Great courses (DVD). Better living

Lecturer: Professor Kenneth R. Bartlett, University of Toronto

Travel through time to the golden ages of 12 of Europe's most beautiful medieval cities. In 24 lessons that use extensive location footage, viewers will discover the sights, sounds, and smells of teeming markets and mercantile centers, royal feasts and ritual, dramatic military engagements, magnificent religious pageantry, and the many colorful layers of daily medieval life

Rated TVPG

Mode of access: World Wide Web

Episode 1

The Medieval City - A Feast for the Senses

Episode 2

Rothenburg - Jewel on the Romantic Road

Episode 3

Mdina - The Silent City

Episode 4

Mdina and Rabat - In the Steps of St. Paul

Episode 5

Palermo - A Mosaic of Cultures

Episode 6

Palermo - Celebrating Throne and Altar

Episode 7

York - Wool and Prayer

Episode 8

York - Vikings and Merchants

Episode 9

Avignon - The Babylonian Captivity

Episode 10

Avignon - Papal Splendor

Episode 11

Carcassonne - Fortress of the Languedoc

Episode 12

Carcassonne - Cathars and Crusaders

Episode 13

Barcelona - The Gothic Quarter

Episode 14

Barcelona - Imagination and Inspiration

Episode 15

Dubrovnik - Pearl of the Adriatic

Episode 16

Dubrovnik - City of Seven Flags

Episode 17

Kraków - The Royal Way

Episode 18

Kraków - Crossroads of Europe

Episode 19

Prague - Freedom of Mind and Spirit

Episode 20

Prague - Castle Hill

Episode 21

Bruges - Built on the Sea and Trade

Episode 22

Bruges - Commerce and Community

Episode 23

Siena - Good Government

Episode 24

Siena - The Gothic Dream