Victoria to the Present Day
In this final episode, helped by today's villagers Michael Wood uncovers the secret history of a Victorian village more colorful than even Dickens could have imagined. Recreating their penny concerts of the 1880s, visiting World War I battlefields with the school and recalling the Home Guard, l...
| Other Authors: | BBC Worldwide Ltd., Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2014], c2010.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (59 min.) : sd., col. |
| Series: |
Story of England.
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| Summary: |
In this final episode, helped by today's villagers Michael Wood uncovers the secret history of a Victorian village more colorful than even Dickens could have imagined. Recreating their penny concerts of the 1880s, visiting World War I battlefields with the school and recalling the Home Guard, local land girls and the bombing of the village in 1940, the series finally moves into the brave new world of 'homes for heroes' and the villagers come together to leave a reminder of their world for future generations. |
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| Item Description: |
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on June 26, 2014. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Kibworth in the Modern Age (2:08) -- Victorian Age (3:56) -- Victorian Welfare Origins (3:01) -- Victorian Social Activism (1:54) -- Victorian Educational Reform (4:15) -- British Railway System (3:45) -- Victorian Characters (3:27) -- Victorian Village Entertainment (2:04) -- Kibworth Political Representation (2:49) -- Victorian Working Class Culture (3:33) -- English Suffrage Movement (4:10) -- Kibworth in World War I (3:12) -- Honoring the Fallen (5:10) -- Kibworth in World War II (3:15) -- Kibworth's War Effort (5:03) -- Post-War England (2:29) -- Modern Day Kibworth (4:09) -- Credits: Victoria to the Present Day: Michael Wood's Story of England (0:32) Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. In this final episode, helped by today's villagers Michael Wood uncovers the secret history of a Victorian village more colorful than even Dickens could have imagined. Recreating their penny concerts of the 1880s, visiting World War I battlefields with the school and recalling the Home Guard, local land girls and the bombing of the village in 1940, the series finally moves into the brave new world of 'homes for heroes' and the villagers come together to leave a reminder of their world for future generations. 9 & up. Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (59 min.) : sd., col. |
| Format: |
Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: |
9 & up. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |