Where To Stream Andrew Marr's History of the World Season 1 Episode 4
Into the Light
- Aired October 14, 2012
- 60 Min
- Rated 9.0
- Number 5 Of 8 Rated Episodes
In the fourth episode of this landmark series charting the story of human civilisation, Andrew Marr reaches the Middle Ages. After the collapse of the Roman Empire, Europe was little more than a muddy backwater. Vikings explored and pillaged from Northern Europe to North America. But they also laid the foundations of powerful new trading states - including Russia. This was also the Golden Age of Islam. And the knowledge of ancient civilisations from India, Persia and Greece were built upon by...