November 27, 2012
In the first episode Waldemar Januszczak looks at how Christianity emerged into the Roman Empire as an artistic force in the third...Read more
December 4, 2012
Although they are blamed for the fall of Rome, the barbarians were more than just fearsome warriors. Converted to Christianity in ...Read more
December 11, 2012
To the south and east of Christendom, the new religion of Islam spread from its Arabian birthplace throughout the Middle East, acr...Read more
December 18, 2012
Across the waters of the North Sea, the Vikings launched raids on the coasts of Britain and Ireland, targeting monasteries like Li...Read more