Kendal’s own TV station Channel 1970 will continue presenting Great Tours: Experiencing Medieval Europe, with programs on Saturday and Sunday from 3 pm to 4 pm.
Saturday, September 12
Lecture 5: Palermo-A Mosaic of Cultures. Capital of Sicily, Palermo was occupied successively by the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Carthaginians, Arabs, Normans, French, Spanish, Germans, and Italians.
Lecture 6: Palermo-Celebrating Throne and Altar. We start with Palazzo Chiaramonte, constructed in the 14th Century, palace and vice-regal residence, prison of the Inquisition.
Sunday, September 13
Lecture 7: York–Wool and Prayer. By 73 A.D. York was the Roman Empire’s capital of Britannia North. Its Roman walls played an important role in European history.
Lecture 8: York-Vikings and Merchants. From Micklegate, we explore another of York’s medieval survivals that allow us to imagine the daily life of a 15th century citizen, and end at Clifford’s Tower.