Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession - Season 1

Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession - Season 1

Season 1

In a series about the extraordinary stories behind maps, Professor Jerry Brotton uncovers how maps aren't simply about getting from A to B but are revealing snapshots of defining moments in history and tools of political power and persuasion. Professor Jerry Brotton shows how maps can reveal the fears, obsessions and prejudices of their age.
Network
Episodes3
Datesavr. 18, 2010 - mai 2, 2010

Episodes

Windows on the World
Season 1Episode 160 min

Windows on the World

Jerry Brotton shows how maps can be tools of power and snapshots of history. Henry VIII's maps of the British coast helped him exert control over the world.

avr. 18, 2010
Spirit of the Age
Season 1Episode 260 min

Spirit of the Age

Jerry Brotton shows how maps can reveal the fears and prejudices of their age, from medieval religious passion to Victorian obsession with poverty and disease.

avr. 25, 2010
Mapping the World
Season 1Episode 360 min

Mapping the World

Professor Jerry Brotton uncovers how maps are snapshots of a moment in history and offer visions of distant lands, tempting explorers to plunder and conquer.

mai 2, 2010

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