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1) Mill Times

Publisher

PBS Home Video

Pub. Date

[2006]

Language

English

Formats

DVD, Reserve

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This animated program centers on a small New England community similar to Pawtucket, Rhode Island, where Samuel Slater established America's first textile mill. Live action hosted by David Macaulay, takes viewers from Manchester, England, to Lowell, Massachusetts, explaining technological changes that transformed the making of textiles, a key component of the Industrial Revolution sweeping across Europe and America in the late 18th century.

2) Cathedral

Publisher

PBS Home Video

Pub. Date

[2006]

Language

English

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Combines location sequences and animation to show the building of a Gothic cathedral. Begins with a tour of Chartres, Reims, Amiens, Bourges, Beauvais, Notre Dame de Paris, Laon, and the Royal Abbey Church of St. Denis. Discusses life in the medieval era and how churches were a center of life.

3) Castle

Publisher

Not Supplied

Pub. Date

1983.

Language

English

Formats

DVD, Reserve

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The eldest son of every British monarch is vested as the Prince of Wales at the Welch Castle of Caenarvon, one of the greatest medieval castles ever built. Join host David Maculay as he explores the giant castles built by King Edward I during England's legendary campaign to bring Wales into the British empire. Uses both live-action documentary sequences and a colorful animated story dramatizing medieval life and the siege of a castle.

4) Roman city

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Not Supplied

Pub. Date

1994.

Language

English

Formats

DVD, Reserve

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Examines how the Roman Empire linked Western Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa into a commercial and political unit based on their cities. Macaulay visits historical sites throughout the once great Roman Empire, and tells how the structures were built and used. In animated segments, he tells the story of the construction and conflicts of a fictional Roman City in the newly conquered territory of Gaul. Includes visits to Pompeii, Herculaneum,...