Medieval Dead
The series traces and sifts through the remains of the Medieval Dead. Specially assembled experts Tim Sutherland, Malin Holst and Simon Richardson travel battlegrounds and battlefields, towns and villages, churches and burial grounds to search for clues hidden in the bones of the dead from medieval time.
- 2013-2016
- 3 seasons
- Amazon Freevee
- Documentary
The series traces and sifts through the remains of the Medieval Dead. Specially assembled experts Tim Sutherland, Malin Holst and Simon Richardson travel battlegrounds and battlefields, towns and villages, churches and burial grounds to search for clues hidden in the bones of the dead from medieval time.
Season 3 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 2016
Episode 1
Crusaders of Vadum Jakob
44 mins
At the siege of Vadum Jacob in 1179, Muslim forces overcame the Knights Templar. Forensic analysis of the battleground sheds light on this conquest.
Episode 2
Conditierre: Italian Dogs of War
Forensic research and archaeology are used to discover more about the Condottieri, Italian mercenaries from the Renaissance period.
Episode 3
The Swords of Castillon
44 mins
Swords from the 1453 Battle of Castillon are discovered on a river bank.
Episode 4
Galloglass: Warlords of Ireland
Artifacts and bones from medieval Ireland shed light on the Gallowglass.
Episode 5
The Skulls of Dornach
The team examines skulls from the site of the 1499 Battle of Dornach. The battle between Maximilian I and the Old Swiss Confederacy saw Switzerland win its independence from the Holy Roman Empire.
Episode 6
Carl Wark: Saxon Frontier Fortress
The team investigates the origins of a hill fort situated on Hathersage Moor in the Peak District National Park, (in England). Long thought to be Iron Age, it is now believed to be an even older defence against invasion.
Episode 7
The Waterloo Dead
The farm of Hougoumont in Belgium was the site of the bloodiest fighting at the battle of Waterloo. Thousands of men and horses died here. Tim Sutherland attempts to discover what happened to them.