Curse of the Ancients with Alice Roberts
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Curse of the Ancients with Alice Roberts

Professor Alice Roberts reveals how scientists are unearthing the evidence for cataclysmic events in the past and their disastrous consequences. From wars to earthquakes and floods to famines – these are the events that have helped shape our modern world.

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Status

Returning Series

Original Name

Curse of the Ancients with Alice Roberts

First Air Date

March 14, 2022

Last Air Date

April 11, 2022

Seasons

1

Episodes

5

Language

English

Production Companies

KrempelwoodFuture Studios

Networks

Sky History

S01E05

Medieval Mystery

In the final episode of Curse of the Ancients, Professor Alice Roberts looks at one of the most cursed periods in European history - the Middle Ages. Archaeologists reveal how wars, such as the Mongol invasion of Hungary, the Black Death that wiped out up to half of Europe’s population, and climate change causing cataclysmic floods – turned our ancestors’ world upside down. Death was a part of everyday life. With such calamities, Western society was on the verge of collapse. So how did it survive, and how did these catastrophes lay the foundation for the modern world?

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