voices such as Petrarch's, it can diminish the authority of an institution that aspires to universality.
Sep 10
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11PM
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30 Min
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Available with Freestream
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True History
Upcoming • Original Air Date: Jul 23, 2007
Two unusual papal elections produce two popes, one in Rome and the other in Avignon, with each claiming legitimacy; the resulting split, complete with competing lines of popes, divides Christian Europe for nearly two generations.
Sep 10
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11:30PM
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30 Min
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True History