In this 3-part series, leading Arthurian experts discourse on the history, literature, and cultural impact of King Arthur.

View programs 1-3. Program 1 covers the Early Middle Ages, the six centuries following the collapse of the Roman Empire. Program 2 covers the High Middle Ages, the reawakening of European civilization in the 12th and 13th centuries. The third program deals with the decline of medieval civilization in the Late Middle Ages.

Discusses the events of the Middle Ages with respect to the evolution in ideas; social, economic, and religious forms; and political life.

View Disc 2 (Art of the Middle Ages program) for a tour of the medieval art works in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg.