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Video and Podcast Links
“Icon in the Triumph of Orthodoxy”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/XsjCBZguRku8XhN8icN3GA
This podcast discusses the Byzantine Empire and the use of icons. Download to Listen to the Podcast.
“Lewis Chessmen”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/LcdERPxmQ_a2npYstOwVkA
This podcast discusses how the game of chess has evolved throughout the ages and the reflection of the Lewis Chessmen on this era of history. Download to Listen to the Podcast.
Web Links
The Hundred Years War
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/middle_ages/hundred_years_war_01.shtml
The BBC’s guide to the Hundred Years War and its impact on England’s development during the Middle Ages.
Black Death Left a Mark on Human Genome
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014/02/black-death-left-mark-human-genome
Science Magazine explains how the plague known as the Black Death altered the human genome, favoring people with certain immune system traits.